Transcript Capacity-building

Capacity-building
Development and transfer of
technologies
Education, training and public awareness
Lando Velasco
UNFCCC
“UNFCCC Workshop on the preparation of
national communications from Parties not included
In Annex I to the Convention”
Mandarin Hotel
Manila, Philippines
26-30 April 2004
Presentation outline
 Decision 2/CP.7 Capacity-building
 Article 4.5
Technology transfer
 Article 6
Educ./Training/Awareness
Cross-cutting issues…
Capacity-building
Education/training/
public awareness
Technology transfer
Discussions and work are based…
on frameworks and work programmes
 Framework for capacity-building
in developing countries (non-Annex I)
 Framework for meaningful and effectiveness actions
to enhance the implementation of Article 4.5
of the Convention
 New Delhi work programme on Article 6
Capacity-building framework…
Scope of needs and priorities…
(Almost) everything related to climate change
Capacity-building scope of needs
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Institutional strengthening
Enhancement and/or creation of an enabling environment;
National communications;
National climate change programmes;
Ghg inventories, emission database management;
Vulnerability and adaptation assessment;
Capacity building for implementation of adaptation measures;
Assessment for implementation of mitigation options;
Research and systematic observation;
Development and transfer of technology;
Improved decision-making…
Clean development mechanism;
Needs arising out of Article 4.8 and 4.9;
Education, training and public awareness;
Information and networking, including the establishment of databases.
Updates…
 Complete comprehensive review by COP 10
 National capacity self assessments
 Capacity-building indicators
 GEF strategic approach to implement CB
Technology transfer framework…
 Technology and technology needs assessments
 Technology information
 Enabling environments
 Capacity-building
 Mechanisms for technology transfer
Updates…
 EGTT work programme approved at COP 9
 Prepared technical papers on capacity-building
and enabling environments
 Discuss results of survey of effectiveness of TT:CLEAR
 Work on adaptation technologies
 80 countries are involved in technical needs assessments
 Innovative financing
New Delhi work programme on Article 6…
 International cooperation
 Education
 Training
 Public awareness, public participation
and public access to information
Updates…
 New Delhi work programme is up and running
 Organization of regional workshops
(Europe and Africa completed.
Asia and Latin America and Caribbean to follow)
 Parties develop further work relating to information
clearing house
 Other agencies taking initiative on Art. 6
 Mid-term review at COP10
Conclusions
 Country-driven, stakeholder involvement, etc.
 Consider synergy and inter-linkages with other agenda
 Activity-based vs. results-based
(Lessons-learned, gaps, approaches, etc.)
Thank you
for your
attention and
may the force
be with you