Strengthening Chilean's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) transparency framework

Project Details

Chile

South America

Title

Strengthening Chilean's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) transparency framework

Objective

Strengthen and improve transparency mechanisms of Chilean national institutions for domestic and UN conventions reporting

GEF Project details

See in GEF website

GEF project grant

USD 1.232.000

Status

Under implementation

Concept approval

31 May 2017

Project document approval

14 March 2018

Start date

25 July 2018

End date

25 July 2021

Implementing agencies

United Nations Environment Programme

Executing agencies

Ministry of Environment of Chile

Project outcomes

Climate data and analysis is integrated into policy making and international reporting.

Chile’s NDC is being tracked and evaluated.

Public institutions report their climate expenditures and support received.

Stakeholders

Division of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment
Division of information and environmental economics, Ministry of Environment
Division of sustainability and Climate Change, Ministry of Energy
Division of Energy Prospective, Ministry of Energy
ODEPA, Ministry of Agriculture
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Climate Change and sustainability agency
Centro de cambio global
CR2

Knowledge Management Approaches

Enhance public consultation to elaborate policy elements related to climate change

Technical working group on best tracking options for the NDC

Active partner of the CBIT Global Coordination Platform, exchanging lessons learnt with other countries

Meet the focal point of the project

Jenny Mager

Head of the Mitigation and Emission Inventories area at the Climate Change Office in Chile’s Ministry of the Environment, where she coordinates the elaboration of National Biennial update reports on Climate Change and the implementation plan of Chile’s commitments under the Paris agreement (Chile’s NDC), which aims to reduce GHG. She is part of the Roster of Experts of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and expert rewier National reports and GHG inventories. Her expertise is in GHG emission reductions of public policies, measurement, reporting and verification for mitigation actions. In 2006, she graduated from the University of Santiago, where she studied Geographical Civil Engineering. She holds an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University. From 2007 to 2010 she worked on atmospheric pollution issues on the National Environmental Commission (CONAMA). Since 2010 she has been part of the Climate Change Team in the Ministry of Environment.

Project Indicators

Indicators on capacity for transparency

See project document

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)
Qualitative assessment	4	2	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)
Inventory of energy related GHG emissions	8	6	pending	pending
Inventory of waste and IPPU related GHG emissions	8	5	pending	pending
M&E of adaptation measures	4	1	pending	pending
MRV of support	6	4	pending	pending

Indicators on project results

See project document

Indicator
Indicator	Target	Source of verification
Number of policy decision makers that are familiar and have access to reliable climate information	3 officers per institutions (25% of female)	Survey with national institutions
Fully functional knowledge sharing platform	1 information platform	Number of visits per weeks and months; QA/QC mechanisms in place
Number of national institutions using climate analysis, projections or tools for decision making	6	Sectoral strategies by ministries; survey with national institutions
Number of sectoral reports against the NDC targets	3	Publication of reports and interim calculation presented at yearly event
Number of institutional sources from which climate finance data in being checked	6	MoUs developed and online reports

Project Implementation

Last updated on 11 September 2020

Progress

To be updated by country focal point

Status of project outputs and activities

1.1 Climate data and analysis is integrated into policy making and international reporting

1.1.1 Analysis of the structure of existing climate-related information platforms in place

A1. Provide an analysis of existing climate-related informations in place and their structure

A2. Design platform and proposal of content, including registry of mitigation actions and policies, information exchange interphase, and interactive tools

A3. Incorporate interactive tools to address different types of audience

A4. Deliverable: Draft and final platform operational

1.1.2 Training to data suppliers and platform users is delivered

B1. Produce guideline documents

B2. Train data suppliers and platform users

B3. Deliverable: Guideline documents

1.1.3 General guidelines and tools to ensure consistency and comparability of GHG emission projections by sectors are developed

C1. Define what type of capacities in sectoral ministries and regional committees on climate change are required

C2. Improve the IPPU modeling and waste modeling, and link with circular economy options

C3. Develop a roadmap to create a national GHG prospective system

C4. Issue a preliminary study on the implications of a potential long-term mitigation target for the different sectors

C5. Develop pathways to the long-term target with a participatory aproach (partnership with universities and think tanks)

C6. Identify gaps and needs for new data to inform potential low carbon scenarios

C7. Conduct studies to explore sectoral pathways in collaboration with public, private, and academic partners

C8. Deliverable: Pathway to a long-term mitigation target

C9. Deliverable: Sectoral pathways towards decarbonization

1.1.4 Training to public servants on how to use the platform's information for decision-making

D1. Train public servants on how to use the platform's information on decision-making

