Transcript Negotiation Indices - European Capacity Building Initiative

Capacity Building under the UNFCCC
Penda KANTE-THIAM
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Division of
Climate Change
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european capacity building initiative
initiative européenne de renforcement des capacités
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for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiations
pour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales
sur les changements climatiques
Brief Background
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• For capacity building there have never been any guidance in
terms of implementation whether in terms of a work
programmed or in terms of specific guidance by the SBI.
• There has been no progress in the past 4 years which has
reversed the good progress that was made in Cancun.
• Any structured implementation work programme or
institutional arrangements have been greatly opposed by
our partners citing financial burden as the key reason for
their opposition.
• Lacks the relevant structures for governance & guidance
(adhoc efforts done by different bodies under the
convention and outside)
• No coherence and coordination( done by different bodies
as a by element when fullfulling their mandates, therefore it
can never been done efficiently)
• Lacks the relevant structures for governance & guidance (ad hoc
efforts done by different bodies under the convention & outside)
• No coherence and coordination (done by different bodies as a by
element when fulfilling their mandates, therefore it can never be done
efficiently)
• No rationalization of capacity building actions ( every UN agency and
other bodies of the Convention puts the simplest piece of the puzzle
but does not really care about completing the puzzle)
• No mechanism for mobilizing support for capacity building hence the
slow progress in implementation of actions
• No system or framework for feedback or recommendations (
reviews done by the secretariat therefore does not offer concrete
recommendations).
• Process is not Party driven therefore, most of the funding goes
bilateral and not through multilateral institutions.
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Challenges with the existing
model for capacity building
Challenges with existing system
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• Linkages with other bodies are not maintained hence the
current gaps in other critical areas.
• At international level there is no capacity needs
assessment carried out which leads to the problem of
taking uninformed decisions ( good example is the INDC
example where parties are expected to communicate
their contributions because they decided so yet they
have no technical understanding of what such
information might look like even how it is going to assist
in the crafting and packaging of the proposed post 2020
agreement)
• There is no mechanism or system for proposing or
recommendation of capacity building actions as needs are
identified.
• No MRV framework for capacity action to determine
their effectiveness and their adequacy
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EXISTING STANDING BODIES
UNDER THE CONVENTION
Standing committee on
finance
Technology executive
committee
consultative Group of
Experts
Permanent body
Permanent body
Permanent body
Not permanent but constituted
based on expertise
Global level institution for
promoting the implementation
of enhanced action on
adaptation in a coherent
manner
Established by COP 16 to
assist the COP in
implementing its functions in
relation to the financial
mechanism of the convention
established to facilitate the
effective implementation of
technology transfer under the
COP
Established to improve the
process of preparation of nat
comms from NA 1 countries
- Improving coherence for
adaptation
Improving coherence and
coordination for finance
Promote and facilitate
collaboration on development
and transfer of technologies
Members are experts with
relevant expertise for
preparation of nat coms
Provide technical support and
guidance
Organization of a forum for
communication and continued
exchange of information
among bodies and entities
Provide overview of
technology needs & analysis
of policy & technical issues
Operates on a specific
mandate for specified
timeframes
Provide information and
recommendations drawing on
good practices
Recommends for improving
coherence
Recommends guidance on
policies and programmes
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Promotes synergies &
Strengthen engagement
Maintaining linkages
Address barriers
Sharing of relevant
information, knowledge and
experiences
Expert input, conducting
periodic reviews
Consider and recommends
actions to promote tech
transfer
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Adaptation committee
• They have specific mandates for specific elements of the Bali
action Plan
• Inclusion of capacity building could introduce an alteration of
their mandates
• The issue representation of capacity building people to the
bodies could lead to alteration of their constitutional
membership.
• Handling multiple issues could lead to inefficiencies in carrying
out their tasks
• A body with its own mandate might not prioritize capacity
building to its core mandate.
• Coordination of capacity building additional to coordinating
its own element could be difficult.
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Challenges with using the current
institutions
QUESTIONS
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• What would you do differently, in order to
negotiate efficiently with our partners and
move a step further in every meetings?
• What strategies could you put in place to build
long term capacities at national level?
• How could we pair up or create the link
between Action for Climate Empowerment,
Article 8,12 of the Paris Agreement and
capacity building?
• Since we have successfully agreed to put in place a PCCB, we need to
ensure the following:
• Provision of financial resources for the implementation of capacity building
activities in developing countries including a specific citing of the fact that
majority of these resources should flow through the financial mechanism of
the convention.
• A pre-2020 work programme on capacity building aiming at making
provisions for capacity building such that CB is not a barrier for developing
countries post 2020.
• The work programme will focus on enhancing the implementation of
capacity building activities in developing countries.
• Further enhancement of the monitoring and review of effectiveness of CB
through the establishment of indicators (common practices, or guiding
principles for consistency and comparability of efforts among parties)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Functions of both wings ( committee and regional centre)
• A clear description of each wing
• Clear hierarchy between the two structures, highlighting how
the two wings could work with each other and their
relationship between both the COP and other governing bodies
under the convention
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• A provision for work on modalities and procedures for the CB
institutional arrangements (fully fledged mechanism consisting
of a policy wing and a multi-level implementation wing)