From 15 to 19 April 2024, four mandated regional online workshops
were convened to showcase the support available to developing country Parties for
enhanced transparency framework and to share insights on application process
for transparency-related projects. These workshops drew a significant number of
participants, with 378 transparency experts from 111 Parties and 14 support
providers. The success of these events has paved the way for an upcoming in-person
workshop at SB 60 on the same topic (registration link).
Nabeel Munir, SBI Chair, Shahin Shahyarov and Sarkhan
Ismayilov, Incoming COP Presidency, and Donald Cooper, Director of the
Transparency Division at the secretariat welcomed participants. They collectively
highlighted the crucial role of transparency in climate action and support and
importance of providing financial and technical support to developing
countries, especially in facilitating full implementation of the ETF.
The event served as a valuable a platform for various
support providers, including GEF, UNDP, UNEP and FAO, as well as CBIT-GSP, CGE,
GHGMI, ICAT, PATPA, Japan and US, to present on the financial and technical
support they are offering to developing countries. A compilation of more detailed background information
on ETF support was made available on the webpage.
The workshops also enabled discussions on best
practices and lessons learnt, as well as guidance on application for
transparency-related projects. Representatives from Belize, Brazil, Ghana,
South Africa, Georgia, China, Fiji and Cook Islands shared their valuable
insights, setting the scene for comprehensive and fruitful discussions among
all participants.
The engagement and discussions at the workshops resulted in
concrete collaboration opportunities between support providers and country
representatives, such as plans for in-country support and one-to-one consultations.
The
feedback received from the participants is very positive, appreciative of the
opportunity provided to engage with each other, and with demands to continue
organizing similar events.
The insights gathered from the online workshops will inform
the upcoming mandated in-person
workshop, scheduled for 15:00 – 18:00 on 4 June 2024 at SBI 60. To receive
information on the in-person workshop, please register here.