Central, North and West Africa Workshop on National Climate Change Reports Project Management and Regional MRV Network Development

Description:

The Central, North and West Africa Workshop on National Climate Change Reports Projecect Management and Regional MRV Network Development  is co-hosted by the United Nations Environment (UNEP) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and will be held in Younde, Cameroon, from 29 October to 1 November 2018.  The workshop is funded by the UNEP/UNDP Global Support Programme (GSP) and the UNEP Enabling Activities unit.

Various initiatives have been implemented in trying to overcome the barriers of timely submission of climate change reports by developing countries. Lessons learnt and gaps identified during the National Communication (NC) and Biennial Update Reports (BURs) processes have been instrumental in understanding the underlying challenges that contribute, not only to delays in report submission, but also limited transparency of submitted reports. Recognizing the importance of timely and transparent reporting under the Convention and expected Paris Agreement reporting frameworks, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) initiatives are being rolled out by different international, regional and national organizations, with the objective of enhancing national climate change reports from developing countries.

The four main objectives of the workshop include;

1. Enhancing South-South collaboration by sharing experiences and good practices in preparing national climate change reports
2. Training and discussion on the NC and BUR project processes,  including proposal writing, funding requests, implementation, fund management and legal issues, project monitoring, report validation and submission and other key project cycle elements
3. Training and discussion on key elements of practical MRV arrangements in the country, identifying barriers that exist and advantages can be achieved.
4. Discussion and consensus buidling on regional MRV networks, including possible structure, areas of regional collaboration, regional network coordination framework, etc.