Objectives

Establish a legal framework that specifies and guides the management of a national MRV/transparency system to meet the objectives of article 13 of the Paris Agreement under the UNFCCC. This legal framework covered the aspects of data collection, data management and related institutional arrangements.

Workplan

1. Development of a technical, institutional and legal analysis to establish the current situation and identify the gaps in regards to the main elements required for a national MRV/Transparency System.
2. Development of a legal proposal for a supreme decree that will establish a National MRV/Transparency System.

Project Deliverables

• Needs and Gaps Report
• Roadmap detailing the activities that need to be implemented for obtaining reliable and regular information on GHG emissions
• Technical report to inform the Supreme Decree
• A Decree proposal submitted to the Presidency

Objectives

Implement and operationalise the National MRV/Transparency System, strengthen capacities and provide a toolbox with sectorial guides

Workplan

1. Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de las entidades que conforman el Sistema Nacional de MRV de Gases de Efecto Invernadero Desarrollados.
2. Bases de la construcción hacia el Marco Nacional de Transparencia enfocado en el Sistema Nacional de MRV de Gases de Efecto Invernadero.
3. Caja de Herramientas para la implementación del Sistema MRV y la Construcción del Marco Nacional de Transparencia.

Project Deliverables

• Report highlighting key achievements and lessons learned in the 1st phase of the project
• Revisión y análisis de la hoja de ruta para diagnosticar las necesidades existentes dentro de las instituciones y desarrollo de los roles y responsabilidades de los equipos de expertos de cada entidad
• Fomentando el desarrollo de las capacidades nacionales a un grupo de expertos dentro de cada una de las entidades, a través de la formación (training/webinares) de dichos expertos sobre los temas de Marco de transparencia/NDC/MRV/Inventarios
• Propuesta para la revisión (QA/QC) de los datos y procedimientos para la preparación de los Inventarios de Gases de Efecto Invernadero, para el establecimiento de un grupo de expertos en esta área. (buscando a la replicabilidad y la sostenibilidad en el tiempo)

Objectives

Capacity building on planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating adaptation actions effectively and efficiently to strengthen the transparency framework using the Dominican Republic’s agriculture sector (banana sub – sector) as pilot. This project had a bottom-up approach of the adaptation transparency framework.

Workplan

1. Pilot methodologies and tools targeted to the banana production sector to identify indicators to track the current state of the production system.
2. Tracking the effectiveness of adaptation measures implemented and providing guidance on what data to measure and how to inform these indicators.

Project Deliverables

• Needs Assessment Report
• Basic national methodology for the agricultural sector: focus on the Banana agrosystem
• Capacity building needs assessment in DR

Objective

To strengthen Dominican Republic’s capacity to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate effective and efficient adaptation actions in a transparent manner for the Agriculture and Tourism sectors. This project has a top-down approach of the adaptation transparency framework.

Workplan

1. Development of tools and methodologies to increase the transparency of monitoring and evaluation of adaptation measures in the agriculture and tourism sectors.
2. Evaluation and validation of tools and methodologies with key national stakeholders.
3. Capacity building for evaluation and transparency report on the adaptation measures the agriculture and tourism sectors.