1 September 2023
2nd Plenary Meeting of Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership

Summary of Regional Activities for Article
6 and Lessons Learned
Chatthep Chanyam
Technical OfficerOngoing Support Global

Global Support••••••••••••••••••Capacity Building Work Programme on Art.6.2 and Art. 6.4/ UNFCCC

Hands-on trainings at Regional Climate Weeks/ UNFCCC
Article 6 Action Hub/ Market Place/ UNFCCC

Regional Capacity Building Virtual Workshops on Article 6/ UNFCCC
Partnership for Market Implementation Facility (PMIF)/ World Bank
Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI)/ World BankTransformative Carbon Asset Facility (TCAF)/ World Bank

Digital for Climate (D4C)/ UNFCCC, EBRD, UNDP and WB
Art. 6.2 Transfer Readiness Assistance (TRA)/ UNDP

Asian Development Bank’s Art. 6 Support Facility (A6SF)/ ADB
Initiative or Climate Action Transparency (ICAT)/ UNOPS

CDM, Article 6 and VCM Pipeline Analysis and Database/ UNEP-CCC

Sustainable Development Initiative for Art. 6/ UNEP-CCC & Gold Standard

The Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency – Global Support Programme (CBITGSP)/ UNEP-CCC
Integrated Assessment for Article Six (IAA6) Project/ UNEP-CCC

Expert Group Meeting (EGM) Examining the role of carbon markets to enhanceinvestment in carbon removal in developing and emerging markets/ UNIDOInternational Initiative for Development of Art. 6 Methodology Tools/ Perspective
Climate GmbHArticle 6 Early Movers Programme/ Gold Standard2

Ongoing Support in Asia-PacificRegional Support• ADB Knowledge Products related to Article 6/ ADB• ADB Workshop on Carbon Pricing for V20 Countries* in AP/ ADB• Mobilising Article 6 Trading Structures (MATS)/ GGGI Cambodia, Nepal• Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches (DAPA)/ GGGI Indonesia, Vietnam• Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPARC)/ GGGI Thailand, Pakistan• Global Carbon Market/ GIZ
 India• Support JCM Partner Countries for expanding 3rd Party Entity/ OECC Cambodia, Indonesia, Maldies, Mongolia, Myanmar,Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam• Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP)/ IGES
 Indonesia, Mongolia, Thailand• Carbon Market & Art. 6 Scoping Study/ EBRD
 Uzbekistan, Georgia• Supporting Development of Kazakhstan ETS Kazakhstan3

Ongoing Support in Middle East and North AfricaRegional Support• Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches (DAPA)/ GGGI Morocco• Support JCM Partner Countries for expanding 3rd Party Entity/ OECC
 Saudi Arabia, Tunisia• Global Carbon Market/ GIZ
 Tunisia• Supporting Turkey to Scale Up Domestic Carbon Market/ EBRD
 Turkey4

Ongoing Support in Sub-Sahara
Regional Support• Eastern African Alliance on Carbon Markets/
 Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda• West African Alliance on Carbon Markets
 Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia,Mauritania• Pilot Market-based Approaches in Africa (Art. 6.2 & Art. 6.4)/ AfDB Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria• Pilot Phase of the Adaptation Benefit Mechanism (Art. 6.8)/ AfDB Nigeria• Art. 6.2 Transfer Readiness Assistance (TRA)/ UNDP Ghana, Senegal• Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches (DAPA)/ GGGI Senegal• Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPARC)/ GGGI Zambia• NDC Assist II Article 6 Capacity Building Component/ GIZ
 South Africa, Rwanda• Support JCM Partner Countries for expanding 3rd Party Entity/ OECC
 Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal• Climate Finance Innovators/ Perspectives
 Ethiopia, Senegal, Uganda

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Ongoing Support in Latin America

Regional Support• Technical Subgroup on MRV and Climate Change (SGT-MRV)/ PacificAlliance• Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPARC)/ GGGI Colombia• NDC Assist II Article 6 Capacity Building Component/ GIZ
 Peru• Support JCM Partner Countries for expanding 3rd Party Entity/ OECC
 Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico• Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP)/ IGES Chile6

Lesson Learned
Based on experiences, the lesson learned can be summarized as below;
1. Limited understanding of Article 6 guidance (e.g. ITMOs and CA methods)
and reporting requirements
2. Another lesson learned was not only to identify the gaps in understanding,but also to know what other countries are doing to prepare for Art. 6
3. There is a need for tailored solutions for each country, engagement withlocal institutions and experts and the provision of support on a continuous
basis rather than isolated workshops
4. Lack of knowledge incl. private sector in the host country as well as policy,
regulatory frameworks and strategies for the implementation of Art. 6
5. There is need to promote inter-ministerial coordination, alignment ofArticle 6 ambitions with NDC and long-term strategies, and building onexisting infrastructure and institutions
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What can A6IP do to facilitate Art. 6 CB Activities?
1) Facilitating understanding of Art. 6 rules and linkages with NDCs
2) Promoting joint efforts in building capacity, avoiding duplication, andmaximizing impacts of Art. 6 Implementation;3) Mutual Learning by tapping into experiences sharing, best practices, andlessons learned from other countries in the same or other regions;4) Encouraging cooperation between regional bodies and partner
institutions incl. private sector;

8Thank you for your attention

Any questions
Contact: a6_partnership@iges.or.jp
Website: https://a6partnership.org