D2. Produce summaries and documents alike for policy-makers in a clear and straightforward language

D3. Host a yearly national event

D4. Identify and attend international training

D5. Publish a guide related to the training

D6. Deliverable: Training guide, training reports, and proceedings of the yearly event

1.2 Chile's NDC is being tracked and evaluated

1.2.1 System for the evaluation and tracking of the NDC established

E1. Establish an inter-sectoral working group

E2. Identify the type of milestones for NDC, and assess and define them until 2030

E3. Identify the information needed, design the procedures and the frequency for projections, and define how this will continuously integrate the NDC tracking system

E4. Deliver training on projections and systematic elaboration of inventories of waste and IPPU

E5. Develop a QA/QC plan for the national transparency system, day-to-day QA/QC activities, and coordinate and develop annual analysis of Chile's climate effort

E6. Deliverable: Report and recommendations to establish an NDC tracking system

1.2.2 Metrics, indicators, and methodologies for tracking adaptation developed

F1. Identify the practical indicator in the 9 national adaptation sectors

F2. Generate guidelines for applying indicators at a decentralised level

F3. Provide training and guidance on how to translate the knowledge produced to policy-makers

F4. Provide training on best practices of M&E at sectoral level, and community-based adaptation projects

F5. Host a workshop on best practices, including linking adaptation and mitigation, with a gender approach, and publication of the report

F6. Deliverable: Guidelines for applying indicators at decentralised level

1.2.3 Capacities on monitoring and evaluation of adaptation measures strengthened

G1. Identify the sector and region where activities will be conducted

G2. Provide training on subnational metrics with a gender approach

G3. Provide technical support to Regional Committees on Climate Change, hosted by Ministry of Environment

G4. Report to the Inter-ministerial Technical Committeeon Climate Change Working Group

G5. Issue a call for projects to apply indicators on 3 to 5 adaptation and community-based adaptation projects

G6. Deliverable: Reports from the sectors and case studies

2.1 Public institutions report their climate expenditures and report received

2.1.1 Methodology to account for support and link with financing strategy developed

H1. Conduct interviews with donor parties and agencies to assess the current situation

H2. Systematize the reportingof climate finance received and delivered across the ministries

H3. Deliverable: Methodological guidelines

2.1.2 Training plan for public institutions on reporting climate finance delivered

I1. Identify trainig needs in sectors

I2. Provide training on reporting climate finance and tracking at subnational level

I3. Coordination and support to the expert team on climate finance in different ministries

I4. Attend and share knowledge gained at 2 workshops, and activities on results-based finance, climate finance effectiveness and transparency

I5. Deliverable: Training reports

2.1.3 Expense report form improved

J1. Consult with ministries on the definitions (typologies and classifiactions)

J2. Test the expense form in 4 ministries and share lessons learnt

J3. Support the other ministries to fill in the form (in-house training)

J4. Deliverable: Expense report form

J5. Deliverable: Sectoral expenditures reports form aligned with the environmental protection form

2.1.4 Guide for reporting public expenditures published

L1. Develop and publish the guidelines for the use of expense report form

L2. Deliverable: Guide for reporting public expenditures

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	82%
Reporting progress made in implementing NDCs	52%
Reporting on climate change impacts and adaptation	60%
Reporting financial, technology transfer, and capacity-building support needed and received	47%

Country Information

Chile

South America

Ratification of UNFCCC

22 . Dec . 1994

Kyoto Protocol

26 . Aug . 2002

Paris Agreement

10 . Feb . 2017

Population

2017

18,055.00

Thousands

SourceUN Data

GDP per Capita

2015

13,416.20

current US$

SourceUN Data

Energy Production

2014

540.00

Petajoules

SourceUN Data

Total GHG Emissions per Sector

Year 2010

UNIT GG CO2 Equivalent

SourceUNFCCC

Energy

68,402.60

Industry

5,535.27

Agriculture

13,824.10

Land Use Change and Forestry

-49,884.40

Waste

3,545.88

Transparency Information

Submited National Communications	2000 2011 2016
Submitted Biennial Update Reports	2014 2017 2018
Submitted GHG Inventories	2015 2017
International Consultation and Analysis	2015

National Climate Policy

Submitted Nationally Determined Contributions

Date	NDC Target Type	NDC Target	NDC Target Year
2017-02-10	targeted emissions intensity per GDP, compared to base year 2011	0,56 - 0,66 tCO2e/million CLP$	2030
2017-02-10	reduction in emissions intensity per GDP compared to base year 2011	-35% to -45% tCO2e/million CLP$, excluding LULUCF	2030