Workshop to facilitate the sharing of experiences of developing country Parties in preparing their first biennial transparency reports
Date: 18 June 2025, 10:00-13:00
Room: Nairobi, WCCB
Mandate
CMA 6 requested the secretariat to organize a workshop in consultation with the Global Environment Facility and its implementing agencies, as applicable, to be held at the sixty-second session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (June 2025), to facilitate the sharing of experiences of developing country Parties in preparing their first biennial transparency reports, including in accessing the funds received and their adequacy for the sustainability of the implementation of the enhanced transparency framework.[1] CMA 6 also requested the secretariat to prepare a summary report on the workshop for consideration at CMA 7.
Overall approach
The workshop will be convened in-person and designed to enable interactive exchange of views and discussion among GEF, its implementing agencies and Parties. The event is open to all SB 62 participants. National transparency experts and national focal points, who are involved in transparency-related activities are strongly encouraged to attend the workshop.
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[1] https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma2024_17a03_adv.pdf#page=17
Agenda
Moderator: Jigme, UNFCCC secretariat
| Time |
Item |
| 10 min |
Opening remarks (SBI Chair and Senior Director of the UNFCCC secretariat) |
| 5 min |
Scene setting presentation by the moderator (Introduction of the workshop programme and overview of ETF mandated activities as per decisions 18/CMA.5 and 21/CMA.6) |
| 5 min |
Icebreaking activity (Mentimeter - background of participants) |
| 40 min |
Joint presentation from GEF and its implementing agencies (30 min)
- Esteban Bermudez Forn, GEF (experiences and lessons learned in considering and approving project proposals for BTR preparation)
- Ricardo Ulate, Conservation International; Martial Bernoux, FAO; Richemond Assie, UNDP; Suzanne Lekoyiet, UNEP; and Rajan Thapa, WWF-US (experiences and lessons learned in working with the GEF secretariat and countries and facilitating support from GEF)
Q&A session (10 min)
|
| 40 min |
Presentations from developing country Parties (Each 10-minute presentation will focus on sharing experiences of developing country Parties in preparing their first biennial transparency reports, for example the application of the MPGs, accessing the funds received and their adequacy for the sustainability of the implementation of the ETF, etc.)
- Elola Compaore Mominata, Burkina Faso
- Beiyang Zhang, China
Q&A session (10 min)
|
| 45 min |
Breakout group discussion:
- Drawing from the presentations and your own experience, identify three to five key takeaways from the preparation of the first BTR, including challenges and successful strategies?
- What solutions have been effective in addressing these challenges, and how can they be further strengthened?
Which successful approaches from the BTR preparation and submission process could be replicated or scaled up to support future efforts? |
| 30 min |
Plenary: Report back from breakout groups and reflections on the report backs |
| 5 min |
Key takeaways and closing by the moderator |
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