The Consultative Group of Experts Undeterred in Providing Support Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The
Consultative Group of Experts (CGE), mandated to provide technical support and
advice to developing countries improve their capacities to implement the
existing MRV arrangements under the Convention and the ETF under the Paris
Agreement has underlined its commitment to
deliver its mandate and work despite the COVID-19 pandemic. To this extent, The CGE convened an ad-hoc virtual meeting on 14 April 2020 from 14:30 –
16:30 CET (Bonn time) to assess
the potential impact of on-going worldwide effects of COVID-19 on its 2020 work plan and discussed how the potential impacts could be
managed. The CGE will continue assessing such potential impacts as the
situation unfolds and take necessary measures to ensure successful
implementation of its workplan.
This
level of commitment is critically important given that the current MRV system
is set to transition to ETF under the
Paris Agreement, which will increasingly require more detailed reporting by all
countries. Learn more about the CGE continued commitment here and the adjustments made to its 2020 workplan in the
light of COVID-19 is here.