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Capacity Building for Improving the Quality of GHG Inventories Europe /CIS Region

Capacity Building for Improving the Quality of GHG Inventories Europe /CIS Region. Katarina Mareckova UNDP-GEF regional project manager UNFCCC workshop, Manila, April 2004. Content. Introduction Why Global context Regional context What we do Main objectives Regional Priority Areas

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Capacity Building for Improving the Quality of GHG Inventories Europe /CIS Region

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  1. Capacity Building for Improving the Quality of GHG Inventories Europe /CIS Region Katarina Mareckova UNDP-GEF regional project manager UNFCCC workshop, Manila, April 2004

  2. Content • Introduction • Why • Global context • Regional context • What we do • Main objectives • Regional Priority Areas • Organization • Products • How we do • Linkages

  3. 12 Participating countries Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Croatia Georgia Macedonia Moldova Mongolia Slovenia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

  4. Technical Information • Starting date : June 2003 • Duration : 3 years • GEF implementing agency: UNOPS • Executing agency: UNDP • GEF Programme framework: Enabling Activity • Sector and subsector: Environment/ Climate Change • Primary type of intervention: Capacity Building • Primary target beneficiaries: National climate teams • Total budget (including in-kind contribution): 2,831,696$

  5. Global context : UNFCCC, GEF • Strengthen the capacity of participating countriesto improve the quality of their national inventories in the context of their commitments as parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change • decisions 10/CP.2, 11/CP.2, 2/CP.4, 10/CP.4, 10/CP.5 • FCCC/CP/2001/L.2 and L.4, articles 4.1(a)(b) and 12.1(a) of the Convention • Improvement of EFs and data • non-Annex I parties are “encouraged to formulate cost-effective national and, where appropriate, regional programmes aimed at the improvement of local emission factors and appropriate data gathering.” Decision 10/CP.2

  6. Global context – SNC NAI Parties UNFCCC Guidelines (Decision 17/CP.8) • Inventories are key element of SNC • Parties shall estimate inventory for 2000 • Invites NAI Parties to use elements of Annex I guidelines for NCs • Parties are encouraged to apply IPCC GPGUM • to perform key source analysis • to describe procedures and arrangements (NIS) • to provide information on methods (NIR)

  7. Regional context (1) • the collapse of the SU in the 1990s and transition of governments => dramatic declines in economic output (30% to 60 % of GDP in CEE and CIS region) • declines are beginning to be reversed in most countries. • comparable developments are presented also in the 1st NC of other countries from this region

  8. Regional context (2) • Emissions in region are increasing and uncertainties in GHG emissions is assessed as high • Low level of awareness by decision makers • Missing long term strategies • Remaining problems with institutional arrangements - low sustainability of NIS • Limited resources and capacity • Communication barriers, data gaps

  9. 10 outputs are defined within the project What we do (Main objectives) • Strengthen institutional arrangements for compiling, archiving, updating and managing greenhouse gas inventories • Create sustainable inventory processes [Tools, expertise] • Enhance technical capacity for preparing national inventories • Improve national methodologies and emission factors Improved Documentation and Transparency =>Increased Sustainability

  10. Organization

  11. How we do (1) • Iterative process • Review of national objectives and priorities (project document developed) • Development of detailed national workplans; harmonize schedule, deliverables • No duplication - Complementary approach (1NC->top-up ->regional project ->SNC)

  12. Linkages between RER/01/G31 and SNC

  13. How we do (2) • the project includes common activities for all participating countries carried out under a regional umbrella • countries may choose the remaining activities to carry out based on national priorities • concept of emission key sources(allows the approach to be replicated for use in other regions with only minor modifications )

  14. Regional priority key sources for improving GHG emission inventories • CO2 emissions from mobile combustion sources • CH4 from solid waste treatment • Fugitive CH4 emissions from oil and gas • CH4 emissions from enteric fermentation

  15. Regionally driven activities (1) (regional support unit) • Regional website • On line assistance to the countries (technical, managerial) • UNDP-GEF knowledge network • Database of regional inventory experts • Revision of countries’ products • Development of awareness materials • Peer review of national inventories • Development of GP training tool (NCSU)

  16. Regionally driven activities (2)(regional support unit) • Workshops, trainings (4-5 regional) • Long-term inventory strategies and QA/QC programs • Documentation, archiving [GP in inventory documentation] • Data collection strategies, alternative methods • Improvement of regional EFs for selected key sources • Development of Awareness campaign strategies • Introduction to uncertainty assessment • Workshop /training materials

  17. Countries’ key productsDeliverables • National manual of (inventory ) procedures compiled • Applied EFs documented and archived • 2-3 improved emission factors • Uncertainties of key source emissions reduced • National long term inventory improvement strategy developed • National QA/QC plan elaborated • Peerreview reports compiled • National expertstrained in good practice • Awareness campaign implemented

  18. Current status of the project • training materials, templates developed & distributed • countries completed detailed work plans (contracts issued), regular reporting in progress • countries completed first products • 2nd regional training June 2004 • regional webpage established (EDG regional forum, DB of regional inventory experts…) http://www.rec.org/REC/Programs/UNDP-GHGInventories/Default.html

  19. Comparable structure of emission sources Historical experience Political situation, legal framework Economical development Climate conditions Lower costs for project and country as well Easier exchange of experience (Language, Distance) Replicability Added value of expert Less experience with this type of the projects Need to harmonise the time schedule among the countries + and - of regional approach

  20. Benefiting areas /activities • 2nd National Communications under the UNFCCC • Improved quality of national inventories for CDM / JI projects • National inventories for non-GHGs (SO2, NOx, CO,…) • targeted air quality improvement plans • Emission projections/scenarios => more realistic abatement strategies, mitigation options • Increased public and stakeholder awareness • Increased sustainability of national inventory system

  21. Thank you for your attention

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