The GEF/UNDP/UNEP National Communications Support Programme

1. United Nations Development Programme The GEF/UNDP/UNEP National Communications Support Programme UNFCCC Workshop on the Preparation of National Communications from non-Annex I Parties Manila, Philippines,26-30 April 2004

2. National Communications Support Programme: Phase II • $4M in GEF funding; $1.5M in co-financing needed • Six year duration (2004-2009) • Core focus • Capacity building • Knowledge sharing • Support for enabling activity implementation • Promoting south-south exchange by strengthening partnerships with regional institutions and use of regional experts UNDP committed to raising co-financing!

3. National Communications Support Programme: Institutional Arrangements • Jointly managed by GEF and Implementing Agencies; implemented by UNDP • Technical assistance to all NAI Parties, regardless of Implementing Agency selected • Advisory Committee: GEF, UNDP, UNEP, WB, UNFCCC • Implementation Committee: UNDP, UNDP, WB Collaboration with international and regional partners will be actively promoted

4. National Communications Support Programme: Objectives • To facilitate implementation of enabling activities • To prepare and/or disseminate technical materials, methods and tools • To sustain capacity building efforts through: • knowledge management, • best practices • communications and outreach

5. Proposed Approach to Technical Assistance • Approach • Proactive • Direct response (country-driven) • Provide flexible “toolbox” • Promote “learning by doing” and knowledge sharing, not information dissemination • No one size fits all, but economies of scale exist • Translation, where feasible and financially possible

6. Objective 1: Facilitate Implementation of CCEAs • Identify emerging issues in preparation of NCs • Identify good practices during project implementation • Provide technical feedback on NCs • Provide strategic policy guidance on links between NCs and national development agendas • Targeted training NCSP will consult with every project co-ordinator at least 3 times per year

7. Objective 2: Prepare and disseminate technical materials, including methods and tools • Regional workshops to disseminate methods, best practices (adaptation, inventories?) • Prepare technical and policy-relevant materials related to emerging issues • Prepare web-based training materials Gaps in methods and tools identified through monitoring and direct feedback from countries

8. Objective 3: Sustain Capacity Building Efforts • Knowledge management • Adaptation • Cross-cutting (mainstreaming?) • Inventories • Technology needs assessments • Abatement • Best practices • Communications and outreach strategy

9. Knowledge Management Information Knowledge Applied learning Management • Will involve stakeholders at all levels, e.g. project coordinators, national experts, regional institutions, international partners, IAs

10. Knowledge Management: Examples • Electronic discussion groups: • thematic discussions • South-south, north-south, south-north exchange • Best practices: • captured and disseminated • project development and implementation • Virtual library of resources: • National studies, emission factors • Will involve stakeholders at all levels, e.g. project coordinators, national experts, regional institutions, international partners • Won’t duplicate

11. Best Practices: Sources • Initial National Communications • Second National Communications • National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA) • National Capacity Self-Assessments (NCSA) • UNDP-GEF regional inventory projects (Europe & CIS; West and francophone Central Africa) • UNDP-GEF regional adaptation project (Central America, Mexico & Cuba) • AIACC, MACC • NCSP workshops • Project co-ordinator consultations Implies commitment from countries to assist in providing best practice examples!

12. NCSP: Communications • Website • Updated monthly • Hosts Knowledge Networks • Expanded library of resources • Email list-server • Monthly information updates (e.g. lessons learned, general climate news, UNFCCC NAI news) • Quarterly Newsletter • Informing on NCSP, IA, GEF activities

13. NCSP: Outreach • Current clients: • National project co-ordinators • UNFCCC focal points • GEF OFPs and NFPs • UNDP Country Offices • UNEP regional centres • Expand to include: • More national and regional experts • Regional and international partners • NGOs • Scientific community Raised awareness of National Communications process

14. Contact Us! • National Communications Support Programme: • Yamil Bonduki (yamil.bonduki@undp.org) • Rebecca Carman (rebecca.carman@undp.org) www.undp.org/cc/ • UNDP Capacity Development and Adaptation: • Bo Lim (bo.lim@undp.org) • UNEP • Ravi Sharma (ravi.sharma@unep.org)

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