Facilitate transition to the enhanced transparency framework 25.03.2019
Laure Fouchecourt
The
twelfth round of technical analysis under the international consultation and
analysis (ICA) process was convened in Bonn, Germany, from 25 February to 1
March 2019. Biennial update reports (BUR) submitted by six developing country
Parties (BUR1 for El Salvador, Côte d'Ivoire, Malaysia and Yemen, and BUR2
for Azerbaijan, Ghana and Malaysia) were technically analyzed by two
teams of technical experts (TTE).
During
the opening session, the secretariat reiterated that the ICA process provides
a useful “testing ground” for developing countries to participate in the
enhanced transparency framework in the next few years. The successful
adoption of the transparency modalities, procedures and guidelines (MPGs) at
the twenty fourth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24), was
underscored as setting the direction for the implementation of the enhanced
transparency framework under the Paris Agreement. Information was provided to
enable the experts to have a better understanding of the timelines in transitioning
from the implementation of the existing MRV system to the new transparency
framework. Experts were therefore encouraged to fully engage in the technical
analysis process, that will facilitate this transition.
The
participation of some experts in negotiating the MPGs and their knowledge of
the special circumstances of developing country Parties, further enhanced the
technical analysis process and consultation with Parties being analysed during
the technical analysis week. The TTEs were quite keen to participate and support
Parties, particularly in identifying capacity-building needs, that could
improve their transparency of reporting and readiness for successful
implementation of the enhanced transparency framework.
Over the next nine months, the TTEs, in consultation with
the Parties, will prepare the summary reports for each of the Parties analysed.
Once published on the secretariat’s website, these summary reports will serve
as input to the facilitative sharing of views process for these Parties. In the
long term, the experiences and lessons learned by the secretariat, experts and
Parties will be an important source of information for successful
implementation of the enhanced transparency framework.
| The twelfth round of technical analysis under the international consultation and analysis (ICA) process was convened in Bonn, Germany, from 25 February to 1 March 2019. Biennial update reports (BUR) submitted by six developing country Parties (BUR1 for El Salvador, Côte d'Ivoire, Malaysia and Yemen, and BUR2 for Azerbaijan, Ghana and Malaysia) were technically analyzed by two teams of technical experts (TTE). |