Background
Article 9, paragraph 5, of the Paris Agreement stipulates that "developed country Parties shall biennially communicate indicative quantitative and qualitative information related to paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Article, as applicable, including, as available, projected levels of public financial resources to be provided to developing country Parties. Other Parties providing resources are encouraged to communicate biennially such information on a voluntary basis."
The CMA, by decision 12/CMA.1, recognized the importance of predictability and clarity of information on financial support by developed to developing country Parties. By the same decision, the CMA set out the post-2020 arrangements that build upon the existing arrangements on long-term climate finance. These include:
- Biennial communications
- Dedicated online portal
- Compilation and synthesis of the biennial communication
- Biennial in-session workshops
- Biennial high-level ministerial dialogues
The CMA, by decision 14/CMA. 3, welcomed the compilation and synthesis prepared by the secretariat of the information contained in the first biennial communications submitted by Parties in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 5, summary report on the biennial in-session workshop and the deliberations at the first high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance.
Furthermore CMA 3, requested developed country Parties to submit their second biennial communications in 2022 and encouraged also other Parties providing resources to communicate indicative quantitative and qualitative information related to Article 9, paragraphs 1 and 3, of the Paris Agreement, as applicable on a voluntary basis. CMA also decided to undertake arrangements related to the biennial in-session workshop to be held in 2023.
Decision 13/CMA 5 welcomed the second biennial communications received. It requested developed country Parties to submit their biennial communications by 31 December 2024 and encouraged other Parties providing resources to submit biennial communications on a voluntary basis.