Transcript Research and systematic observations +

Research and systematic observations +
Olga Pilifosova
UNFCCC secretariat
UNFCCC workshop on the Preparation of National Communications from non-Annex I
26 - 30 April 2004 Manila
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Content
• Systematic observation
– New guidelines and User Manual
– Matters relating to SO in developing countries &GCOS in
SBSTA
– UNFCCC Guidelines for reporting on GCOS (5/CP.5)
• Research
– New guidelines and User Manual
– Matters relating to research in SBSTA
• Concluding remarks
• Addendum
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Guidelines and manual
Climate change research and systematic observation
43. Parties encouraged to provide information on
climate change research and systematic
observation, including their participation in and
contribution to activities and programmes, as
appropriate, of national, regional and global
research networks and observing systems
• Status of national programme for research and
systematic observation
• Meteorological,atmospheric and oceanographic
research and observations
• Level of participation in the global research and
observation systems
• Needs and priorities for climate change research and
systematic observations
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Systematic observations at COPs & SBSTA
• The UNFCCC meetings adopted a number of important
decisions aimed at strengthening the global observing
systems for climate (GCOS)
• COP 3 on the GCOS: 'atmospheric' data were declining/this
trend should be reversed, particularly in developing countries
• COP5: 5/CP.5 and the SBSTA sessions adopted 3 - tiered
approach to address the problem:
– regional workshops to develop NAPs and specific proposals to address
deficiencies in the climate observing networks;
– the preparation of an 'adequacy report' by the GCOS secretariat to
identify priorities;
– separate national reports on GCOS as part of national communications
• SBSTA16, 17 named possible resources: GEF, multilateral and
bilateral projects
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Actions in response
• Status of regional workshops:
• Pacific Islands-August 2000
• Eastern and Southern Africa-October 2001
• Central America and the Caribbean-March 2002
• East and Southeast Asia-September 2002
• Western and Central Africa-March 2003
• South America-October 2003
• Central Asia-May 2004
• South and Southwest Asia-October 2004
• Eastern and Central Europe-Spring 2005
• Mediterranean Basin-Fall 2005
• Adequacy report considered at SBSTA18, priority actions are
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to be defined
First synthesis of 43 GCOS reports from AI Parties compiled
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UNFCCC REPORTING GUIDELINES ON GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE OBSERVING SYSTEMS
• 5/CP.5 Invites all Parties to provide detailed reports on
systematic observation in accordance with these guidelines, and
on a voluntary basis for Parties not included in Annex I
• What constitutes the guidelines on GCOS?
– a set of general instructions on the preferred approach for reporting on
the status of meteorological and atmospheric, oceanographic, and
terrestrial observing systems (elements already included in 17/CP.8!)
• Why it is important to report in accordance with the
guidelines on GCOS?
– Global: standard reporting enable to easier construct an overall picture
of the status of global observing systems
– National/regional: provide essential information that can be used in
making the case for upgrading climate observing systems in developing
countries
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Research programmes: guidelines and UM
• Paragraph 44: Non-Annex I Parties are
encouraged to provide information on research
relating to programmes containing measures to
mitigate climate change;programmes containing
measures to facilitate adequate adaptation to
climate change; and the development of emission
factors and activity data.
– Should be built on information in the respective sections
– Include specific research programmes
– Include research activities with other bilateral and
multilateral institutions, projects and programmes
– Other
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Research related issues in SBSTA
• Research & SO was re-introduced the in the agenda of the
SBSTA at its 16 session as a result of consideration of the
IPCC TAR by the SBSTA in order to:
– enhance interaction with international research programmes on
the scientific questions
– communicate research needs identified by Parties to the
research community
– encourage coordinated and multidisciplinary approach to
address research on cross-cutting issues such as the
relationship between climate change, sustainable development
and equity, stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas
concentrations, and uncertainty
• Official side events during SBSTA 17 and SBSTA20 with the
research community
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Concluding remarks
• Reporting on Research and Systematic Oservation is
important
• Reporting in accordance with the UNFCCC REPORTING
GUIDELINES ON GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEMS is
your contribution to both global and national observing networks
• Events to look out for at SBSTA20: UNFCCC side event on research;
side event on methodologies to assess impacts, vulnerability and
adaptation; IN SESSION workshops on mitigation and
adaptation
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NEW ITMES ON THE AGENDA OF THE SBSTA
• SBSTA15-18 Consideration of the TAR findings
• COP9 and SBSTA18:
– Initiated 2 new agenda items: “Scientific, technical and socioeconomic aspects of impacts of, vulnerability and adaptation to
climate change” and “Scientific, technical and socio-economic
aspects of mitigation”
– Focus on exchange of information on practical experiences,
solutions and opportunities
• SBSTA 19
– Themes vulnerability and risks, sustainable development and
solutions and opportunities are relevant to these agenda items
– “In – session” workshops on adaptation and mitigation to
explore these themes and facilitate the consideration of the
scope of the work under the new agenda items
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