Update on IPCC TFI Activities to Support UNFCCC Process

Enhanced Cooperation Between the UNFCCC
Secretariat and IPCC TFI TSU to Support thePreparation of National GHG Inventories bynon-Annex I Parties
Le Bourget, 4th December 2015

UNFCCC Secretariat

IPCC TFI is represented in the CGE• Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from nonAnnex I Parties (CGE) is the key technical support element under theConvention to assist developing country Parties in meeting their reporting
obligations.
• The CGE is composed of 24 members: 5 each from Africa, Asia and thePacific, Latin America and the Caribbean; 6 members from Annex IParties; one member each from 3 international organizations, and 1
observer representing non-Annex I Parties from Eastern Europe.
• The 3 international organizations are: IPCC, UNEP and UNDP.
• The IPCC has been represented on the CGE by the IPCC TFI since theinception of CGE in 2000.

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IPCC TFI representative’s Contribution to the Work of the CGE• The IPCC TFI representative plays an instrumental role in the CGE
related to the development of the training materials in the area ofnational GHG inventories for National Communications(http://unfccc.int/349.php) and Biennial Update Reports(http://unfccc.int/7915.php).
• The IPCC TFI representative plays a key role in delivering
training on national GHG inventories at regional training
workshops (CGE and UNFCCC Secretariat), contributing to CGE
webinars and presentations, etc.
• The IPCC TFI representative plays an instrumental role in theInternational Consultation and Analysis process, through thedevelopment of training materials for: the preparation of BURs, thetraining/ certification of TTE members, and is involved in theTechnical Analysis of BURs as TTE/CGE member.
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Few Recent Examples of IPCC TFI representative’s involvementin CGE and UNFCCC Secretariat Activities• Secretariat assisted the CGE in organizing two webinars onnational GHG inventories, with focus on Enhancing institutionalarrangements to facilitate the regular preparation andsubmission of national GHG inventories.
• IPCC TFI representative actively participated in this first series ofCGE webinars on National GHG inventories with the goal to raiseawareness and share experiences of national experts in thisspecific area, which the CGE has identified as a priority in order tosupport non-Annex I Parties in fulfilling their reporting obligations
under the Convention.
• Africa Regional Workshop on the Building of Sustainable
National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management Systems(Windhoek, Namibia, 27 - 29 October 2015) aimed at improving
national GHG inventory management systems.
4Future Cooperationo Following the adoption of SBI 42 conclusions (FCCC/SBI/2015/10, para29), the UNFCCC secretariat and IPCC TFI TSU are working on aMemorandum of Understanding aimed at enhancing cooperation
between the two organizations.
o UNFCCC secretariat, in cooperation with Global Support Programme(GSP) for National Communications and Biennial Update Reports, and theIPCC TFI TSU will organize, as of March 2016, series of regional handson training workshops on the building of sustainable national
greenhouse gas inventory management systems and the 2006 IPCC
Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
o Tentative dates of the workshops are: 14-18 March 2016, for Africa region
 6-10 June 2016, for Latin America and the Caribbean region
 19-23 September 2016, for Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europeanregions
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Future Cooperation (Cont.)

Other possible joint activities may include:•Support of the UNFCCC secretariat to the translation of the
IPCC Inventory Software, and its user manual, into Frenchand Spanish;•Possible additional functionalities to the IPCC Inventory
Software to facilitate reporting by non-Annex I Parties.

6Thank you!