Transcript Презентација на меѓународни активности

National obligations and
Commitments Compiled
with UNFCCC
[Metodija Dimovski]
[UNFCCC National Focal Point]
[Head of Department of European Integration]
[Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning]
Background
 Why we joined the UNFCCC?
– Imperative for further development and participation
in the global economic and financial flows
– Appreciation of global warming and climate change
as the most important environmental global issue
– Macedonia become party to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) on 28 April 1998
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National Obligations (1)
 All Parties must report on the steps they are
taking or envisage to undertake to implement
the Convention (Articles 4.1 and 12).
 In accordance with the principle of "common
but differentiated responsibilities" enshrined in
the Convention, the required contents of
"national communications" and the timetable
for their submission is different for Annex I and
non-Annex I Parties.
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National Obligations (2)
 Non-Annex I Parties also eligible for financial
and technical assistance to prepare their
national communications. The GEF, acting as
an operating entity of the financial mechanism
of the Convention provides financial assistance
to non-Annex I Parties.
 Non-Annex I Parties must submit their initial
communication to the COP within three years
of the entry into force of the Convention for that
Party, or of the availability of financial
resources.
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Particular obligation (1)
 Art. 4.1(a) Develop, periodically update, publish
and make available to the COP, national
inventories of anthropogenic emissions by
sources and removals by sinks of all GHG not
controlled by Montreal Protocol.
 Art. 4.1(b) Formulate, implement, publish and
regularly update national programmes
containing measures to mitigate climate
change by addressing anthropogenic
emissions of GHG not controlled by Montreal
Protocol.
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Particular obligation (2)
 Art. 4.1(d) Promote sustainable management of
sinks and reservoirs of all GHG not controlled
by Montreal Protocol.
 Art. 4.1(e) Cooperate in preparing for
adaptation to the impacts of climate change.
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Particular obligation (3)
 Art. 6(a) Promote and facilitate at the national
level:
– (i) Development and implementation of educational
and public awareness programmes on climate
change and its effects;
– (ii) Public access to information on climate change
and its effects;
– (iii) public participation in addressing climate
change.
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What we are doing
and what is done?
 Initial communication has been started
consisting of the following components:
– Inventory of GHG
– Assessment of the potential impacts on climate
change
– Analysis of potential measurements for mitigation of
GHG and adaptation on climate change
– Preparation of national action plan to address
climate change and its negative effects
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What we are doing
and what is done?
 National Climate Change Committee
established by the Government in May 2000,
composed by representative of the relevant
Ministries, MANU and NGOs.
 Series of training workshops organized in
2000/2001 for participants from government,
industry, academia and local governments.
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Further steps
 Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol
 Implementation of the National action plan to
address climate change
 Further implementation of Art. 5 and 6 of the
Convention
 Strengthening the capacities and institutional
infrastructure of the Ministry of Environment to
cope with climate change issue
 Improvement of the operation of the National
Committee and its role
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