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Capacity Building in National Communications Role of UNEP RISOE CENTRE Presentation at side event on: financial and technical support on NC, Bonn 9 June 2003.
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Capacity Building in National Communications Role of UNEP RISOE CENTRE 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?
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Reviewed inventories based on IPCC Guidelines for National GHG Inventories Provided technical assistance in preparation of NC Adapted GHG Abatement Guidelines to address country needs
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Undertook abatement costing studies Energy sector studies National 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
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Developed tools and adapted some GAMCO LEAP Offered training to country teams on tools
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
Summary of Available Material • - 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