Daniel Hooper, Programme Officer

UNFCCC secretariat, Mitigation, Data and Analysis programme

The Multilateral Assessment Application Tool

(MA Application)

Key functionalities and deployment process

MA Application

Background

MA Question and Answer Process

Overview of Key Functionalities

MA Application Deployment Process

Presentation outline:

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

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

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

MA Application

1. Communication

Documents and announcements on the homepage

Status of Party

Automated alerts, notifications and reminders

Key Functionalities

MA ApplicationCommunication

MA ApplicationCommunication

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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

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MA ApplicationData Input

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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

MA ApplicationData Management

MA ApplicationData Management

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

MA Application

Thank you for your attention