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Gaining further experience for implementation of the Paris Agreement

The third cycle of International Assessment and Review was launched in March 2018.  Since 2014, the trust among all Parties has been built through the implementation of the monitoring reporting and verification system.  Wealth of experience was gained by climate change experts and Parties by reviewing and multilaterally assessing national reports of developed Parties and by analysing and facilitatively sharing views on the national reports of developing Parties.  The practice and lessons learned through these processes informs the development of the Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement.
At the beginning of this year most developed countries submitted their third biennial reports and seventh national communications showcasing among other things:
·         Actions related to climate change;
·         Progress countries are making to achieve its target; and
·         Support provided to developing countries.
Now it is time for expert review teams to review these reports and verify Parties’ progress made.
In order to get ready, the lead reviewers (LRs) of Biennial Reports and National Communications met in Bonn (28 February – 1 March 2018). The meeting aimed to facilitate the work of the LRs in fulfilling their task of ensuring consistency of reviews across Parties under review. 64 experts attended the meeting, 33 from non-Annex I Parties and 31 were from Annex I Parties. During the meeting experts shared their experiences when reviewing Parties and agreed on approaches for the upcoming reviews. LRs enjoyed a lot the practical exercises, which allow them to mock the review activities.
The submissions from 26 Parties will be reviewed in March–June 2018. The European Union and the Netherlands were the first two Parties to receive expert review teams followed by Germany and the Czech Republic. In the following months expert review teams will go to the capitals of Australia, Canada, France, Hungary and Japan to assess the reported information, meet with country experts and share experiences, success stories and challenges when implementing the commitment of the UNFCCC.
The reviews are followed by the Multilateral Assessment sessions, scheduled for SBI sessions in December 2018, June and December 2019.
The third cycle of International Assessment and Review was launched in March 2018.  Since 2014, the trust among all Parties has been built through the implementation of the monitoring reporting and verification system.  Wealth of experience was gained by climate change experts and Parties by reviewing and multilaterally assessing national reports of developed Parties and by analysing and facilitatively sharing views on the national reports of developing Parties.  The practice and lessons learned through these processes informs the development of the Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement.