NC/BUR Reporting Status of the North and Central MRV Networks Stanford Mwakasonda , 24th – 27th September, 2019 MRV Networks – Global Picture

• Eastern Africa • West Asia • Southern Africa • Central Asia • West Africa • Balkan States • North Africa • Pacific Islands • Central Africa • ASEAN countries • Lusophony Network (Portuguese • East Asia speaking countries) • South Asia • Latin America Network • Caribbean Network Support and MRV Network Events 3rd and 4th Quarter 2019 ▪ 23-26 July 2019 - East Africa Regional MRV Network Training and Peer Review Workshop in Dar Es Salaam, . ▪ 3-6 September 2019- Southern Africa Regional MRV Network Training and Peer Review Workshop in Mbabane, . ▪ 24-27 September 2019- North and Central Africa Regional MRV Network Training and Peer Review Workshop in Libreville, Gabon ▪ October – in-country training, ▪ 5- 8 November, Pacific Islands Regional MRV Network 1st Training and Peer Review Workshop ▪ November, GHG Peer review, Guyana ▪ Draft reports review; GHG Inventory, NCs, BURs Countries in the Southern Africa Network

• Congo Republic • • • • • • Central Africa Republic (CAR) • • Gabon • • Equatorial • • Sao Tome • • • Congo DRC Status of Letter of acknowledgement and appointment of focal points

▪A few countries have not submitted letters and appointed national focal points ▪What is the problem? NC Reporting status in the region Reports 1 2 3 4 NC Congo Republic 2001 Congo Republic 2009 Chad, 2001 Chad 2013 Cameroon, 2005 Cameroon 2016 Central Africa Republic Central Africa Republic (CAR) 2003 (CAR) 2015 Gabon 2004 Gabon 2013 - Sao Tome 2005 Sao Tome 2012 Mauritania 2002 Mauritania 2008 Mauritania 2014 Mauritania 2019 Cape Verde 2000 Cape Verde 2011 Cape Verde 2018 Congo DRC 2000 Congo DRC 2009 Congo DRC 2015 Algeria 2001 Algeria, 2010 Egypt 1999 Egypt 2010 Egypt 2016 Libya - Morocco 2001 Morocco 2010 Morocco 2016 Sudan 2003 Sudan 2013 Tunisia 2001 Tunisia 2014 Tunisia 2019 Rate NC/NC Ave NC1/NC2 = 9.8 years Ave NC2/NC3 = 6 years NC3/4 = 5 years BUR Reporting status in the region Reports 1 2 3 4 BUR Mauritania 2016 Morocco 2016 Tunisia 2014 Tunisia 2016 Rate BUR 1/BUR 2 = 2 yrs BUR/BUR

NB: Non-Annex I Parties, consistent with their capabilities and the level of support provided for reporting, should submit their first BUR by December 2014, and every two years thereafter. How do the Network, GSP achieve this?

▪ Assist countries in initiating NC/BUR projects • INC, BUR? • Subsequent NC and BURs? ▪ Assist countries to expedite finishing of ongoing NC/BUR projects • Share challenges that are constraining the implementation or finishing of ongoing NC/BUR projects so that we can try sort them out Questions

?!? Stanford Mwakasonda UNEP/UNDP Global Support Programme www.un-gsp.org