european capacity building initiative ecbiIssues in MRV/ICA/IAR
Luis Gomez-EcheverriInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
european capacity building initiativeinitiative européenne de renforcem
ent des capacités ecbi
for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiationspour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales sur les changements climatiques
european capacity building initiative ecbi
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MRV Summary of Issues flagged
Workshops – Seminars - Submissions of Parties
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MRV (1)
MRV of financial support is crucial in the establishment of reconfigured climate change regime
MRV should be country-driven and in accordance with countries’ needs and priorities
MRV should help address current problems of lack of consistency/ transparency / comprehensiveness of finance support to CC
Lack of agreed definition on what constitutes climate finance makes scale and sources of definition difficult to determine
Specific goals/purpose of MRV need to be agreed in order to ensure efficient operation and avoid overload and burden of information
What organ in UNFCCC should be assigned to measure/report/ verify financial support to developing country action - some think should be Standing Committee on Finance
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MRV (2)
Who and how should quantify private finance?
Evolving role of MRV to help ensure compliance on commitments to support climate change action in developing countries
MRV and capacity building role in building institutional/ technical/ legal / and policy development capacities
What elements are needed to build a comprehensive MRV system and how to build on existing reporting systems including national
communications
What institutional arrangements are needed for MRV support
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MRV (3)
Question on what to report ( one submission’s suggestions)
Overview of policy/mitigation actions Implementation schedule Potential GHG reductions Total costs of actions Methodology for measuring GHG reduciton Other relevant information ( e.g. co-benefits)
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ICA Issues
Details are still being negotiated – Submissions by Parties requested and discussions continuing in Durban
Importance of transparency and the need to create a simple system that involves stakeholders
Interest in having a flexible systems – in frequency and form
Need to come to an agreement on who would be involved in the consultations and interrelationship between ICAs and IARs – the International Assessment Reviews of Annex I Parties
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