Transcript information and networking

INFORMATION AND NETWORKING
Jack Fitzgerald
UNFCCC Workshop on the Preparation of
National Communications from Non-Annex I Parties
Manila, Philippines
26 - 30 April 2004
The Guidelines
• Paragraph 48 of the Guidelines on National Communications
from non-Annex Parties states “Non-Annex I Parties are
encouraged to provide information on their efforts to promote
information sharing among and within countries and regions.”
• “Information could cover, as appropriate, participation in and
contribution to networks, and access to, and use of, information
technologies for information exchange.”
• Paragraph 41 of the Guidelines places reporting on information
and networking within the context of sustainable development.
User Manual
• “Information and networking ... generally refers to several interrelated
activities that assist a Party in the preparation of its national
communication."
• “As an example, the use of information systems forms an important
part of GHG inventories, vulnerability and adaptation assessment and
GHG abatement analysis.”
• “Networking has a more encompassing function and refers to the
national, subregional, regional and interregional as well as global
processes which provide easy access to information, advice and
guidance in the process of the preparation of national
communications.”
User Manual (2)
• “This section could include information on:
• Efforts to promote information sharing among and within
countries;
• Participation in and contribution to information networks; and
• Access to, and use of, information technologies for information
exchange.”
Additional Helpful Information
• Participation by countries’ experts in regional and international
climate change processes and barriers to this participation.
• Countries’ centers/organizations/institutions of technical and
scientific expertise related to climate change.
Background from FCCC/SBI/2001/15
AND FCCC/SBI/2002/15
• “Many non-Annex I Parties perceive issues of information and
networking as central to their implementation of the UNFCCC.”
• “…many Parties found that … exchange of information and
networking were generally weak due to limited human and
financial resources, limited data and information, and
underdeveloped systems for collecting, processing and
maintaining data and information.”
• “The lack of hardware, software and expertise for establishing
and maintaining networking facilities … presented major
constraints ….”
Web Links
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The User Manual provides web links in five areas:
Global change research;
Systematic observations;
Technology transfer;
Education, training and public awareness;
Capacity-building.
CTC Gateway
• U.S. Climate Technology Cooperation Gateway provides:
• Information about U.S. sponsored technology cooperation
programs and projects, especially with developing and transition
countries;
• Access to tools, resources and technical experts;
• Links to ongoing international activities.
• www.usctcgateway.net
Tools (e.g.)
• HOMER -- a computer model for evaluating design options for
both off-grid and grid-connected power systems;
• LEAP -- Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning system;
• eeBuildings Lighting Upgrade Analysis Worksheet;
• PoleStar -- an adaptable accounting system and modeling
environment for sustainability planning;
• ProForm -- provides basic assessment of the environmental and
financial impacts of renewable and energy efficiency projects.
• RETFinance -- calculates the energy cost of RE technologies.
LEAP
• LEAP is a Windows-based software tool for integrated energyenvironment and GHG mitigation analysis developed by the
Stockholm Environment Institute - Boston.
• LEAP includes a Technology and Environmental Database (TED)
that provides extensive information on the technical
characteristics, costs and environmental impacts of a wide range
of energy technologies.
• LEAP and TED are available at no charge to government, nonprofit and academic institutions in developing countries.
• The software can be downloaded from the website.
AP-Net
• Maintained by the Japanese Ministry of Environment.
• Facilitates the exchange of experiences, data and information to
address climate change in the Asia-Pacific region.
• E-learning is an on-line training program.
• Document Library provides access to professional documents on
climate change.
• Climate Change Data Center helps users easily access data
regarding climate change.
• Project-Info provides the latest trends and developments in
climate friendly technologies.