Building and strengthening Sierra Leone's national capacity to implement the transparency elements of the Paris Agreement

Sierra Leone adopts upgraded institutional arrangements and tools to track NDC implementation in accordance with the UNFCCC modalities, procedures and guidelines

Key Ministries, Agencies, Departments and other stakeholders use the NDC transparency system

Stakeholders

Environment Protection Agency (EPA)

National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS)

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS)

National Protected Area Authority (NPAA)

Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI)

Ministry of Transport and Aviation (MTA)

Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED)

National Disaster Management Department

Sierra Leone Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs

NGOs and civil society organizations

Regions and Municipalities

Knowledge Management Approaches

Build on existing initiatives and engagement of national stakeholders engagement in public consultations

Technical meetings between key GHG emission sectors stakeholders to brainstorm and exchange information on the best option to track Sierra Leone NDC

Be an active partner of the CBIT Global Coordination Platform and involved in sharing lessons with other parties to the UNFCCC

Meet the focal point of the project

Tamba Emmanuel Nyaka

Project Indicators

Indicators on capacity for transparency

Institutional capacity for transparency-related activities
Institutional capacity for transparency-related activities	Target (1 - 4)	Baseline (1 - 4)	Mid-term evaluation (1 - 4)	Terminal evaluation (1 - 4)
>to be provided upon approval of project document<	pending	pending	pending	pending

Quality of MRV Systems
Quality of MRV Systems	Target (1 - 10)	Baseline (1 - 10)	Mid-term evaluation (1 - 10)	Terminal evaluation (1 - 10)
>to be provided upon approval of project document<	pending	pending	pending	pending

Indicators on project results

Indicator
Indicator	Target	Baseline	Source of verification
Improvement in the quality of Institutional capacity for transparency based on GEF score 1 to 4 as per Annex IV of CBIT programming	2	1	CBIT Global Coordination Platform self-assessment tool, NDC online platform
Improvement in the quality of MRV of NDC Implementation based on GEF score 1 to 10 as per Annex III of CBIT programming directions	4	1	CBIT Global Coordination Platform self-assessment tool, NDC online platform
% of specialized trained staff who declares to be in a better position to implement MRV systems (gender-disaggregated)	70%	n/a	Attendees lists for all trainings and surveys
Number of government staff using the platform in their day-to-day work	30	0	Online counting mechanism and interviews with government staff

Project Implementation

Last updated on 24 April 2020

Progress

>to be provided by the country focal point<

Status of project outputs and activities

1. Sierra Leone adopts upgraded institutional arrangements and tools to track NDC implementation in accordance with the UNFCCC modalities, procedures and guidelines

1.1 Institutional arrangements for data collection and management established under EPA's coordination and operationalized in key ministries, agencies, departments and other stakeholders

1.1.1 Assess available climate change data and data generation systems and identify data sources needed to comply with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and the Modalities, Procedures and Guidelines (MPGs) for the ETF

1.1.2 Develop recommendations on how to most effectively establish institutional arrangements and regulatory frameworks for data collection, sharing and management

1.1.3 Implement the recommendations from activity 1.1.2 through the development and implementation of formal agreements/Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for data collection, sharing and management

1.1.4 Conduct a series of stakeholder consultations throughout the implementation of activities 1.1.2. and 1.1.3

1.1.5 Establish the ministerial NDC Implementation Committee by defining its role and scope, its legal mandate and vision

1.2 Sectoral transparency guidelines, methodologies and indicators for mitigation and adaptation developed and distributed

1.2.2 Update the NDC reflecting the MPGs from COP24

1.2.3 Develop NDC Implementation Plan including gender sensitive indicators to enable progress tracking

1.2.4 Conduct a series of stakeholder consultations throughout the implementation of Output 1.2

1.3 Continuous quality control and assurance program for Sierra Leone’s transparency instruments designed and operationalized (e.g. National Communications, Biennial Update Reports)

1.3.1 Develop and operationalize a QA/QC Plan for UNFCCC reporting including Standard Operating Procedurs (SOP) based on IPCC 2006 guidelines

1.3.2 Implement the recommendations from activity 1.3.1 through the development of formal agreements and ToRs

2. Key Ministries, Agencies, Departments and other stakeholders use the NDC transparency system

2.1 Data teams from the three prioritized sectors trained in collection, processing and management of data

2.1.1 Develop capacity of data providers identified in 1.1.1 through a 'Training of trainers' approach

2.1.2 Develop capacity of institutions responsible for data collection and management identified in 1.1.3 through a 'Training of trainers' approach

2.1.3 Develop capacity of QA/QC of institutions identified in 1.3.1

2.1.4 Develop the capacity of EPA and key sectors to project GHG scenarios and climate vulnerability in all prioritized sectors

2.2 Peer-to-peer learning activities in the region for key stakeholders undertaken and through participation in the CBIT Global Coordination Platform

2.2.1 Actively engage in the West Africa South-South Network on MRV

2.2.2 Populate and update Sierra Leone's country profile at the CBIT Global Coordination Platform, including annual completion of the transparency self-assessment

2.2.3 Strengthen existing regional climate networks in Sierra Leone and include gender considerations

2.3 NDC online platform for collecting and managing all NDC information, including data about climate finance, developed and hosted by EPA

2.3.1 Analyze potential IT solutions for setting up an NDC online platform, taking into account existing data systems and national circumstances

2.3.2 Design and programme the NDC online platform and related data management and sharing systems

2.3.3 Populate the NDC online platform with relevant climate and NDC data, making it a one-stop shop for climate transparency matters in Sierra Leone

2.3.4 Train stakeholders in using the online platform

2.3.5 Publish annual NDC implementation climate reports including annual recommendations for policymakers to implement the NDC

Project Documents

Project information form (concept note)

English

Concept note of the project, describing the project's objective, outcomes and outputs.

Request for project approval (project proposal)

English

Complete project proposal, describing project's objective, outcomes, outputs, and activities

Project Events

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Results of self-assessment tool

About the self-assessment tool

Level of capacity

	12-2018
Reporting national greenhouse gas inventory	64%
Reporting progress made in implementing NDCs	58%
Reporting on climate change impacts and adaptation	54%
Reporting financial, technology transfer, and capacity-building support needed and received	52%

Country Information

Sierra Leone

Western Africa

Ratification of UNFCCC

19 . Jun . 2018

Kyoto Protocol

19 . Jun . 2018

Paris Agreement

19 . Jun . 2018

Population

2017

7,557.00

Thousands

SourceUN Data

GDP per Capita

2015

694.80

current US$

SourceUN Data

Energy Production

2014

53.00

Petajoules

SourceUN Data

Total GHG Emissions per Sector

Year 2005

UNIT GG CO2 Equivalent

SourceThird National Communication

Energy

20,340.20

Agriculture

10.42

Waste

253.71

Transparency Information

Submited National Communications	2007 2012 2018

National Climate Policy

Submitted Nationally Determined Contributions

Date	NDC Target Type	NDC Target	NDC Target Year
2016-11-01	Policies and Actions

NAMA Submitted to UNFCCC Registry

Support to Sierra Leone Preparation of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action

Long-term Strategies

Pending

National Adaptation Plans

Pending