What does the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework mean for LDCs?
Channel: IIED
Date: 2020-08-05

On 4 August 2020 the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) hosted a webinar to discuss how least developed countries are proactively working at national level to put the goals of the Paris Agreement into practice. The online event focused on their experiences of the implications of the new transparency framework for LDC practitioners.

This webinar was the first in a series bringing together practitioners from LDCs with global practitioners, technical experts and other stakeholders to share their experiences in implementing frameworks and national policies, including the opportunities and challenges in bringing the Paris Agreement to life. Speakers also shared how COVID-19 has affected implementation activities.

The panellists were Yamikani Idriss, environmental officer responsible for environmental planning, monitoring and research in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining in Malawi; Rehab Ahmed Hassan, the coordinator for Sudan's Third National Communication; Charles Asumana, the national project coordinator of Liberia’s First Biennial Update Report (BUR-1) project; and Xuehong Wang, team lead of the International Consultation and Analysis Support Unit at the Transparency Division of the UNFCCC Secretariat. 

The webinar was moderated by Fernanda Alcobé, a researcher in IIED's climate change group.

More details: https://www.iied.org/what-does-paris-agreements-transparency-framework-mean-for-ldcs