Capacity Building in Capacity Building in National CommunicationsNational Communications

Role of UNEP RISOE Role of UNEP RISOE CENTRECENTRE

Presentation at side event on: financial and technical support on NC, Bonn 9 June 2003

What financial and technical support can UNEP RISOE provide in support of the preparation of second national communications from non-Annex I countries?

Adapted GHG Abatement Guidelines to address country needs

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Reviewed inventories based on IPCC Guidelines for National GHG Inventories

Provided technical assistance in preparation of NC

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Undertook abatement costing studiesEnergy sector studiesNational case studies

Economics of GHG Limitations studies

-Energy, agriculture, forestry, waste management, and transport

- National studies, Regional studies

-Guideline development and application

-Expanded cost assessment framework to include local environment, employment, and income distribution

LEAP

Offered training to country teams on tools

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Developed tools and adapted some

GAMCO

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Key outputs from studies A: Handbook series

–Extended Cost Assessment Framework

–Sectoral Assessment

B: General technical guidelines–Analytical structure: Scenarios, time frame, policy evaluation.–Concepts: Costs, GHG reduction, broader social impacts. –Technical inputs and assumptions: emission factors, technologies etc.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

C: Extended cost assessment–Local air pollution, income distribution, employment.–Case studies including Mauritius and Hungary.

Capacity Development for CDM-CDM manual-Manual for assessing CDM and sustainable development-Technical material on CDM baseline approaches.-Technical material on CDM legal issues facing host countries.-Technical material on finance and institutional issues. -Recommendations for SD criteria

- UNEP/Risø case studies and methodological guidelines available at www.risoe.dk/sys-ucc

- Development and Climate Change: www.developmentfirst.org

- CDM capacity building: www.cd4cdm.org

Summary of Available Material

Financial support?

Thank you