5 February 2024, 9:30-12:00
The Consultative Group of Experts (CGE), at its ninth meeting agreed, as a part of its work plan for 2023, to organize its annual informal forum after COP 28. The CGE intends to use this event as a platform to sensitize the key stakeholders on its current and future work, as well as to engage with them to seek feedback and collectively brainstorm on some of the key factors that are critical to successful implementation of the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreement.
To that end, the sixth informal forum of the CGE aims to showcase the work of the CGE and seek feedback from the relevant stakeholders on how its work be further reinforced in a manner that addresses the main challenges, constraints and needs of developing country Parties. Further, it will serve as a platform to hear directly from the audience on any new and emerging areas that require technical assistance and support. The informal forum will also aim to exchange views on the support opportunities available on the ground via other support providers with a view to exploring how these efforts could complement each other.
Summary Report
Presentations
Agenda
(Moderated by Mr. Gao Xiang, CGE chair)
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Time
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Item
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09:30-09:35
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Opening and housekeeping rules
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09:35-09:50
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Welcome remarks
- Mr. Gao Xiang, CGE Chair
- Mr. Nabeel Munir, SBI chair
- Mr. Donald Cooper, Director, UNFCCC Secretariat
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09:50-10:00
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Session 1 - Scene setting presentation by the CGE, (Ms. Sandra Boitumelo Motshwanedi, CGE member, South Africa)
This session will provide a summary of the key findings from the latest CGE report and stocktake survey on problems, constraints, lessons learned and capacity-building needs of developing country Parties in preparing NCs, BURs and BTRs.
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10:00-10:45
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Session 2 – Focused discussion on gaps and needs
This session serves as a space for the CGE to engage with the experts and representatives from developing countries on the challenges they continue to face, needs and priorities, and their expectations of the CGE in terms of the technical support and advice. In order to set the scene for the discussions, the participants will be invited to address the following questions.
Case presentations (5 minutes each):
- Mr. Carles Miquel (with the support of Ms. Anna Boneta, Ms. Meritxell Cuyàs, Mr. Albert Gomà), Andorra
- Ms. Ani Ghukasyan, Armenia
- Mr. Daniel Akwetey Lamptey, Ghana
Guiding questions for plenary discussion (responses will be collected via Mentimeter):
- What capacities need to be built and maintained to facilitate implementation of the ETF?
- In which specific areas or aspects of establishing national transparency arrangements would you most value support from the CGE to enhance your national efforts?
- What would be the preferred capacity-building activities in 2024?
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10:45-10:55
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Health break
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10:55-11:35
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Session 3 – Brainstorming session with the support providers
In this session, the CGE will engage with various support providers with a view to exploring opportunities for concrete collaboration as well as ideas to ensure that the efforts of each other complements well and amplifies the impact.
Presentations by the panelists (3 min each):
- Ms. Mirella Salvatore, FAO
- Mr. Henning Wuester, ICAT
- Mr. Richemond Assie, UNDP
- Ms. Fatima-Zahra Taibi, UNEP-CCC
Guiding questions for plenary discussion (responses will be collected via Mentimeter):
- How do the challenges, needs and priorities highlighted in the previous session align with your mandate and programming?
- What could be the key collaboration areas with the CGE to complement our efforts with a view to amplifying the impacts?
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11:35-11:45
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Q&A Session
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11:45-12:00
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Summary of key takeaways and closing
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