Report on the fourth workshop to further the understanding of the diversity of nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country Parties, underlying assumptions and any support needed for implementation of these actions. Note by the chair of the workshop.
This report provides a summary of the fourth workshop to further the understanding of the diversity of nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country Parties, underlying assumptions, and any support needed for implementation of these actions. The workshop was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 2 September 2012, during the informal additional session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention. The workshop was composed of two moderated panel discussions. The first panel discussion addressed the following with regard to the nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) of developing country Parties: their underlying assumptions and methodologies, the sectors and gases covered, the greenhouse gas potential values used and the estimated mitigation outcomes. The second panel discussion addressed issues related to the provision of support for the preparation and implementation of NAMAs