FAO capacity development activities with emphasis on institutional arrangements,

QA/QC and verification processes

Africa Regional Workshop on the Building of Sustainable National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management Systems

27-29 October 2015, Windhoek, Namibia

Rocío D. Cóndor-Golec (FAO)

Outline• Objectives & activities• Capacity development (CD) activities• Regional and country approach on CD• Inter-agency collaboration• Conclusions

Objectives• Build knowledge on greenhouse gas emissions in the

Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector.

• Support countries in determining and refining national estimates in order to successfully address the reporting requirements of the UNFCCC and provide assistance to identify mitigation strategies that are compatible with food security, resilience and rural development objectives.

• Work with relevant international programs in support of a coherent framework for climate change mitigation (UNFCCC, UNDP, UN-REDD, IPCC, Global Strategy).

Activities• Global GHG emissions data: FAOSTAT emissions database for

AFOLU covering 1961-2012 (agriculture) and 1990-2012 (Forestry and Other Land Use) for almost 200 countries using IPCC Tier 1 method, updated every year and with country detail.

• Knowledge generation: Directly contributed to IPCC AR5, IPCC revised GHG Guidelines, GHG reports, peer-reviewed articles, UNFCCC COP/MOP submission and SBSTA events.

• AFOLU Emissions Analysis Tools: for data dissemination, analysis and improvement of quality.

• Capacity development: Continue support to Member Countries in identifying and reporting GHG data for AFOLU, including the development of a user manual and e-learning course.

Developing Capacities

Develop Capacities within Member Countries for increased Sustainability and Impact

Country ownership and leadership

Supporting a process of learning and change

Work with existing capacities Functional skills – uptake

and sustain changes

Capacity Development (CD)

– Improving the capacity to assess and report GHG emissions from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector: Biennial Update Reports (BURs), National Communications (NCs).

– Supporting the identification of mitigation options for Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) and Intended Nationally determined Contributions (INDCs).

• Technical capacity

• Functional capacity– Strengthening partnering capacities among relevant national agencies

to complete and ensure sustainability of the reporting processes.– Enhancing access to and exchange of information towards a robust

national GHG reporting process for AFOLU.

Regional approach on CDThe regional approach aims to raise awareness on UNFCCC

national reporting processes, assess country needs & priorities and facilitate dialogue between National Statistical Agencies,

Ministries of Agriculture, and Bureaus responsible for national GHG reporting.

A series of regional workshops were organised in the context of the FAO Commission on Agricultural Statistics (CAS)

Collaboration with: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Regional workshop objectives• Raise awareness on the importance of agricultural and forestry statistics for

preparing national GHG inventories, and on planning national mitigation actions that link long term agricultural productivity, food security and sustainability.

• Explore the need for increased capacity in view of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) preparation and UNFCCC requirements to prepare and submit Biennial Update Reports (BURs) detailing national emissions and mitigation strategies.

• Facilitate communication and exchange of relevant knowledge at national and regional level to identify challenges, gaps, and opportunities to improve national data systems and analysis tools.

Regional Workshops in Asia, Africa and LAC• Asia Pacific Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics• Latin America FAO Workshop on Statistics for Greenhouse Gases

Emissions• Africa FAO Regional Workshop on Statistics for Greenhouse Gas

EmissionsSub-regional workshops:

– Workshop on Thematic Geospatial Information in Tropical Peatlands for Agriculture

– Mesoamerican Workshop on National Emissions Inventories and Mitigation Plans in Agriculture, Land use, Land use change and Forestry

– 4 workshops under the umbrella of the UNFCCC West Africa Project

Country approach on CDThe national approach aims to support governments in the

preparation of national GHG inventories, which are instrumental for national processes such as Biennial Update Reports (BURs),

National Communications (NC) and Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).

A set of activities depending on country needs and priorities were implemented

Collaboration with: UN-REDD, UNDP

Ecuador, Paraguay: Technical assistance

Collaboration with Ecuador,

Paraguay

• Technical assistance for the preparation and implementation of a kick-off national GHG inventory workshop for agriculture and LULUCF sectors.

FAO support

• Preparation of the agenda together with the government • Preparation of training material for the workshops (Spanish)• Delivery of parallel sessions for the agriculture and LULUCF sectors• Identification of relevant stakeholders for data collection in support of the preparation of

the NGHGI for the agriculture and LULUCF sector• Facilitate dialogue among the GHG compiler and data providers

Results

• Inter-agency collaboration for coherent support in the country (UNDP, UN-REDD)• NGHGI for the agriculture and LULUCF prepared

Collaboration with Uruguay

• Uruguay request support on QA/QC analysis for submission of its first Biennial Update Report (BUR)

• Become more familiar with FAOSTAT Emissions database and associated analysis tools

FAO support

• Hands-on activities using FAOSTAT Emissions database and AFOLU Emissions Analysis Tools (Regional overview, QA/QC and verification, Indicators and Geo-referenced data)

• Dialogue on the status of National Communications (NCs) and BUR• Strengthening of the institutional set-up by providing a neutral platform for discussion and

exchange

Results & next steps

• Identification of inconsistencies in activity data (milking cows), default emission factors, and errors in previous calculations (e.g. numbers of key categories, such as dairy and non-dairy cattle)

• Use of FAOSTAT emissions database by the country to support: BUR preparation, 4 th NC and INDC

Uruguay Technical webinars

Collaboration with Mexico

• FAO, the Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (INECC) and key national stakeholders agreed to conduct a QA and verification of Mexico’s National GHG Inventory and to provide support to the 2014 BUR, as well as subsequent BURs

FAO support

• Review of the inventory data according to the principles of transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness, and accuracy (TCCCA)

• Revision of Agriculture and LULUCF chapter drafts of the BUR • Detailed data analysis and assessment of submitted IPCC tables for key categories• (Activity data, Emissions factors, and Parameters)

Results & next steps

• Two summary reports and an in-country visit to follow up on key issues• FAO input will be included in the next inventory update as part of Mexico’s 6th

National Communication• Continued technical exchange to strengthen Mexico’s institutional capacities

Mexico Quality Assurance and Verification support

Collaboration with Colombia

• FAO, the Instituto de Hidrología Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM) agreed to perform a QA and verification process of the AFOLU component of the Colombia’s National GHG Inventory.

FAO support

• Desk review focus on assessing the methodologies and procedures , according to the principles of TCCCA.

• Visit of FAO expert to examine data and methodologies of the AFOLU component with local experts, and to provide guidance for implementing the 2006 IPCC Guidelines.

• Participate to a National Workshop: GHG inventory developments in AFOLU sector, Bogotá, Colombia, 3 July 2015.

Results

• Summary report for the AFOLU sector.• FAO inputs considered in the Colombia’s inventory improvement and update.• Follow-up , Regional Workshop: Exchanging experience in developing national GHG

inventories , Bogotá Colombia, 16-19 November 2015.

Colombia: Quality Assurance and Verification Support

Inter-agency collaboration• UN-REDD & UNDP

– Organization of joint events on the National GHG Inventory for the Agriculture and LULUCF sectors

• UNFCCC– Coordination with the Non-Annex I Support Sub-Programme

• IPCC/TFI – Regional FAO workshops in LAC and Africa– Expert meeting to discuss progress made on data availability

and methodological guidance with a view to emerging activities to combat climate change

Conclusions• Capacity development activities at regional and

country level implemented in support of UNFCCC reporting processes for the AFOLU sector.

• Dedicated country support addresses country needs and priorities.

• Collaboration with relevant international agencies and institutions for efficient and coordinated support to Member Countries.

Thank you!

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