CGE webinar on “Unpacking the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) and its modalities, procedures, and guidelines (MPG) for preparation of the biennial transparency reports (BTR)” for the Africa and the Eastern Europe regions

CGE webinar on “Unpacking the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) and its modalities, procedures, and guidelines (MPG) for preparation of the biennial transparency reports (BTR)” for the Latin America and Caribbean region

CGE webinar on “Shining the spotlight on CGE training materials for reporting on climate change mitigation, including on Article 6 of Paris agreement ” for the Africa and the Eastern Europe regions

• Welcome and opening remarks;

• Presentations:

1. Overview: MRV arrangements (Climate change Convention) and ETF (Paris Agreement)

2. Assessing climate change mitigation options and reporting mitigation policies and measures under the ETF

3. Overview of progress related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and reporting on participation in Article 6 approaches or mechanism

• Q&A

• Closing

CGE webinar on “Shining the spotlight on CGE training materials for reporting on climate change mitigation, including on Article 6 of Paris agreement ” for the Asia and Pacific region

• Presentations:

1. Overview: MRV arrangements (Climate change Convention) and ETF (Paris Agreement)

2. Assessing climate change mitigation options and reporting mitigation policies and measures under the ETF

3. Overview of progress related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and reporting on participation in Article 6 approaches or mechanism

• Q&A

• Closing

CGE webinar on “Shining the spotlight on CGE training materials for reporting on climate change mitigation, including on Article 6 of Paris agreement ” for the Latin America and Caribbean region

• Presentations:

1. Overview: MRV arrangements (Climate change Convention) and ETF (Paris Agreement)

2. Assessing climate change mitigation options and reporting mitigation policies and measures under the ETF

3. Overview of progress related to the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and reporting on participation in Article 6 approaches or mechanism

• Q&A

• Closing

CGE webinar on “How climate transparency arrangements matter at the national level?” for the Latin America and the Caribbean region

• Welcome and opening remarks;

• Scene-setting presentation: National benefits of climate transparency

• Presentation: How to deliver national benefits of climate transparency

• Country presentation: Demonstrating national benefits of climate transparency and specific approaches to deliver these benefits

• Q&A session.

CGE webinar on “How climate transparency arrangements matter at the national level?” for the Asia and Pacific region

• Welcome and opening remarks;

• Scene-setting presentation: National benefits of climate transparency

• Presentation: How to deliver national benefits of climate transparency

• Country presentation: Demonstrating national benefits of climate transparency and specific approaches to deliver these benefits

• Q&A session.

CGE webinar on “How climate transparency arrangements matter at the national level?”for the Africa and the Eastern Europe regions

• Welcome and opening remarks;

• Scene-setting presentation: National benefits of climate transparency

• Presentation: How to deliver national benefits of climate transparency

• Country presentation: Demonstrating national benefits of climate transparency and specific approaches to deliver these benefits

• Q&A session.

Regional webinar on “Embedding climate reporting in national statistics” for the Africa and the Eastern Europe regions

Welcome and opening remarks;

Overview of reporting on climate data and information under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, including opportunities for NSOs to get involved in the climate reporting process;

Examples on the approaches and processes to showcase role of an NSO in climate reporting;

Experiences of Tanzania on involving its NSO into the national climate reporting process

Q&A session.

Regional webinar on “Embedding climate reporting in national statistics” for the Asia and Pacific region

Welcome and opening remarks;

Overview of reporting on climate data and information under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, including opportunities for NSOs to get involved in the climate reporting process;

Examples on the approaches and processes to showcase role of an NSO in climate reporting;

Experiences of Turkey on involving its NSO into the national climate reporting process

Q&A session.

Regional webinar on “Embedding climate reporting in national statistics” for the Latin America and the Caribbean region

Welcome and opening remarks;

Overview of reporting on climate data and information under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, including opportunities for NSOs to get involved in the climate reporting process;

Examples on the approaches and processes to showcase role of an NSO in climate reporting;

Experience from Suriname on NSO involvement into the national climate reporting process;

Q&A session.

Regional Webinar on Synergies at national level in data collection for reporting under MRV/ETF, SDGs and other international instruments for the Asia and the Pacific Region

Welcome and opening remarks;

Sustainable institutional arrangements for climate reporting;

Potential synergies in data collection at a national level for reporting under different mechanisms;

Experience from Indonesia in integrating SDG monitoring into the national MRV system;

Q & A session.

Regional Webinar on Synergies at national level in data collection for reporting under MRV/ETF, SDGs and other international instruments for the Latin America and Caribbean region

Welcome and opening remarks;

Sustainable institutional arrangements for climate reporting;

Potential synergies in data collection at a national level for reporting under different mechanisms;

Experience from the Dominican Republic in integrating SDG monitoring into the national MRV system;

Q & A session.

Regional Webinar on Synergies at national level in data collection for reporting under MRV/ETF, SDGs and other international instruments for the Africa and East European region

Welcome and opening remarks;

Sustainable institutional arrangements for climate reporting;

Potential synergies in data collection at a national level for reporting under different mechanisms;

Experiences from Montenegro and Uganda in integrating SDG monitoring into the national MRV system;

Q & A session.

