Costa Rica's integrated reporting and transparency system
The CBIT project will support Costa Rica in establishing an overarching structure across all sectors that will ensure high quality in its transparency instruments, and create the capacities to transcend in the usage of MRV for policy design inputs.
CBIT’s most important contribution will occur through the creation of capacities at an inter-sectoral level. This cross-sectorial work is fundamental to Costa Rica due to the economy-wide nature of its’ NDC target, which seeks to drive deep, transformational de-carbonization, and therefore can only be achieved by incorporating multi or inter-sectoral approaches.
These objectives will strongly foster Costa Rica’s capacity in complying with its obligations under the Paris Agreement. In line with the need for enhanced ambition, CBIT support will ensure the long-term capacity in climate policy planning, which is necessary to sustain its very ambitious target of carbon neutrality.
Costa Rica complies with the requirements of the transparency framework under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change
Costa Rica’s transparency instruments are strengthened to meet the Paris Agreement’s transparency framework requirements
National institutions use climate change analysis and monitoring data for decision making
World Bank
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
UNEP DTU Partnership
National Meteorological Institute
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Ministry of Transport and Public Works
National Statistics and Census Institute
Sub-sectoral Secretariat for Energy Planning
Costa Rican National Registry
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
National Fund for the Financing of Forestry
Costa Rican Central Bank
National Centre of Geo-environmental Information
National Women's Institute
Scientific Council for Climate Change
The Costa Rican Chamber of Private Businesses
Convene all relevant actors regularly as part of the cross-sectorial working group in order to share expertise, experiences, MRV implementation
advancements, challenges
The knowledge platform will play a key role in making available knowledge associated with data generation and analysis
The easy-to-use digital library of methodologies and models shall be accessible to all
The knowledge management platform will be made accessible to the international audience as part of CBIT’s global activities
I am the Climate Change Director of Ministry of Energy and Environment Costa Rica.
| Institutional capacity for transparency-related activities | Target (1 - 4) | Baseline (1 - 4) | Mid-term evaluation (1 - 4) | Terminal evaluation (1 - 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualitative assessment | pending |
| Quality of MRV Systems | Target (1 - 10) | Baseline (1 - 10) | Mid-term evaluation (1 - 10) | Terminal evaluation (1 - 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall MRV system | pending | pending |
| Indicator | Target | Baseline | Source of verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate analysis for the country's NDC is more accurate | Yes | No | MRV system and reports generated by SPU |
| A national platform fully functional to manage transparency data and report on NDC progress | 1 | 0 | Institutional arrangements and platform information |
| Number of institutional sources from which data is being checked | 4 | 0 | Application of QA/QC in GHG inventory, and MoUs developed |
| Strategic Planning Unit established to generate climate analysis to inform policy making | 1 | 0 | SPU legal mandate |
| Number of national institutions using SPU's policy analysis for decision making | 4 | 0 | Survey with national institutions |
| Percentage of NDC-related policies or analysis, produced by SPU, that include a gender component | 35% | 0% | Review of SPU policies and analysis |
1.1 Costa Rica's transparency instruments are strengthened to meet the Paris Agreement's transparency framework requirements
1.1.1 Quality control, assurance, and continuous improvement program for Costa Rica's transparency instruments designed
A1. Develop QA/QC plan for the national GHG inventory and mitigation actions, with a scheduled timeframe of activities and data quality objectives
A2. Design a costed roadmap to integrate the QA/QC system into SINAMECC, leading to the application of the system in the yearly reporting to UNFCCC
A3. Develop legal framework or MoUs for institutionalized and consistent data management, with assignments of QA/QC responsibility
A4. Conduct an assessment of training and capacity building needs to equip government officials with the skills required to operationalize the QA/QC system
A5. Develop guidance material for staff in key sectors on how to apply the QA/QC procedures when preparing GHG inventories
A6. Develop QA/QC training modules and build capacity of key stakeholders
A7. Organize a regional workshop on QA/QC under the Latin American Network on GHG inventories (Red INGEI)
A8. Deliverable: QA/QC plan
A9. Deliverable: Legal framework design for the implementation of a permanent QA/QC system, and drafts of MoUs
A10. Training to QA/QC staff
A11. Workshop under the Latin American Network on GHG inventories (Red INGEI) organized
1.2 National institutions use climate change analysis and monitoring data for decision making
1.2.1 Strategic Planning Unit (SPU) developed
B1. Establish the SPU by defining its role, scope of legal mandate, administrative location, vision, mission statemen, organigram, annual work plan, and business model
B2. Establish the Green Network to host forums with the private sector, politicians, and citizens and raise awareness on climate issues
B3. Conduct regional technical workshops on policy instruments for implementation of Costa Rica's long-term low GHG emission development strategy
B4. Undertake annual national stock-taking of Costa Rica's progress in achieving the NDC, including impact analysis of mitigation actions and identification of opportunities for additional actions
B5. Develop policy impact forecasts and substantive policy options for the improvement of climate change policy-making across sectors
B6. Carry out public relations, including the establishment of a Climate Embassy for Youth and develop educational material on climate change
B7. Provide training to SPU staff on NDC policy impact forecasting, including a workshop on integrating gender responsiness in the NDC
B8. Deliverable: definition of the administrative and legal structure of the SPU
B9. Deliverable: Annual work plan and 5-year work plan for SPU
B10. Deliverable: Business model for the SPU
B11. Deliverable: Annual NDC stock-takes, starting in 2020
B12. Deliverable: Policy options for key sectors
B13: Deliverable: Regional workshop on policy instruments to implement the long-term low GHG emissions development strategies
B14. Deliverable: Study on data management for improved transparency in a chosen sector, based on best practices for the region
1.2.2 Knowledge sharing platform for MRV related transparency and data methodologies implemented
C1. Design and program the transparency knowledge platform website
C2. Populate the platform with sectoral guidance documents and methodologies available on the website
C3. Maintain and update the technical content of the website
C4. Design user guide with step-by-step indications and ad hoc training of sector staff as necessary
C5. Support the development and digitalisation of an NDC Action Registry under SINAMECC
C6. Establish a data management system including QA/QC, facilitating the provision of climate data from the transparency knowledge platform to the SPU
C7. Support the enhancement of instruments and procedures guaranteeing that the implementation of all NDC activities meets clear standards
C8. Carry out a study of advances made in the region and in other developing countries, in order to achieve big data processing systems and intelligent transport systems for better and more precise data management in the transport sector
C9. Organize a regional workshop to discuss best practices related to MRV in transport sector in the LAC region
C10. Deliverable: Functional transparency knowledge platform website
C11. Deliverable: Step-by-step user guidance developed
C12. Deliverable: Updated technical content on the website
C13. Deliverable: Functional NDC Action Registry under SINAMECC
C14. Deliverable: Data management system to facilitate the provision of climate data from the transparency knowledge platform to the SPU
C15. Deliverable: Study on big data processing systems and intelligent transport systems for improved data management in the transport sector developed
C16. Deliverable: Regional workshop to discuss best practices related to MRV in transport sector in LAC region organised
Complete project proposal, describing project's objective, outcomes, outputs, and activities
Concept note of the project, describing the project's objective, outcomes and outputs.
| 12-2018 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
To be updated