• Facilitating the work of the informal group for capacity-building under the Convention and the Paris Agreement (ICG), including the preparation of all working documents and regular meetings

• Leading the preparation of a PCCB synthesis report as input into the global stocktake (published in April 2022)

• Issuing a call for submissions from Parties and non-Party stakeholders on experience, best practices and lessons learned regarding improving coherence and coordination of capacity-building efforts

• Members of WG 1 also participate in meetings and events of other bodies and processes and/or provide  inputs, as appropriate, such as in the Expert Group on Action and Support under the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage

• Established and facilitated the work of the informal coordination group for capacity-building under the Convention and the Paris Agreement (ICG), including the preparation of all working documents and regular meetings

• Organized a technical session on 8 November 2021 at the 3rd Capacity-building Hub focusing on key aspects of enhancing coherence and coordination

• Initiated the preparation of a PCCB synthesis report as input into the global stocktake (to be published in March 2022)

• Members of WG 1 also participated in meetings and events of other bodies and processes and/or provision of inputs, as appropriate, such as in the Expert Group on Action and Support under the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage

• Created and oversaw constituted bodies events calendar on PCCB webpage
• Compiled current workplans of constituted bodies and shared them on PCCB webpage
• Organized a dialogue session at PCCB 4 and a roundtable at the 3^rd Capacity-building Hub with constituted bodies and operating entities of the Financial Mechanism with a view to designing and implementing an informal coordination modality for the constituted bodies and defining common areas of interest

- Oversee the integration of cross-cutting issues, including gender responsiveness, human rights, indigenous peoples' knowledge and youth across the PCCB's work.

- Lead the final event of the youth-focused PCCB side event series “You(th) in Capacity-building” at the MENA climate weeks in March 2022.

• Co-organized with the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group an event on “Strengthening gender sensitivity in adaptation under the Convention and the Paris Agreement” on 8 November 2021 at COP 26.

• Published a free, self-paced online training “An Introduction to Climate Change and Human Rights” jointly developed with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change have collaborated in the development of an introductory course on climate change and human rights, with support from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, implemented by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ).

• Provided substantive guidance on the youth-focused PCCB side event series “You(th) in Capacity-building” at the 2021 UNFCCC regional climate weeks.

• Worked with the following cross-cutting issues experts for the 3rd Capacity-building Hub:

  Gender
  Anne Barre, Coordinator Gender & Climate Policy, Strategic Partnerships, Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), Women and Gender Constituency (WGC)

  Human Rights
  Amanda Kron, Associate Expert on Climate Change and Environment, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

  Indigenous people’s knowledge
  Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Co-chair, Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP)

  Youth
  Timothy Damon, Founder & President, Global Youth Development Institute (GYDI)

• Co-developing with OHCHR an online training tool aimed at building capacity to integrate human rights into climate action.

‘Building capacity for integrating human rights into climate action’
Joint workshop of the PCCB and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
26 June 2019, SB 50, Bonn
 

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• Technical workshop on gender capacity building
  (for constituted bodies under the Convention)
  12 December 2018, COP 24, Katowice

  Agenda IUCN presentation Summary report

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• ‘Building capacity for the integration human rights into climate action’
  Joint side event of the PCCB, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice
  7 December 2018, COP 24, Katowice

  Announcement Programme MRFCJ presentation Webcast Summary

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• Gender 101 Webinar 
  23 October 2018

  Agenda Presentations: Overview Gender responsive budgeting for  climate change Gender and CC Bangladesh _case study Report

• Lead the organization of the 4th Capacity-building Hub at COP 27

• Implement the new PCCB communication and stakeholder engagement strategies for 2021-2024

• Facilitate PCCB outreach and stakeholder engagement at the regional and/or national level, including at the 2022 UNFCCC regional climate weeks

• Develop digital media and communication strategies for specific PCCB activities

• Lead PCCB social media activities

• Organized the 3rd Capacity-building Hub at COP 26

• Implemented the new PCCB communication and stakeholder engagement strategies for 2021-2024

• Facilitated PCCB outreach and stakeholder engagement at the regional and/or national level, including through the PCCB side event series “You(th) in Capacity-building” at the 2021 UNFCCC regional climate weeks

• Developed digital media and communication strategies for specific PCCB activities

• Led PCCB social media activities

• Organized the Capacity-building Momentum for Recovering Better series together with the PCCB Network
• Continued to implement the PCCB’s strategic engagement plan and updating it to reflect latest developments
• Facilitated PCCB outreach and stakeholder engagement at the regional and/or national level, including through providing guidance and inputs to the work of WG 4 related to implementing PCCB events at UNFCCC regional climate weeks
• Developed digital media and communication strategies for specific PCCB activities
• Led PCCB social media activities

• Launch the PCCB toolkit to assist developing countries in assessing capacity gaps and needs to implement the Paris Agreement.

• Analyse and disseminate findings from 2021 survey under activity B.1. in the PCCB workplan targeted at ICG members to gather information on efforts to address capacity gaps and needs in their areas of work.

• Analyse and disseminate findings from two calls for submissions under activities B.2 and B.3.1 in the PCCB workplan, including preparation of a technical paper on experience, good practices and lessons learned related to enhancing the ownership of developing countries of building and maintaining capacity.

• Providing substantive guidance and inputs to the work of WG 3 related to organizing the 4th Capacity-Building Hub at COP 27.

• Conduct a technical session at the 4th Capacity-building Hub on existing key tools and methodologies for implementing capacity-building activities.

• Finalized the PCCB toolkit to assist developing countries in assessing capacity gaps and needs related to the implementation of the Paris Agreement

• Conducted a survey under activity B.1. in the PCCB workplan targeted at ICG members to gather information on efforts to address capacity gaps and needs in their areas of work.

• Launched two calls for submissions under activities B.2 and B.3.1 in the PCCB workplan.

• Provided substantive guidance and inputs to the work of WG 3 related to organizing the 3rd Capacity-Building Hub at COP 26.

• Prepared concept note for developing a toolkit or guidance on capacity gaps and needs assessments
• Organized the final Capacity-building Knowledge to Action Day at the Africa Climate Week
• Supported PCCB regional engagement.
• Provided substantive guidance and inputs to the work of WG 3 related to organizing the virtual Capacity-Building Momentum series.

PCCB Pilot Exercise and Technical Paper on Capacity Gaps and Needs

At its second meeting (May 2018), the PCCB launched a national-level pilot exercise on assessing capacity gaps and needs related to NDC implementation.

Six of the twelve PCCB members volunteered to undertake such work in their respective countries and regions, namely PCCB members from Burundi, the Dominican Republic, Georgia, Guatemala and Indonesia, as well as Saint Lucia on behalf of the members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.

PCCB members participating in the exercise reached out to key stakeholders involved in NDC implementation in their respective countries to gather comprehensive information on NDC-related capacity-building needs and gaps, as well as success factors, good practices or lessons learned with regard to closing existing capacity gaps.

The information gathered by the PCCB members fed into a technical paper on capacity-building gaps and needs related to NDC implementation, which also contains recommendations to the COP..

The technical paper was considered and endorsed by the PCCB at its third meeting in June 2019.

Technical Paper on Capacity Gaps and Needs