1. european capacity building initiativeecbi Issues in MRV/ICA/IAR Luis Gomez-Echeverri International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis european capacity building initiative initiative européenne de renforcement des capacités ecbi for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiations pour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales sur les changements climatiques

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6. MRV Summary of Issues flagged Workshops – Seminars - Submissions of Parties

7. european capacity building initiativeecbi MRV (1)  MRV of financial support is crucial in the establishment of reconfigured climate change regime  MRV should be country-driven and in accordance with countries’ needs and priorities  MRV should help address current problems of lack of consistency/ transparency / comprehensiveness of finance support to CC  Lack of agreed definition on what constitutes climate finance makes scale and sources of definition difficult to determine  Specific goals/purpose of MRV need to be agreed in order to ensure efficient operation and avoid overload and burden of information  What organ in UNFCCC should be assigned to measure/report/ verify financial support to developing country action - some think should be Standing Committee on Finance

8. european capacity building initiativeecbi MRV (2)  Who and how should quantify private finance?  Evolving role of MRV to help ensure compliance on commitments to support climate change action in developing countries  MRV and capacity building role in building institutional/ technical/ legal / and policy development capacities  What elements are needed to build a comprehensive MRV system and how to build on existing reporting systems including national communications  What institutional arrangements are needed for MRV support

9. european capacity building initiativeecbi MRV (3)  Question on what to report ( one submission’s suggestions)  Overview of policy/mitigation actions  Implementation schedule  Potential GHG reductions  Total costs of actions  Methodology for measuring GHG reduciton  Other relevant information ( e.g. co-benefits)

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11. ICA Issues  Details are still being negotiated – Submissions by Parties requested and discussions continuing in Durban  Importance of transparency and the need to create a simple system that involves stakeholders  Interest in having a flexible systems – in frequency and form  Need to come to an agreement on who would be involved in the consultations and interrelationship between ICAs and IARs – the International Assessment Reviews of Annex I Parties

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