1. UNFCCC secretariat, Mitigation, Data and Analysis programme Daniel Hooper, Programme Officer The Multilateral Assessment Application Tool (MA Application) Key functionalities and deployment process

2. MA Application  Background  MA Question and Answer Process  Overview of Key Functionalities  MA Application Deployment Process Presentation outline:

3. MA Application Decision 2/CP.17, Annex II, para. 10 (“Modalities and procedures for international assessment and review”): The multilateral assessment should entail the following: a)Any Party may submit electronically through the secretariat written questions to the Party concerned in advance of the international assessment b)The Party under assessment should endeavour to respond to those questions, through the secretariat, within two months. The secretariat will compile the questions and answers and publish them on the UNFCCC website Background

4. MA Application The Question and Answer (Q&A) Process under the IAR will consist of three phases:  Phase 1 – Parties can submit their questions to any of the Parties under assessment through the secretariat (one month until designated response period);  Phase 2 – Parties under assessment have two months to respond to the questions;  Phase 3 – The secretariat compiles the questions and responses and publishes them on the UNFCCC website. Q&A Process

5. MA Application  Questions and answers are submitted directly in the application and are tracked throughout the Q&A process  Questions and answers submitted by the Party are stored in the application, and can be accessed and/or exported by the Party at any time in the future  Automated email notifications  All information is centralized and in a common format Highlighted Features

6. MA Application 1.Communication  Documents and announcements on the homepage  Status of Party  Automated alerts, notifications and reminders Key Functionalities

7. MA Application Communication

8. MA Application Communication

9. MA Application 2.Data Input  Increased user friendliness with simple to use buttons and options  Multiple users from each Party can be signed on simultaneously  Users from the same Party can have different roles  Allows the selection of multiple Parties when raising questions  Allows questions to be raised after the one-month question period  Question queue and Answer queue Key Functionalities

10. MA Application Data Input

11. MA Application Data Input

12. MA Application 3.Data Management  Ability to filter questions and answers for current or previous SB sessions for your Party  Ability to export questions and/or answers for your Party Key Functionalities

13. MA Application Data Management

14. MA Application Data Management

15. MA Application  June 2014: Informational Note from MDA to all national focal points (NFP) requesting the nomination of Party users for the MA application.  Once MDA receives Party nominations, log-in credentials for users will be prepared and provided in August.  MA Application help desk: MA-Portal@unfccc.int  September 2014: MA Application open for SB41 Deployment Process

16. MA Application Thank you for your attention