It is undeniable that there is a lot riding on COP26 for a variety of reasons. Underpinning many of them is the further work required to make the ETF fully operational in time for Parties to submit their first Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) by 2024. It is therefore important for countries to have clear guidance and access to the necessary information, expertise, and support available.
The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) is therefore jointly hosting or supporting a number of events at COP26, all of which are aimed at supporting your transparency efforts.
If you have questions about any of the events featured below, please get in touch with the ICAT Secretariat.
Building long-term capacity in Central Africa: Launch of the Regional Climate Action Transparency Hub
11:00 – 12:00 GMT / 4 November 2021
Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC) Pavilion
Organised by: Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), Aether, ICAT
Join us as we publicly launch the inaugural Regional Climate Action Transparency Hub in Central Africa. The Hub will develop a team of regional experts that will support countries in developing and maintaining sustainable climate change related data gathering, reporting and stakeholder engagement systems.
Once developed, the Hub will provide valuable insights, information and knowledge to local, national and regional economic, social and environmental strategies and decision makers, helping them to plot, and monitor, the best possible course to climate neutral, resilient communities, cities and nations over the next 15 years.
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Support opportunities available to developing country Parties for implementing MRV arrangements under the Convention and ETF under the Paris Agreement
13:15 – 14:30 GMT / 6 November 2021
Lomond Auditorium
Organised by: UNFCCC
This event will explore some of the financial, technical and capacity-building support opportunities available to developing country Parties for implementing the MRV arrangements under the Convention and preparing for the transition to the ETF under the Paris Agreement.
#Data4BetterClimateAction: The value of transparency to advance national priorities while fulfilling climate reporting
14:40 – 15:55 GMT / 9 November 2021
PCCB Capacity Building Hub
Organized by: Caribbean Cooperative MRV Hub, FAO, GEF, GGGI, GHGMI, ICAT, ISPRA, LEDS GP, PATPA, UNDP, UNEP, UNEP DTU Partnership, UK Government
Through a healthy mix of keynotes, panel discussions, video messages, audience polling, and Q&A, the #Data4BetterClimateAction campaign aims to provide an engaging and comprehensive showcase of the value of climate action transparency for advancing national priorities.
With a programme full of high-level speakers, participants will be inspired to take the necessary next steps, both politically and practically, to further enhance their country’s transparency frameworks in a targeted manner.
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Building long-term capacity in Central Asia: Launch of the Regional Climate Action Transparency Hub
TBC / 10 November 2021
Central Asia Pavilion
Organised by: CAREC, ICAT
……………… Monitoring air pollution and health benefits within climate change MRV systems
13:00 – 14:00 GMT / 10 November 2021
WHO Pavilion
Organised by: Stockholm Environment Institute, Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CACC), Aether, Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT)
This side event at the WHO Pavilion will provide participants with exclusive insight into the new Integrating Short-Lived Climate Pollutants and Air Pollution into Climate Change Monitoring and Transparency Frameworks: A Practical Guide. This guide, developed by ICAT and CACC, provides concrete steps for national planners to use to integrate air pollutant and health benefits into their monitoring and policy evaluation frameworks.
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Driving effective NDC implementation and tracking progress through enhanced climate action transparency
13:15—14:30 GMT / 11 November 2021
Organized by: Nigeria, Chad, The Energy and Research Institute (TERI), ICAT
ICAT’s experience has shown that the overall quality of NDCs and their implementation has increased on the basis of sound data. Drawing on lessons learnt from Nigeria, Chad, and India (TERI), this event will explore different ways countries are using data to strengthen climate action. Nigeria is now developing sectoral MRV systems and a tracking framework for mitigation.