GEF’sSupportandExperienceonCapacityBuildingforTransparency

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DustinSchinnGEFSecretariat

13September2016

Capacitybuilding:IntegraltoGEFmitigationsupport

MRV capacity as part of mitigation investment projects?

• $118.9M for mitigation capacity building in 2015

• Feed-in tariff projects

• Narrow focus, limitations vis-à-vis long-term capacity building for transparency

Capacity Building: Core of GEF Support

ï Supported in all GEF focal areasï Key foundational elements of GEF supportï High level of integration in project design

Reference: First Report of the Fifth Overall Performance Study of the GEF (GEF Evaluation Office, 2013)

majority of recent GEF projects had combinations of initiatives,

including capacity

Capacity Building for Long‐Term Planning! Capacity building is integrated into project

frameworks that support long-term planning, such as:ï National Communication Support Program ï Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action

(NAMAs)ï Low carbon development strategies

! Expected outcomes and outputs are identified and monitored following GEF results management frameworks

! Stakeholders engagement is articulated in project design

National Communications Umbrella Program (1)Objective: to improve the quality of non-Annex I parties reporting on NCs and BURs, so that they are more widely used for national development processes, climate change negotiations, and for funding adaptation and mitigation projects" Capacity building is included as both outcome and outputs

Barriers# Lack of harmonized national

institutional framework for GHG inventory reporting

# Lack of technical capacity to prepare solid quality reports

# Limited data access# Weak technical NC

preparation monitoring and long preparatory periods

Response# Assist countries to identify suitable

tools and methodologies, provide guidance notes, organize on-line and onsite training on tool applications, access data through regional centers of excellence

# Assist countries to generate, store, and access national data

# Implement tracking system

Summary:  Capacity Building and GEF

! Capacity building is integrated in GEF-financed climate change projects

! Independent evaluations show that GEF support is helping to shape policy, strategy, and action

! Resources continue to be made available to respond to country needs

ìÖenabling activitiesÖhave not only helped in complying with the

requirements of reporting to the UNFCCC, but have also contributed to

capacity building in creating and maintaining greenhouse gas inventories and vulnerability

assessments, including analysis of options for mitigation and adaptation.î

ìÖAs a result, climate change has been put higher on the government agenda in both Moldova and Turkey,

and is shaping ongoing action, debate, and future climate change policy, strategy, and planning decisions.î

(First Report of the Fifth Overall Performance Study of the GEF, 2013)

GEFSupportforCapacityBuilding

NatCommsBURs

(i)NDCs

CBIT

CCCD

GEFSupportforCapacityBuilding

NatCommsBURs

(i)NDCs

CBIT

CCCD

AimsofCBIT

Paris Decision (Paragraph 85):

• To strengthen national institutions for transparency-related activities in line with national priorities;

• To provide relevant tools, training and assistance for meeting the provisions stipulated in Article 13 of the Agreement; and

• To assist in the improvement of transparency over time.

COPDecisions

CBITandGEF’sRole

Paris Decision (Paragraph 86):

Urges and requests the GEF to make arrangements to support the establishment and operation of the CBITas a priority reporting-related need, including through:

• voluntary contributions to support developing country Parties in the sixth replenishment of the GEF

• and future replenishment cycles• to complement existing support under the GEF

ProposedCBITSupport1. National level support• Developing countries to request resources to implement

priorities to build capacity to meet enhanced transparency needs

• Non-exhaustive menu of options under three CBIT aims2. Global and regional level• Coordination platform, sharing of best practices,

exchange of practitioners, tracking progress, collaboration with existing/emerging initiatives, UNFCCC bodies, collaboration with IPCC and other initiatives supporting UNFCCC process

Eligibility

In line with the Paris Agreement and its decision, all developing country Parties will

have access to CBIT, upon request

1. Activities to strengthen national institutions for transparency-related activities in line with national priorities:ü Support to national institutions to lead, plan, coordinate,

implement, monitor, and evaluate policies, strategies, and programs to enhance transparency;

ü Support on how to integrate knowledge from transparency initiatives into national policy and decision-making; and

ü Assistance with deployment and enhancement of information and knowledge management structure to meet Article 13 needs.

NationalLevelSupport

NationalLevelSupport2. Activities to provide relevant tools, training, and assistance for

meeting the provisions stipulated in Article 13:ü Access to tools, templates, and applications to facilitate the use of improved

methodologies, guidelines, datasets, and database system tools and economic models;

ü Country-specific training and peer exchange programs on transparency activities such as establishing domestic MRV systems, tracking NDCs, enhancement of GHG inventories and economic and emissions projections;

ü Country-specific emissions factors and activity data;ü Quantifying and reporting impact of policy measures;ü Clarifying key NDC information, e.g. baseline projections including for business-

as-usual targets, and reporting progress towards achieving NDCs; andü Quantifying and reporting on support provided and received.

NationalLevelSupport3. Activities to assist with improvement of transparency over time:

ü Capacity needs assessment for transparency, in particular to assess institutional arrangement for data collection, analysis, and reporting; and

ü Support to introduce and maintain progress tracking tools for transparency-related actions and progress towards targets/goals.

CBITIndicativeAllocation

Activity IndicativeallocationNationalprograms $40million

Regional/globalprogramsandcoordination $10million

Total ~$50million(TBD)

NextSteps

ü Contribution agreementsü Financial procedures agreementü Discuss practicalities of programming

(given resource flows)ü Coordinate with existing initiativesü Start proposal reviews and clearanceü Approve first set of proposals (MSPs) this year

ü Report to COP 22

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