The secretariat has a mandate (Decision 14/CP.20) to implement the training programme for review experts for the technical review of GHG inventories of Annex I Parties reported under the Convention, this includes: examining experts, and organizing an annual training seminar for the basic course.
New review experts of GHG inventories with relevant GHG inventory experience, must complete the training programme and successfully pass examinations before they can be invited to participate in an GHG inventory review.
In selecting experts for the on-line courses, the secretariat gives priority to GHG inventory experts from Parties, in particular non-Annex I Parties, which do not have experts currently participating in the review process.
The mandatory basic course of the training programme covers technical aspects of the review of GHG inventories under the Convention. the course consists of six modules, including a general module and five modules of individual IPCC sectors. These courses offered on-line and consist of the following modules:
- Overview of UNFCCC reporting and review process and general IPCC inventory guidance;
- Energy: (Fuel combustion, fugitive emissions from fuels, and CO2 transport, injection and geological storage);
- Industrial processes and product use;
- Agriculture;
- Land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF); and
- Waste.
In addition, the following optional courses are part of the training programme:
- Review of complex models and higher tier methods, including, emission estimations performed using complex models and higher-tier methods (tier 3 methods); and
- Improving communication and facilitating consensus in expert review teams, including, cross-cultural communication and conflict avoidance among experts.
More details and information on this training programme available here.
Prerequisite for the training
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To register for the training, you need to
- be nominated to the UNFCCC Roster of Experts for the task: Technical review of GHG inventories and other annual information reported by Annex I Parties
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