CGE Webinar on “Synergies at national level in data collection for reporting under MRV/ETF, SDGs and other international instruments for the African and Eastern European regions”

•  Welcome and opening remarks;

• Sustainable institutional arrangements for climate reporting;

• Potential synergies in data collection at a national level for reporting under different mechanisms;

• Experience from Kenya in integrating SDG monitoring into the national MRV system;

• Q&A session

CGE Webinar on “Synergies at national level in data collection for reporting under MRV/ETF, SDGs and other international instruments for Asia and the Pacific region”

•  Welcome and opening remarks;

• Sustainable institutional arrangements for climate reporting;

• Potential synergies in data collection at a national level for reporting under different mechanisms;

• Experience from Costa Rica in integrating SDG monitoring into the national MRV system;

• Q&A session

CGE Webinar on “Synergies at national level in data collection for reporting under MRV/ETF, SDGs and other international instruments for the LAC region”

•  Welcome and opening remarks;

• Sustainable institutional arrangements for climate reporting;

• Potential synergies in data collection at a national level for reporting under different mechanisms;

• Experience from Costa Rica in integrating SDG monitoring into the national MRV system;

• Q&A session

CGE webinar for the Asia Pacific Region on Transitioning from the revised 1996 to 2006 IPCC GLs for national GHG inventories

•  Welcome and opening remarks

• Presentations

• Overview of GHG inventories, IPCC guidelines and good practice guidance

• Elaboration of technical considerations regarding the transitioning from IPCC 1996 GLs to 2006 GLs

• Q&A session

CGE webinar for the African and the Eastern European Regions on Transitioning from the revised 1996 to 2006 IPCC GLs for national GHG inventories

• Welcome and opening remarks

• Presentations

• Overview of GHG inventories, IPCC guidelines and good practice guidance

• Elaboration of technical considerations regarding the transitioning from IPCC 1996 GLs to 2006 GLs

• Q&A session

CGE webinar for the Latin America and the Caribbean Region on Transitioning from the revised 1996 to 2006 IPCC GLs for national GHG inventories

• Welcome and opening remarks

• Presentations

• Overview of GHG inventories, IPCC guidelines and good practice guidance

• Elaboration of technical considerations regarding the transitioning from IPCC 1996 GLs to 2006 GLs

• Q&A session

#1 MRV process and cross-cutting issues

• Introduction to the 2018 CGE webinar series

• Overview of the MRV process for developing country Parties

• Explanation of the Institutional Arrangements that are needed for MRV systems

• Gender mainstreaming for the process of preparing national reports

• Q&A session

#2 Introduction to Collect Earth for LULUCF activity data assessment and reporting under UNFCCC

• Introduction to the functionalities and advantages of Collect Earth

• Presentation of several study cases of countries reporting activity data to UNFCCC

• Q&A session.

Presentation (English)

Presentation (French)

#3 Methodology: Monte Carlo approach to uncertainty analyses in forestry and GHG accounting

• Understand what is Monte Carlo simulation approach

• Learn the steps to carry out emissions estimates and uncertainty analyses using Monte Carlo approach

• Discuss applying the Monte Carlo approach to emissions estimates and uncertainty analyses

Presentation

Background document available in English and Spanish, here

#4 Good practices and lessons learned: National GHG inventory system

• The challenges and good practices to building sustainable GHG inventory management systems,

• South Africa’s experience on the building of a GHG inventory management system,

• And the support offered to developing countries by the UN Environment & UNDP Global Support Programme with respect to GHG inventories management systems,

• This will be followed by a Question and Answer session.

Presentation 1

Presentation 2

Presentation 3

#5 Geo-information system-based climate change impact and vulnerability assessment

• Methodology/tool developed for climate change impact/vulnerability assessment (NAGiS; VESTAP);

• Experiences in setting up institutional arrangements for the design and implementation of the tool;

• How the impact and vulnerability assessment results have informed the policy making process at national/local levels.

Presentation 1

Presentation 2

#6 Methodology: Estimating the costs of health and adaptation

• Understand the main linkages between climate change and health as well as it economic dimension.

• Appraise the policy relevance of health damage and adaptation costs, and how they can be used as arguments for public health prevention

• Recognize that health adaptation costs may occur in other sectors

• Learn the steps on estimating
  
  a) the costs associated with damage to health due to climate change,
  b) the costs for adaptation in various sectors to protect health from climate change an
  c) the efficiency of adaptation measures, i.e. the cost of adaptation versus the expected returns, or averted health costs.

Presentation

Background document:
Climate change and health: A tool to estimate health and adaptation costs

#7 GHG Baselines and Monitoring in the Transport sector - Alternative fuels incentives, regulation and production.

• The CGE’s work on MRV and climate action.

• The Compendium on GHG Baselines and Monitoring: Passenger and Freight Transport.

• A range of methodologies, projects and policies that displace liquid fossil fuels through the use of cleaner technologies, and infrastructure and regulatory strategies. These are intended to reduce overall GHG emissions in the transport sector.

#8 Reporting information on technology needs in NC/BUR (with a focus on Technology Needs Assessment process).

• How they went about coordinating the inputs from TNA process to feed into their national reports;

• Opportunities they saw in coordinating between TNA and MRV processes under the Convention;

• Challenges they encountered in such coordination and how they overcame them.

#9 Methodologies for GHG Baselines and Monitoring in the Transport Sector: Shift road freight transport to other modes

#10 Good practices and lessons learned: Reporting information on financial support needed and received in NC/BUR

• Establishing a sustainable national MRV system;

• Tracking and monitoring of climate action and financial flow;

• Linkage between MRV process and advancing climate action and communicating achievements and/or constraints and gaps

#11 Using LEAP  - an integrated, scenario-based modeling tool

• Learn about how you can use the LEAP tool for tracking GHG emissions and for conducting mitigation assessments. The webinar will cover features of LEAP; important information for potential users and tips for users to get the most  benefit from the software tool.