european capacity building initiative ecbiIssues in MRV/ICA/IAR

Luis Gomez-EcheverriInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

european capacity building initiativeinitiative européenne de renforcem

ent des capacités ecbi

for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiationspour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales sur les changements climatiques

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MRV Summary of Issues flagged

Workshops – Seminars - Submissions of Parties

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MRV (1)

MRV of financial support is crucial in the establishment of reconfigured climate change regime

MRV should be country-driven and in accordance with countries’ needs and priorities

MRV should help address current problems of lack of consistency/ transparency / comprehensiveness of finance support to CC

Lack of agreed definition on what constitutes climate finance makes scale and sources of definition difficult to determine

Specific goals/purpose of MRV need to be agreed in order to ensure efficient operation and avoid overload and burden of information

What organ in UNFCCC should be assigned to measure/report/ verify financial support to developing country action - some think should be Standing Committee on Finance

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MRV (2)

Who and how should quantify private finance?

Evolving role of MRV to help ensure compliance on commitments to support climate change action in developing countries

MRV and capacity building role in building institutional/ technical/ legal / and policy development capacities

What elements are needed to build a comprehensive MRV system and how to build on existing reporting systems including national

communications

What institutional arrangements are needed for MRV support

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MRV (3)

Question on what to report ( one submission’s suggestions)

Overview of policy/mitigation actions Implementation schedule Potential GHG reductions Total costs of actions Methodology for measuring GHG reduciton Other relevant information ( e.g. co-benefits)

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ICA Issues

Details are still being negotiated – Submissions by Parties requested and discussions continuing in Durban

Importance of transparency and the need to create a simple system that involves stakeholders

Interest in having a flexible systems – in frequency and form

Need to come to an agreement on who would be involved in the consultations and interrelationship between ICAs and IARs – the International Assessment Reviews of Annex I Parties

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