Reports on the Determination of the Needs of Developing Country Parties
 

The preparation of the first and second report on the determination of the needs of developing country Parties related to implementing the Convention and the Paris Agreement (NDR) by the Standing Committee on Finance involved gathering of both quantitative and qualitative information from national reports submitted by developing country Parties to the UNFCCC as well as global and regional reports.

At the technical level, the work combined literature review with virtual and in-person technical meetings involving practitioners from developing countries and organizations that produce and aggregate data on the needs of developing countries such as the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, international organizations, research institutions and think tanks, private sector financial institutions, academia, and civil society organizations.

2024 related activities

2021 related activities

2020 related activities

The Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) agreed on the outline of the first report, as well as on the workplan, including outreach activities and indicative timeline.

2019 related activities

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Previous work related to assessing and determining developing countries' needs and priorities
 

In its consideration of the fourth review of the financial mechanism, the Subsidiary Body of Implementation, at its 28^th session in 2008, requested the secretariat to provide, upon request, information to non-Annex I Parties on the assessment of financing needs to implement mitigation and adaptation measures. In fulfilling the mandate, the secretariat designed and implemented the National Economic, Environment and Development Study (NEEDS) for Climate Change Project. The project delivered eleven country study reports, an initial summary report, as well as a synthesis report. Further information on the NEEDs for Climate Change Project is available here.

In addition, by decision 6/CP.23, paragraph 10, the COP requested the secretariat, in collaboration with the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, United Nations agencies and bilateral, regional and other multilateral channels to explore ways and means to assist developing country Parties in assessing their needs and priorities, in a country-driven manner, including technological and capacity-building needs, and in translating climate finance needs into action. Further information is available here.

Furthermore, by decision 18/CMA.1, the CMA adopted modalities, procedures and guidelines (MPGs) for the transparency framework for action and support under the Paris Agreement. These MPGs include the provision on reporting of information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received by developing country Parties. Further information can be viewed here.