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Capacity-building
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Article 11 of the Paris Agreement, highlights the importance of enhancing the capacity
and ability of developing country Parties to take effective climate change action,
including inter alia, to implement adaptation and mitigation actions, and should
facilitate technology development, dissemination and deployment, access to climate
finance, relevant aspects of education, training and public awareness and the
transparent, timely and accurate communication of information. Also Article 11 states
that all Parties should cooperate to enhance the capacity of developing country Parties
to implement the Paris Agreement. Developed country Parties should enhance support for
capacity building actions in developing country Parties.
In accordance with decision 16/CP.22 capacity-building is an integral component of the
means of implementation to enable developing country Parties to implement the
Convention and the Paris Agreement and is the active engagement of a wide spectrum of
stakeholders, including State and non-State actors, in planning, implementing and
monitoring activities with capacity-building components. The COP noted that many of the
areas contained in the framework for capacity-building in developing country Parties
are also relevant to Parties with economies in transition. Additionally, the Paris
Agreement also recognizes that, while the objective and scope of capacity-building in
developing countries as contained in decision 2/CP.7 are still relevant, current and
emerging areas in the context of the Convention and the Paris Agreement should also be
taken into account in the further implementation of the framework for capacity-building
in developing countries.
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More on UNFCCC Capacity-building work
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Main-topics
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Paris Committee on Capacity-building
The Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB) was established to address gaps and
needs, both current and emerging, in implementing capacity-building in developing
country Parties and further enhancing capacity-building efforts, including with
regard to coherence and coordination in capacity-building activities under the
Convention.
Capacity-building Portal
The Capacity-building Portal is an access point to a database of capacity-building
activities in countries across the world, activities whose focus is to better
mitigate and adapt to climate change.
It is a response to the request from the COP for the UNFCCC secretariat to collect,
process, compile and disseminate, in both printed and electronic formats, the
information needed by the COP or its subsidiary bodies to review the progress in the
implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries.
Durban Forum on Capacity-building
The Durban Forum on Capacity-building is an annual, in-session event organized under
the auspices of the SBI that provides an overview of the capacity-building support
being provided to developing countries. It brings together stakeholders involved in
building the capacity of developing countries to mitigate and adapt to climate
change.
Capacity-building frameworks
Two capacity-building frameworks were adopted in 2001 by the Conference of the
Parties. They address the needs, conditions and priorities of developing countries
and of countries with economies in transition. The frameworks:
- Provide a set of guiding principles and approaches to capacity-building;
- Contain a list of priority areas for action on capacity-building;
- Set out a way forward for capacity-building activities;
- Provide guidance on the support of financial and technical resources;
- Call for developing countries and countries with economies in transition to
provide information on their specific needs and priorities.
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Last updated: 7 April 2017
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