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

1. Capacity Building for Improving the Quality of GHG Inventories Europe /CIS Region Katarina Mareckova UNDP-GEF regional project manager Panama, UNFCCC workshop, 28 Oct. 2004

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

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

4. 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

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

6. 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

7. Organization

8. Approach under regional project • Review of national objectives and priorities • Development of detailed national workplans; harmonize schedule, deliverables • Iterative process • No duplication(1NC->top-up ->regional project ->SNC) • Complementary approach • Focus on 4 regional key sources • CO2 emissions from mobile combustion sources • CH4 from solid waste treatment • Fugitive CH4 emissions from oil and gas • CH4 emissions from enteric fermentation

9. How we do it (1) • 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 key sources of emissions (allows the approach to be replicated for use in other regions with only minor modifications ) • trainings, training materials, templates, guidance materials, networking, distribution of good examples,…

10. Regional activities • Regional website established • On line assistance to the countries (technical, managerial) • UNDP-GEF knowledge network (broad involvement of international A1 experts ) • Database of regional inventory experts • Revision of countries’ products • Development of awareness strategy and materials • (Peer review of national inventories) • NSCU Handbook

12. Regional Database of Experts

13. Regional activities (2) • Workshops, trainings (4-5 regional), training materials • Simple questionnaires - assessment of current status in region • Long-term inventory strategies • Documentation, archiving [QA/QC, GP in inventory documentation] • Data collection strategies, alternative methods • Improvement of regional EFs (excel tool to calculate waste emissions, simplified method for calculation of country specific EFs,.. • Awareness campaign strategy – set up in progress

14. Deliverables – countries’ key products • National manual of (inventory ) procedures compiled • National 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

15. Experience after first year • all 12 countries significantly improved documentation of national systems => sustainability increased • national inventory teams established • documentation of national IS – structure, links between stakeholders • data flow charts, data gaps reduced, alternative methods • draft manuals • short/long term strategies (3-5 years) draft in place • documentation of EFs used in inventories, improved EFs • key source analyses, uncertainty assessment

16. Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR): National Lead Institution in charge with preparation of the National Communications and of GHG Inventories Climate Change Office (CCO) within the MENR Uncertainty Analysis expert: Elena Bicova, Institute of Energy State Hydrometeorological Service (SHS): Office of the Focal Point for UNFCCC in the RM National GHG Inventory Team: Marius Ţăranu, NITL, expert on Key Source Analysis QA/QC expert: Vladimir Brega, National Institute of Ecology Data and document management expert: Igor Bercu, CCO (MENR) Task group for Energy Sector Task group for Industrial Processes Task group for Agriculture Sector Task group for LULUCF Sector Task group for Waste Sector Task group leader – Bicova Elena, Institute of Energy of the Academy of Science of Moldova Task group leader – Marius Ţăranu, Climate Change Office Task group leader – Banaru Anatol, Research Institute for Soil Science, Agro-Chemistry and Hydrology “N.Dimo” Task group leader – Ion Talmaci, Forest Agency “Moldsilva” Consultant 1 – Constantin Filatov, State Ecological Inspectorate Consultant 1 – Svetlana Suvorchina, Ministry of Transport (MTC) Consultant 1 – Orlov Elena, Department of Statistics and Sociology Consultant 2 – Comarniţchi Valentina, DSS Consultant 2 – Maros Mura, Department of Statistics and Sociology (DSS) Structure of the National Inventory System Task group leader – Tatiana Ţugui, CCO within the MENR Consultant 1 – Tamara Guvir, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources Consultant 2 – Nina Popova, IPROCOM State Design Institute Improvement of Agricultural Emissions Estimates and Implementation of Good Practice Elements in the National Inventories, Third Regional Workshop, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Hotel Sheraton, October7-8, 2004

17. FRAMEWORK FOR DATA COLLECTION IN LIVESTOCK BREEDING • The Department of Statistic and Sociology (DSS) prepares annually Statistical Yearbooks (SY); • SYs contain aggregated data for the whole livestock breeding sector and disaggregated data for each type of animal population; • On regular bases, the DSS receives initial data from juridical and physical entities; • For accounting and reporting specific activity data, periodical and annual statistics forms are approved for each year through an Intern Order of the DSS: e.g.: Annual and Periodical Statistics Forms for 2004 year were approved through Order Nr. 108 from 17.09.2003. Improvement of Agricultural Emissions Estimates and Implementation of Good Practice Elements in the National Inventories, Third Regional Workshop, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Hotel Sheraton, October7-8, 2004

18. Sample of Documentation (contd.) • Factors and other coefficients: • Weight units = 0,395 t/m3 (Regulating enactment “Sanitation Rules and Norms” of Uzbekistan №0068-96 page 6, Table 2) • Share of wastes within different types of SWDS • managed = 0,17 • unmanaged > 5 м = 0,04 • unmanaged < 5 м = 0,79 • (data by Tashkent department «Heat Sources») • Waste Morphological Compound: • Paper and Fabric = 22,8 % • Food waste = 38,4 % • Wood waste and straw = 4,9 % • (Regulating enactment “Sanitation Rules and Norms” of Uzbekistan, №0068-96 page 5, Table 1)

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

20. Linkages between RER/01/G31 and SNC

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