UNFCCC secretariat, MDA

Xuehong Wang, Programme Officer

Training programme

- Guidelines and process for the review of NC

and BR

11th Lead Reviewers Meeting

Bonn, 3-7 March 2014

Outline of presentation

Structure of the module

Reporting and review guidelines

Scope of review

Criteria of identification of issues

Workflow and timeline

Review tools and deliverables

Structure of the module

• Overview of guidelines and procedures

• Reporting requirements

• The ERT and review tasks

• Timeline for the review

• Review tools and procedures

• List of materials for NC reviews

Part A: Reporting and review

of NCs

• Overview of guidelines and procedures

• Scope of technical review

• The ERT and review tasks

• The IAR process and timeline

• Review tools and procedures

• List of materials for BR reviews

Part B: Reporting

and review of BRs

• Guidelines and process for the review of NCs under the KP Annex

Reporting guidelines for NC and BR

• Convention: Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, Part II: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on national communications (decision 4/CP.5 and FCCC/CP.1999/7, pages 80-100)

• KP: Guidelines for the preparation of the information required under Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol (decision 15/CMP.1)

National communication

• UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for developed country Parties (decision 2/CP.17, annex I)

• Common tabular format for “UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for developed country Parties (decision 19/CP.18)

Biennial report

Review guidelines for NC and BR

Review under Convention: Guidelines for the technical review of information reported under the Convention related to greenhouse gas inventories, biennial reports and national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention (decision 23/CP.19)

Review under the KP: Guidelines for the review under Article 8 of the Kyoto Protocol (decision 22/CMP.1, annex, part VII: review of national communications and information on other commitments under the Kyoto Protocol)

Scope of review

The individual review of NC/BR will

Provide an assessment of the completeness of the NC/BR

Provide an indication of whether it was submitted on time

Check the consistency of information contained in the NC/BR with that contained in the BR/NC and GHG inventory

Undertake a detailed technical examination of the reporting elements in NC/BR

Identify issues related to completeness, transparency, timeliness and adherence to reporting guidelines

Technical examination of reporting elements for NC under the Convention

National circumstances

relevant to GHG emissions and

removals

GHG inventory information

Policies and measures

Projections and the total effect of policies

and measures

Vulnerability assessment, climate change impacts and adaptation measures

Financial resources and transfer of

technology

Research and systematic observation

Education, training and public awareness

A description of the national system

A description of the national registry

An explanation of how the Party’s use of the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms is supplementary to domestic action(s)

Information on the Party’s implementation of policies and measures under Article 2 of the KP

A description of the Party’s domestic and regional legislative arrangements and enforcement and administrative procedures

Information on technology transfer, capacity-building, research and cooperation, and other activities under Article 10 of the KP

Information on financial support

Technical examination of reporting elements for NC under the KP

Reporting requirements of BR

Information on GHG emissions and trends

Quantified economy-wide emission reduction target

Progress in achievement of quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets and relevant information

• Mitigation actions and their effects

• Estimates of emission reductions and removals and the use of units from the market-based mechanisms and LULUCF activities

GHG Projections

Provision of financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing country Parties

Other reporting matters

Technical examination of reporting elements of BR (scope of review)

All emissions and removals related to

the Party’s quantified

economy-wide emission reduction

target

Assumptions, conditions and methodologies related to the

attainment of the Party’s quantified

economy-wide emission reduction

target

Progress the Party has made towards the achievement of

its quantified economy-wide

emission reduction target

The Party’s provision of

financial, technological and capacity-building

support to developing country

Parties

Principle and criteria for reporting and review

Principle and criteria Reporting Review

Completeness

√ √

Transparency

√ √

Consistency

√

Comparability

√

Accuracy

√

Timeliness of submission

√

Adherence to reporting

guidelines

√

Definition and application of criteria

criteria Reporting Review

completeness No mandatory (“shall”

requirements) reporting elements

is excluded.

Comparing the reported

information in NC/BR with the

mandatory reporting requirements.

Transparency The reporting shall be structured

following the outline contained in

the annex to the reporting

guidelines, in order to facilitate

transparency.

Clear, factual and neutral

information or explanation is

provided which is sufficient for the

review experts to assess the

relevance, credibility and reliability

of the reported information.

Timeliness of

submission

NC/BR reports are submitted by

the due date or within six weeks

after the due date.

Check the time of submission.

Adherence to

reporting

guidelines

NC/BR reports adhere to the

reporting guidelines for NC and

BR.

Draw conclusion on this based on

the assessment of completeness,

transparency and timeliness.

Workflow of review of NC and BR

Timeline: preparation prior to review

Twelve weeks prior to the review week:

- Inform the Party under review

-Seek confirmation of review dates

- Compose the expert review team (ERT)

Eight weeks prior to the review week:

- Send invitation to the ERT

- Send background documents to the ERT

Four weeks prior to the review week:

- Provide more structured guidance to the ERT

- Request preliminary questions from the ERT

Two weeks prior to the review week:

- Organize a telephone conference with the ERT

- Exchange views on the initial findings of the ERT

Timeline: preparation of review report

• Additional information, where required, to be provided by Party within two weeks after the review

• Eight weeks for report drafting/editing

Review week

• Sent to Party for comments

• Four weeks for Party to comment

Draft review report

• Sent to expert review team (ERT) for consideration

• Four weeks for ERT to address

Comments from Party

Submit to Conference of the Parties for consideration

Final review report

Review tools: preparation prior to review

Steps Tools Deliverables Timeline

1. Completeness check – are all

mandatory requirements

reported?

Checklist Completed checklist

Two weeks before the

review

2. Technical assessment – is

reporting transparent?

Guidance in the form of a

list of questions

Questions to the Party

Two weeks before the

review

3. Draft report – what are remaining questions/gaps to be clarified during the review week?

Report template Draft report,

gaps identified First day of the review week

Review tools: review week

Steps Tools Deliverables Timeline

Technical assessment

Powerpoint (PPT) template and examples

of PPTs

Presentation of review findings

By Thursday afternoon

Technical assessment

PPT template and examples

of PPTs

Conclusions and

recommendations of the expert

review team

By Friday afternoon –

ERT wrap-up meeting

Technical assessment

Report template and examples

of review reports

Zero-order draft of the

report

By Saturday noon

Review tools: preparation of review report

Steps Tools Deliverables Timeline

1. Incorporation of the remaining

information from the Party

Report template

Final chapters 2 weeks after

the review week

2. Preparation of final draft report – are all chapters of

the report consistent?

Report template

Final draft report

4 weeks after the review

week

3. Addressing of Parties comments

Template for the ERT to address

Party’s comments

Final report 14 weeks after

the review week

Thank you!!

Any questions?