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News and Updates
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UNFCCC-GIR-CASTT is a professional training programme on
greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories for national experts from developing countries.
The programme is being offered in collaboration with the Greenhouse Gas inventory
& Research Center of Korea (GIR), and will take place from 26 June - 21
July in Korea.
The application period is open from 1 April - 6 May.
For more details, click here.
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At COP 13, through the Bali Action Plan, Parties agreed on the principle
of applying measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) for developing country Parties,
which laid the foundation for the subsequent elaboration of the existing comprehensive MRV
framework for developing country Parties. MRV occurs at the international level, but can also
be voluntary at the national level.
Measurement (M) for non-Annex I Parties applies both to efforts to address climate
change and to the impacts of these efforts. It occurs at the national level and refers to GHG
emissions, mitigation actions and their effects, and the support needed and received;
Reporting (R) for non-Annex I Parties is implemented through the national
communications and BURs, where Parties report on their actions to address climate change in
their national communications;
Verification (V) is addressed at the international level, through the ICA of BURs; It
can also occur at the national level, but is voluntary.
The secretariat released new handbook on measurement, reporting, and verification for
developing countries.
To access the handbook, click  here (3359 kB)
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National Reports from non-Annex Parties
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Submitted NCs
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Submitted BURs
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Reporting for developing countries is implemented through national communications (NCs) and
biennial update reports (BURs). Developing country Parties are required to submit their first
NC within three years of entering the Convention, and every four years thereafter.
The first BUR should be, consistent with the Party's capabilities or level of support
provided, submitted by December 2014, and every two years thereafter. Least developed country
Parties and small island developing States may submit BURs at their own discretion.
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Consideration of Reports
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Compilation and Synthesis Reports
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International Consultation and Analysis
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Verification of reports is addressed at the international level through the process of
international consultation and analysis of BURs. This is to increase the transparency of
mitigation actions and their effects as well as support needed and received.
Information contained in initial NCs submitted by non-Annex I Parties up to April 1, 2005 is
compiled and synthesized into one comprehensive document. The most recent is the sixth
Compilation and Synthesis report.
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Financial and Technical Support
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Financial and technical assistance are essential to helping developing countries prepare their
NCs and BURS.
Some of the key actors involved in assisting developing countries with their national reports
include the secretariat, the Global Environment Fund (GEF), Global Support Programme for national communications and
biennial update reports (UNEP/UNDP), the Consultative Group
of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
(CGE), and
Annex I Parties.
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Tools and Training Materials
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National communications
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Biennial update reports
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International Consultation and Analysis
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The secretariat, the IPCC, the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from
Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE), and related external
sources provide
tools, materials, and training, including UNFCCC-CASTT,
to facilitate measuring, reporting, and verification in developing countries in accordance
with the guidelines to the Convention.
The Conference of the Parties (COP), at its twenty-first session held in Paris in 2015,
established a Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) in order to build
institutional and technical capacity, both pre-and post-2020. Upon request of the COP, the
GEF made arrangements to support the establishment and operation of the CBIT. Further
information is accessible at the GEF
website.
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Contact and Feedback
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For submission of national reports from non-Annex I Parties, please e-mail the secretariat:
reporting-nai@unfccc. The details on the submission
process will be communicated through this email.
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