Establishing transparency framework for the Republic of Serbia
To establish a National Transparency Framework in the Republic of Serbia to enhance implementation and abide by the transparency provisions of the Paris Agreement
Improvement of institutional and technical capacities for transparency of mitigation in relevant sectors
Improvement of institutional and technical capacities for transparency of adaptation in relevant sectors
Domestic MRV system for updating NDCs completed, including MRV to support stakeholders’ engagement
Improvement of the National GHG Inventories
NDC capacity building through regional peer exchanges
Ministry of Environmental Protection
National Climate Change Council
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Ministry of Mining and Energy
Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
Ministry of Interior
Business community
Academia
Civil society organizations
Local self-governments
Gender partnerships
Awareness raising and training materials will be developed with a special focus on capacity building for particular target groups
Involved sectors will be asked to cooperate in knowledge management
Regular updates on project work will be given to all involved public institutions and to other relevant stakeholders
Share progress and achievements in establishing the transparency framework with other countries under the CBIT global coordination platform
Establish mechanisms for exchange of information with the EU and other global transparency initiatives
| Institutional capacity for transparency-related activities | Target (1 - 4) | Baseline (1 - 4) | Mid-term evaluation (1 - 4) | Terminal evaluation (1 - 4) |
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| Qualitative assessment |
| Quality of MRV Systems | Target (1 - 10) | Baseline (1 - 10) | Mid-term evaluation (1 - 10) | Terminal evaluation (1 - 10) |
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| Overall MRV system |
| Indicator | Target | Baseline | Source of verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of direct project beneficiaries Of that group, number of women | 150, of which 100 female | 0 | Project documentation (training reports and participant evaluations) |
| Status of Convention obligations on reporting, including mitigation contribution | Third NC and an updated version of the NDC will have been submitted to UNFCCC | 2nd NC, 1st BUR | TNC, SBUR, updated NDCs |
| Number of users trained on mitigation-related aspects of the national MRV system | at least 60 people have been trained on mitigation aspects of the new MRV system | 18 gov. employees | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Level of participation in the MRV system | mitigation information from the database has been used to inform reporting | not operational | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Number of users trained on adaptation-related aspects of the national MRV system (gender-disaggregated) | at least 60 people, of which 60% women | 18 gov. employees | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Level of participation in the MRV system | database access and adaptation information observed in at least 5 agencies | N/A | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Degree to which domestic MRV system informs policies and reporting related to CC adaptation | adaptation information from the database used to inform national reporting | N/A | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Number of stakeholders in local governments and businesses trained on the national MRV system | at least 65 local governments have been trained | No training on MRV | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Level of participation in the MRV system by local governments and businesses | at least 25 local governments are reporting data | No data | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Degree to which domestic MRV system informs policies and reporting related to capacity needs | at least 128 businesses have been trained on MRV | No standard system | Registration sheets; training documentation; project reports; surveys |
| Availability of country-specific emission factors | country-specific emission factors have been developed | N/A | Project reports; MRV system documentation and operational manuals |
| Scope of estimate of carbon sinks | estimates of carbon sinks have been incorporated into reporting under the TNC | Not comprehensive | Project reports; MRV system documentation and operational manuals |
| Use of country-specific emission factors in reporting | all of the country-specific emission factors developed have been incorporated | Limited number | Project reports; MRV system documentation and operational manuals |
| Degree to which peer exchange learning is applied | at least 5 peer exchanges have taken place | Limited support | Questionnaires/interviews as necessary |
| Level of dissemination of knowledge products produced by the project | Findings presented internally at the country, regional, and global level | N/A | Project documentation; presentations and publications |
| Level of compliance with project M&E plan | Evaluation conducted, results made available | N/A | External evaluations, Project Board Minutes |
| Absolute levels of awareness / capacity, and relative changes in awareness / capacity of project beneficiaries by gender | changes in awareness among beneficiaries do not differ between women and men | No deep analysis | Structured interviews / questionnaires |
1.1 Improvement of institutional and technical capacities for transparency of mitigation in relevant sectors
1.1.1 Institutional platform for transparency strengthened and reorganized with the initial assessment of capacity building needs and gaps for transparency
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1.1.2 Assessment of the resources (financial and institutional) needed to implement NDC’s specific mitigation policies and measures conducted, with a gender-sensitive approach
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1.1.3 System for the assessment and tracking of the implementation of NDCs mitigation activities and their continuous improvement developed, with a gender-sensitive approach
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1.1.4 NDCs tracking and reporting training programme for specific institutions prepared, with gender sensitive approach
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1.1.5 Capacity building for competent institutions for development of projections that fulfil the criteria of transparency, accuracy, consistency, comparability and completeness conducted
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1.1.6 E- tool for reporting on implementation and for planning and continuous improvement of the NDCs sectoral mitigation activities developed
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
2.1 Improvement of institutional and technical capacities for transparency of adaptation in relevant sectors
2.1.1 Sectorial vulnerability assessment of climate change impacts conducted
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
2.1.2 Analytical approach to costs and benefits of the implementation of NDCs adaptation measures, and financing possibilities prepared and conducted
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
2.1.3 E- tool established for reporting on implementation and for planning and continuous improvement of NDC adaptation measures and on occurrences of floods, extreme temperatures, droughts, and other extreme weather, as well as on their consequences
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2.1.4 NDC tracking and reporting training programme on climate change adaptation for specific institutions prepared and conducted, with gender sensitive approach
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3.1 Domestic MRV system for updating NDCs completed, including MRV to support stakeholders’ engagement
3.1.1 Protocol for developing the technical inputs needed for updating future NDC on a continuous base elaborated
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
3.1.2 Needs and gaps of relevant institutions and local communities for reporting on received financial support vis-à-vis NDC identified
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
3.1.3 Guidelines for reporting financial, technology transfer and capacity-building support needed and received into the MRV system, prepared
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
3.1.4 E- tool for exchange of information and for reporting of local communities and business sector on activities relevant for achievement of NDC developed
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
3.2 Improvement of the National GHG Inventories
3.2.1 Country-specific emission factor for CO2 from thermo-power plants and industry sector, as well as for Agriculture, LULUCF, developed
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
3.2.2 Assessment of available information to include in GHG emission estimations other carbon pools included in the IPCC Guidelines but not estimated in the National GHG Inventory (soil organic carbon and litter) conducted and Inventory improved
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
3.3 NDC capacity building through regional peer exchanges
3.3.1 Regional peer exchanges on NDC planning and implementation and on the enhanced transparency framework conducted
>to be provided upon approval of project document<
Purpose: To prepare a Study on nature-based climate solutions in the Republic of Serbia, which includes, at least:
1. Impacts and risks of climate change and associated mitigation/adaptation measures
2. Examples of nature-based climate solutions on global and national and local level
3. Recommendations on better inclusion of nature-based climate solutions in the Republic of Serbia with cost-benefit analyses
Purpose: To prepare revision of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) related to climate change adaptation (CCA) for the Republic of Serbia.
