Transcript CGE survey results on problems related to the sustainability

CGE SURVEY RESULTS ON PROBLEMS
RELATED TO THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS AND
MAINTENANCE OF NATIONAL TECHNICAL
TEAMS FOR THE PREPARATION OF NATIONAL
COMMUNICATION INCLUDING GHG
INVENTORIES, ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS
4th CGE Meeting
St Mary’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 25. March 2011
Uazamo
Kaura,
Programme
Firstname
Lastname,
JobOfficer
Title
UNFCCC secretariat, Financial and Technical Support Programme
Presentation Outline
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Introduction
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Survey Design
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Analysis of the Results
a) Respondents
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Responses to survey
b) Sustainability of National Teams
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Institutional Concerns
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Financial Concerns
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GHG Software
Conclusion
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
•In response to decision 5/CP.15, paragraphs (a-c) of the its terms of reference, the
CGE agreed at its first meeting on 29 to 31 March 2010, to collect information on:
•Difficulties, challenges, technical problems, and constraints faced by NAI
Parties in preparing their Nat. Com. in using the UNFCCC guidelines
(Paragraph 2(a) and 2(b));
•Sustaining the national communication process and maintaining national
technical teams (Paragraph 2(c)).
•Presentation on the results of Survey 2: Collection of information on problems
related to the sustainability of the national communications process and maintenance
of national technical teams for the preparation of national communication including
GHG inventories, on a continuous basis
Survey Design
SURVEY
SURVEY DESIGN
The survey contained four parts:
a. Part 1: Background Information;
b. Part 2: Institutional Concerns and solutions;
c. Part 3: Financial concerns and solutions; and
d. Part 4: GHG inventory Software.
Analysis of the Results - Respondents
RESPONDENTS
RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY
Number of States Given:
Region
Total number
of states
Over 50%
Response
Rate
Over80%
Response
Rate
Number of
states
responded to
Survey 2
Percentage
Responded
within Region
African States
53
27
42
15
28.3%
Asian States
56
28
45
11
19.6%
Eastern European States
9
5
7
4
44.4%
Latin American and
Caribbean States
33
17
26
9
27.3%
Western European
States
2
1
2
0
0.0%
153
77
122
39
25.5%
Total
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Feedback 89.8% NAI Party Country and 10.2% Multilateral or bilateral organizations
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39 respondents from 25 countries have responded to Survey 2 (as of 22 December 2010)
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78.6% in the process of preparing SNC; 4.8% preparing the INC and 14.3% preparing NC3.
Analysis of the Results – Institutional Concerns
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INSTITUTIOAL CONCERNS
BUILDING ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Building on existing procedures and organizational experience from the sections or tasks related
to the previous national communications
14
12
10
8
Not applicable
6
Extremely difficult to build on past
procedures and experience
4
2
Very difficult to build on past procedures
and experience
Preparation of project
proposal for funding
Constraints and gaps, and
related financial, technical,
and capacity needs
Other information
Climate change mitigation
Adaptation to climate change
National GHG inventory
National circumstances
Executive summary
0
Moderately difficult to build on past
procedures and experience
Slightly difficult to build on past
procedures and experience
Not at all difficult to build on past
procedures and experience
31.4% of the respondents found it moderately difficult to build on their previous experience on
working and reporting their national communication
17.1% of the respondents had no difficulties on using their previous experience working on national
communications.
Other assistance
Increased opportunities for information
exchange and collaboration among NAI
Parties
Development of a train-the-trainers
program
Web-based “e-learning” training tools
and sessions
Hands-on training
On-the-job training for the national
communication Project Coordinator and
staff
Analysis of the Results – Institutional Concerns
INSTITUTIOAL CONCERNS
BUILDING ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Usefulness of types of helpful technical assistance and support
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Extremely useful
Very useful
Moderately useful
Slightly useful
Not at all useful
Analysis of the Results – Institutional Concerns
INSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS
SUSTAINIBILITY OF NATIONAL TEAMS
KEY CHALLENGES
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Coordination of processes between different Ministries;
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Access to activity data;
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Changes in national administration structures;
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Preparing of Nat. Com. project-basis;
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Funding limitation;
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Staff involved in multiple tasks;
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Teams disbanded after concluding nat. com - a different team may be contracted for new one;
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Limited technical capacity;
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Difficult to maintain highly qualified staff due to insufficient incentives; and
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Limited long-term job opportunity.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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Need for Data Base institutional setting for the climate change issues;
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Financial, legal and managerial support;
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Processing the data according to the UNFCCC guidelines;
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Establishment of systematic protocols of data collection, management and sharing among; and
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Integrating climate change into specific work programmes.
Analysis of the Results – Institutional Concerns
INSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS
NATIONAL GHG INVENTORY
Building on Level of difficulty/ease in completing the National GHG Inventory section
Delays in disbursement of funds
Identifying and mobilizing sources
of funding and co-funding
Currency depreciation
Currency appreciation
Delays due to Allowable Spending
Limits
Funding for purchasing equipment
Funding to hire external technical
consultants
Funding for in-house
administrative staff
Funding for in-house technical
staff
Analysis of the Results – Financial Concerns
FINANCIAL CONCERNS
OVERALL RESULTS
Potential financial difficulties constraining ability to sustain nat. com. process and/or build and
maintain a nat. com. team
25
20
15
10
5
0
Not applicable
A major concern
A moderate concern
A slight concern
Not at all a concern
Analysis of the Results – Financial Concerns
FINANCIAL CONCERNS
OVERALL RESULTS
Usefulness of technical assistance and support to address financial and funding concerns
25
20
15
10
5
0
Training on financial
management
Training about available
funding mechanisms
Information exchange and
collaboration on financial
management and/or funding
sources among NAI Parties
Other Assistance
Extremely useful
Very useful
oderately useful
Slightly useful
Not at all useful
Analysis of the Results – Financial Concerns
FINANCIAL CONCERNS
KEY CHALLENGES
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Economic climate;
Government budget cuts;
Delays in disbursement of funds from implementing agencies;
Costs of international consultants;
Exchange rate;
Insufficient funds to pay coordinator and technical advisers;
GEF allocates funds without addressing specific needs and circumstances of countries; and
Co-funding.
RECOMMENDATIONS
• Successive funding of the nat. com. to maintain Technical Teams;
• Delay leaves gap for team to find other work;
• Budget for international consultants needs to be increased and based on current rates;
• Stimulation for the involvement of public servants (apart of independent consultants); and
• Establishment of institutional structures and support mechanisms
Analysis of the Results – GHG Software
GHG SOFTWARE
OVERALL RESULTS
• Use UNFCCC GHG inventory software 1.3.2 were 45.9% and 18.9% using
earlier version;
• Consultants hired to complete the GHG inventory;
• Difficulty in entering data in software in new software;
• Some NAI Parties observed that the current software was not working well; and
there has been no sufficient reason to explain this problem.
Conclusion
CONCLUSION
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Obtaining sufficient and consistent funding for maintaining the NC team was a major concern for
Parties;
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Sustaining national teams require regular funds from GEF and other sources;
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Delays in disbursement of funds from implementing agencies a financial concern;
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Allocation of funds for Nat. Com. preparation was based on top down approach without addressing
specific needs and circumstances of a Party;
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The use of GHG software has been a problem for a number of Parties.
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Results obtained can be used to contribute to technical advice to non-Annex parties to facilitate the
development and long term sustainability of processes, and establishment and maintenance of
national technical teams