Strengthening the capacity of institutions in Nigeria to implement the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement To strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of Nigeria to respond to the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement. Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. This section describes the socioeconomic benefits to be delivered by the project at the national and local levels, as appropriate [1].1. Mitigation: The CBIT project will support Nigeria to strengthen the GHGI and MRV system which will enable tracking progress made towards achieving the mitigation and adaptation targets stipulated in the NDC. The project will also build technical capacity to prepare any reports that will propose activities that will transition the country towards a low carbon trajectory. Climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health such as clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. Mitigation, thus reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy-use choices can result in improved health, particularly through reduced air pollution.2. Climate Resilience: The project will support the implementation of the following tasks which will increase adaptive capacity and reduce sensitivity and exposure to the population and livelihoods in the country:- Ecological resilience: the CBIT project will enhance management of the five IPCCC sectors including Energy, waste, IPPU, and AFOLU sectors through increased capacity to collect reliable GHG data which will be used for effective management and monitoring and analysis of the status of resources the sectors thereby sustaining the flow of ecological goods and services. Ecological resilience fosters human well-being as humans derive well-being from nature, for example through clean water flow, harvesting firewood, selling fish, or enjoying the natural beauty. The sustained flow of ecosystem services is dependent on how well humans and nature interface.- Climate proof legislative frameworks: The project will enhance decision-making and planning for improved land use, enhanced natural resources management, and use, and promote sustainable use of natural resource-based socio-economic activities such as agriculture, and tourism. GHG data collected and analyzed in this project will be shared with different government entities to guide and inform policy, operational planning, and decision-making. Building human capacity through training and technical support to collect, assess and report quality GHG data and to identify, respond and manage the current and future threats of climate change will increase science-based decision-making hence enhancing climate resilience and coping strategies of the citizens. Coping strategies will enhance community resilience and hence improve wellbeing through adopting coping mechanisms.- Food security: Food and nutrition security is an essential socio-economic parameter of livelihoods. The CBIT project will increase the capacity of the country to plan, monitor, analyze and link climate change data to agricultural production and productivity which largely account for sustainable food and nutrition security. Furthermore, forestry and related natural resources are critical to Nigeria’s socio-economic development as they provide environmental support to food and nutrition security in addition to conservation of biodiversity, protection of water catchments, and soil and water conservation, among others. Health security is interrelated with the environment, climate, and water as well as food and nutrition security. All the factors mentioned above simultaneously combine to increase local communities’ resilience to climate change impacts and related shocks.                        [1] Specific guidance on how FAO can promote the Four Pillars of Decent Work in rural areas is provided in the Quick reference for addressing decent rural employment (as well as in the full corresponding Guidance document). For more information on FAO’s work on decent rural employment and related guidance materials please consult the FAO thematic website at: http://www.fao.org/rural-employment/en/.