Partners

• UNFCCC Secretariat, GRID-Arendal
• Information Unit on Conventions (IUC)
• National Governments (NGOs)

Activities

Development of national projects in support of UNFCCC New Delhi Work Programme on Article 6.

Outputs

• National Article 6 needs assessments;
• Climate awareness programmes;
• National strategies on Article 6;
• Regional networks of Article 6 entities.

Partners

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Climate Programme (WCP)

Activities

Coordination of the World Climate Impact Assessment and Response Strategy (WCIRP) and Thrust 3 (impact assessment) of the Climate Agenda.

Outputs

• UNEP reports on implementation of WCIRP.

Partners

• UNFCCC Secretariat
• Institute for Global  Climate and Environment (IGCE)

Activities

Improvement of capacity for reporting national emissions and removals of greenhouse gases (GHG) under UNFCCC in selected (Countries of Independent States (CIS).

Outputs

• Bilingual (English and Russian) model of GHG inventory chapter for National Communication consistent with the Guidelines for preparation of national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention;
• Russian hardcopies of the UNFCCC Common Reporting Format for in-country use;
• Recommendations of expert meetings and training workshops on how to overcome typical for Former Soviet Union (FSU) countries problems on GHG inventory preparation and reporting;
• Reports of training workshops and expert meetings.

Partners

• UNEP in collaboration with African Ministerial Conference on the Environ-ment (AMCEN)
• UNCCD Secretariat

Activities

Enhancing capacities of African countries to facilitate implementation of UNCCD.

Outputs

• Guidelines for governments on streamlining national policies and regulations to comply with UNCCD;
• Recommendations on improving and upgrading capacities of national bodies responsible for desertification monitoring and control;
• Case study reports on best practices of involving local population in activities on desertification control;
• Enhanced educational programme on sustainable land management and desertification control.

Partners

• UNEP in collabora-tion with Global Environment Facility Coordination (GEF)

Activities

Combating Desertification through Sustainable Land Management in Russia.

Outputs

• Project brief;
• Schedule of project implementation;
• Itemized project goals, objectives and outcomes;
  Established project management group.

Partners

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Activities

Provision of technical, programmatic and financial support to the IPCC and its Secretariat.

Outputs:

• Operation of the IPCC Secretariat, including participation of the IPCC Chairperson and IPCC Secretariat staff at various IPCC meetings;
• Participation by a broader group of experts from developing countries and countries with economies in transition in IPCC Workshops and meetings;
• The engagement by experts from developing countries and countries with economies in transition in the planning for and writing of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and IPCC special, technical and methodology reports;
• Reports on the IPCC Plenary Sessions.