The GEF/UNDP/UNEP National Communications Programme for Climate Change United Nations Development Programme UNFCCC Workshop on the Preparation of National Communications from non-Annex I Parties Manila, Philippines,26-30 April 2004

Initial National Communications 131 non-Annex I Parties received GEF funding Of these, 108 have submitted their initial National Communication Majority of countries submitted in Second National Communications Under new joint project, UNDP and UNEP anticipate: 2004: 45 proposals 2005: 54 proposals 2006: 32 proposals

Initial National Communications support: Lessons Learned IA processing times for enabling activities must be reduced Improved monitoring of implementation Support must be country-driven, addressing specific needs (not “one size fits all”) Support must be flexible to meet changing priorities Capacity building is a continuous process –support needed for the duration of enabling activities Technical support should be provided from enabling activities start-up Technical assistance demands were higher than anticipated Sources: NCSP Phase I, country feedback, CDI, GEF CCEA review

Why an umbrella approach? Improved support services to countries for: –Project proposal development –Preparation of the NC National Communication process streamlined –Faster IA processing times More opportunities for strategic approach to enabling activities and capacity building Improved monitoring and evaluation –Annual reports to GEF Council Enhanced network of expertise –north-south, south-south, south-north

GEF/UNDP/UNEP Joint Programme $60.2 million project Six years ( ) 130 non-Annex I Parties –100 UNDP, 30 UNEP Approved by GEF Council November 2003 CEO endorsement 19 April 2004

GEF/UNDP/UNEP Joint Programme Three components 1.Self-assessment financing (to produce project document) ($1.95M, or $15,000 per country) 2.Climate change enabling activity financing (to produce National Communication) ($52.65M, or $405,000 p/c) 3.National Communications Support Programme ($5.6M, of which $1.5 million is co-financing) Components 1 and 2: Implemented by UNDP and UNEP Component 3: Jointly managed by GEF, UNDP and UNEP, and implemented by UNDP Advisory Committee: GEF, UNFCCC, UNDP, UNEP, WB

GEF/UNDP/UNEP Joint Programme Project approval decentralised from GEF Secretariat to UNDP and UNEP Financing is provided in annual tranches Release of future tranches contingent upon approval of annual reports to GEF Council

GEF/UNDP/UNEP Joint Programme Objectives: National level To improve implementation of enabling activities by: 1.Improving degree of national ownership of National Communications (stakeholder consultations and stocktaking); 2.Ensuring enabling activities meet the reporting obligations of the UNFCCC (project proposal development) Output: Enhanced impact of National Communication Objectives: Global level To develop national capacity for reporting under UNFCCC by: 1.Facilitating implementation of enabling activities 2.Preparing and disseminating technical materials 3.Sustaining capacity building efforts

Component 1: National Self-Assessments -- Support UNDP COs UNDP-GEF Regional Co-ordination Units UNDP-GEF HQ

Component 2: Climate change enabling activities -- Support Implementation/administration/financial issues (UNDP): –UNDP COs –UNDP-GEF Regional Co-ordination Units Technical issues: –National Communications Support Programme

Component 3: National Communications Support Programme $4M in GEF funding; $1.5M in co-financing needed Six year duration Core focus –Capacity building –Knowledge sharing –Support for enabling activity implementation –Promoting south-south exchange by strengthening partnerships with regional institutions and use of regional experts UNDP committed to raising co-financing!