Strengthening the Capacity of Institutions in Zimbabwe to conform to the Transparency Requirements of the Paris Agreement

Project Details

Zimbabwe

Eastern Africa

Title

Strengthening the Capacity of Institutions in Zimbabwe to conform to the Transparency Requirements of the Paris Agreement

Objective

Zimbabwe complies with the requirements of the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement on Climate Change

GEF Project details

See in GEF website

GEF project grant

USD 1.210.000

Status

Concept approved

Concept approval

22 July 2020

Project document approval

Pending

Start date

Pending

End date

Pending

Implementing agencies

United Nations Environment Programme

Executing agencies

Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry of Zimbabwe

Project outcomes

Zimbabwe improves its Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system and institutional capacity to comply with the Enhanced Transparency Framework

Stakeholders

Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry

Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Settlements

Ministry of Energy and Power Development

Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development

Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Courier Services

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education

Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing

Ministry of Industry and Commerce

Business Council for Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe

Ministry of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development

Zimbabwe Gender Commission

Forestry Commission

Members of the academia

Media

Non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations

Zimbabwe Statistics Office

Development partners

Environmental Management Agency

NDC technical sub-committees

Knowledge Management Approaches

Learn from countries in the region, such as the Southern Africa Development Community

Participate in the CBIT Platform and other international conferences and webinars, sharing knowledge produced through presentations, short articles or policy briefs

Knowledge management practices will be carried out by the project manager, who may be assisted by a communications expert

Results from project activities will be carefully documented and disseminated through information sharing networks and fora

Meet the focal point of the project

Tatenda Mutasa

Project Implementation

Last updated on 11 September 2020

Progress

Status of project outputs and activities

1.1 Zimbabwe improves its MRV system and institutional capacity to comply with the Enhanced Transparency Framework

1.1.1 National institutions strengthened to coordinate, manage and implement climate transparency activities

A1. Conduct stakeholder's mapping and analysis

A2. Draft and propose for adoption formal institutional arrangements and legal framework to collect and manage GHG Inventory data;

A3. Draft and propose for adoption, formal institutional arrangements and legal framework to collect and manage data for NDC tracking on climate action, support needed and received and/or vulnerability and adaptation

1.1.2 Technical support, training and tools provided to the country to submit transparent, consistent, comparable, complete and accurate GHG inventories

B1. Adapt tools and protocols to the national context and test them in the GHG Inventory elaboration

B2. Develop country-specific emission factors for at least 3 sectors

B3. Adapt QA/QC tools to the national context and adopt them in the elaboration of climate transparency reports

B4. Train technical staff on IPCC 2006/latest guidelines/tools adapted to the national context

1.1.3 Technical support, training and tools provided to the country to track NDC, NAMAs, and support needed and received

C1. Develop analysis of current Monitoring, Reporting and Verification practices and gaps

C2. Design, test and operationalize a domestic MRV system, with a corresponding online climate transparency portal

C3. Design monitoring indicators for NAMA tracking and NDC sector(s) / support needed and received, building upon related initiatives

C4. Elaborate tools, templates, protocols and guidelines for NAMA, NDC and support needed and received tracking, building upon related initiatives

C5. Provide training to Ministry staff, local authorities and other relevant stakeholders on NDC and tracking of support provided and received

C6. Participate in the Global CBIT Coordination Platform and other peer exchange activities for stakeholders on climate transparency

1.1.4 Technical support, training and tools provided to the country to use climate analysis in decision making

D1. Elaborate customized models and mitigation scenarios to inform the elaboration of NAMAs

D2. Train ministry staff, local authorities and other relevant stakeholders on how to elaborate and provide input to projections, models and scenarios

D3. Train policy-makers, ministry staff, local authorities and other relevant stakeholders on how to integrate climate data and projections into decision-making processes

D4. Draft and submit a national climate change communication strategy for government approval, including a consultation and validation process

Project Documents

Project information form (concept note)

English

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

Ratification of UNFCCC

03 . Nov . 1992

Paris Agreement

06 . Aug . 2017

Population

2019

14,646.00

Thousands

SourceUN Data

GDP per Capita

2019

18,037.00

current US$

SourceUN Data

Energy Production

2019

380.00

Petajoules

SourceUN Data

Total GHG Emissions per Sector

Year 2006

UNIT GG CO2 Equivalent

SourceUNFCCC (NatCom3)

Energy

10,663.90

Industry

918.77

Agriculture

9,686.38

Land Use Change and Forestry

-83,000.00

Waste

752.00

Transparency Information

Submited National Communications	1998 2013 2017

National Climate Policy

Submitted Nationally Determined Contributions

Date	NDC Target Type	NDC Target	NDC Target Year
2017-08-07	Absolute emission reduction	33%	2030

NAMA Submitted to UNFCCC Registry

Provision of Sustainable Energy in Zimbabwe through use of Biogas

National Solar Water Heating Programme

Lighting system optimization by replacing incandescent and other lights with energy efficient LED lights

Efficient Biomass Stove Development, Dissemination and Commercialisation

Long-term Strategies

Pending

National Adaptation Plans

Pending