Introduction to the Consultative Group of Experts At COP24 in Katowice, Poland it was decided that the mandate of the Consultant Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention will be extended for eight years and renamed it the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE).
In addition to assisting developing country Parties fulfil their reporting requirements under the Convention, the CGE supports the implementation of an enhanced transparency framework. This includes: facilitating the provision of technical advice; supporting developing country Parties to prepare their biennial transparency reports; and providing technical advice to the secretariat on the implementation of the training of technical expert review teams.
The CGE’s work with the NWP
The NWP will support the vision of the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) to assist developing country Parties improve their capacities to implement the existing measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) arrangements under the UNFCCC and the enhanced transparency framework by:
- Co-producing knowledge outputs and sharing knowledge information on relevant work and engagement opportunities with a global network of partners
- Promoting collaboration to scale up adaptation action
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Opportunities to contribute to the CGE
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