National obligations and Commitments Compiled with UNFCCC [Metodija Dimovski] [UNFCCC National Focal Point] [Head of Department of European Integration] [Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning] This presentation will probably involve audience discussion, which will create action items. Use PowerPoint to keep track of these action items during your presentation In Slide Show, click on the right mouse button Select “Meeting Minder” Select the “Action Items” tab Type in action items as they come up Click OK to dismiss this box This will automatically create an Action Item slide at the end of your presentation with your points entered.

2 Background Why we joined the UNFCCC? –Imperative for further development and participation in the global economic and financial flows –Appreciation of global warming and climate change as the most important environmental global issue –Macedonia become party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 28 April 1998

3 National Obligations (1) All Parties must report on the steps they are taking or envisage to undertake to implement the Convention (Articles 4.1 and 12). In accordance with the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" enshrined in the Convention, the required contents of "national communications" and the timetable for their submission is different for Annex I and non-Annex I Parties.

4 National Obligations (2) Non-Annex I Parties also eligible for financial and technical assistance to prepare their national communications. The GEF, acting as an operating entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention provides financial assistance to non-Annex I Parties.financial mechanism Non-Annex I Parties must submit their initial communication to the COP within three years of the entry into force of the Convention for that Party, or of the availability of financial resources.

5 Particular obligation (1) Art. 4.1(a) Develop, periodically update, publish and make available to the COP, national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all GHG not controlled by Montreal Protocol. Art. 4.1(b) Formulate, implement, publish and regularly update national programmes containing measures to mitigate climate change by addressing anthropogenic emissions of GHG not controlled by Montreal Protocol.

6 Particular obligation (2) Art. 4.1(d) Promote sustainable management of sinks and reservoirs of all GHG not controlled by Montreal Protocol. Art. 4.1(e) Cooperate in preparing for adaptation to the impacts of climate change.

7 Particular obligation (3) Art. 6(a) Promote and facilitate at the national level: –(i) Development and implementation of educational and public awareness programmes on climate change and its effects; –(ii) Public access to information on climate change and its effects; –(iii) public participation in addressing climate change.

8 What we are doing and what is done? Initial communication has been started consisting of the following components: –Inventory of GHG –Assessment of the potential impacts on climate change –Analysis of potential measurements for mitigation of GHG and adaptation on climate change –Preparation of national action plan to address climate change and its negative effects

9 What we are doing and what is done? National Climate Change Committee established by the Government in May 2000, composed by representative of the relevant Ministries, MANU and NGOs. Series of training workshops organized in 2000/2001 for participants from government, industry, academia and local governments.

10 Further steps Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol Implementation of the National action plan to address climate change Further implementation of Art. 5 and 6 of the Convention Strengthening the capacities and institutional infrastructure of the Ministry of Environment to cope with climate change issue Improvement of the operation of the National Committee and its role