Objective: To assist UNDP in the implementation of project activities related to the Climate Change Portfolio.
Purpose: The UNDP is soliciting proposals from a legal entity to develop Local Action Plans on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience for local self-governments in Serbia.
Objectives:To enhance the ability of Serbia and its competent institutions to participate actively in addressing the global environmental threat of climate change.
Purpose: To provide a detailed overview of the gender situation in Serbia, identify gender issues that are relevant to the project, to examine potential gender mainstreaming opportunities. To provide gender sensitive data and develop indicators to measure how far the gender equality work in climate change development has already progressed, as well as to enable further forum for improvements which can be included in a gender mainstreaming action plan.
Objective: To enhance the ability of Serbia to participate actively in addressing the global environmental threat of climate change, and to
Purpose: To provide guidance and inputs on institutional platform for transparency, to support local consultants on the establishing of Transparency Framework, and to deliver initial training on the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) tracking.
Objective: To support the establishing of a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that will allow Serbia to define and implement climate change-related policies and measures as expressed in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) effectively.
Purpose: To provide guidance and inputs on institutional platform for transparency, analyse climate change related data, provide recommendations for improvement of quality and quantity of data and information, particularly related to national GHG Inventory.
Objective: To support the establishing of a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that will allow Serbia to define and implement climate change-related policies and measures that will contribute to the achievement of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) effectively.
Purpose: To provide guidance and inputs on institutional platform for transparency, analyse climate change related data and provide recommendations for improvement of quality and quantity of data and information.
Objective: To support the establishing of a monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system that will allow Serbia to define and implement climate change related policies and measures that will contribute to the achievement of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) effectively.
Concept note of the project, describing the project's objective, outcomes and outputs.
Complete project proposal, describing project's objective, outcomes, outputs, and activities
This initial study is aiming to provide better understanding of how much government spends on climate change, assess the visibility of climate change financing in the budgets and provide directions on how to enable better tracking of the climate change related spending to contribute to increased performance of climate change policy agenda.
The aim of this document is to provide a first overview of short-lived climate pollutants in Serbia and to provide recommendations as to how actions to reduce SLCPs could be enhanced and increased in Serbia through climate change planning, air quality management and other planning and policy processes.
The transition towards low carbon development is ongoing and is expected to pick up speed all over the world.
This report provides baseline analyses for the Just Transition and leaving no one behind in the coal intensive regions and communities in Serbia.
Nature-based solutions are actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits.
For the purpose of the preparation of the Report, analysis of information provided by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, UNDP and other publically available information and data was conducted.
Its first step was, detecting the legal requirements of the UNFCCC and relevant EU legislation/MRV related EU acquis.
Furthermore, the Serbian legal system was examined and a number of Serbian legal acts that might have provisions on the EU MRV requirements were identified. These Serbian legal acts were screened and analysed and their relevance with regard to MRV requirements was determined...
The Republic of Serbia is a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) since 2001 and to the Paris Agreement since 2017. In 2015, the Government of the Republic of Serbia submitted its Intended National Determined Contributions (INDCs), anticipating a 9.8% GHG emissions reduction by 2030 compared to base year emissions (1990). The first NDC also refers to losses and damages associated with extreme weather events and indicates the need to adapt to climate change.
The focus was on proposing a governance structure that would link those system and enable the easy input and output of existing data. While we have provided for detailed institutional arrangements of all key institutions, it was outside the scope of this project to resolve issues such as the legal basis for delivery of data, lack of communication and/or coordination between the institutions, or to provide legislative proposals to deal with these issues.
Robust, efficient and purposeful MRV reporting system that fulfils the Paris Agreement transparency requirements and ensures the basis for EU reporting
Based on the outcomes of deliverable 3 - Proposal of MRV Conceptual framework - the MRV IT Tool will provide support and flexibility for users to structure and manage its contents. The system will support the linking of a range of different thematic data types, including but not exclusively:
To collect and merge information on climate mitigation projections and scenarios
Thus, the Project has proposed a governance structure of the MRV system consisting of six reporting modules – GHG Inventory, Policies and Measures, Projections and Scenarios, Adaptation to climate change, Climate Finance and NDC. These will be used through a web-based IT platform to present information and generate reporting templates, facilitating data flow between the stakeholders and providing reliable climate change information to the public.
| 12-2018 | |
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| Reporting national greenhouse gas inventory | |
| Reporting progress made in implementing NDCs | |
| Reporting on climate change impacts and adaptation | |
| Reporting financial, technology transfer, and capacity-building support needed and received |