Strengthening Jamaica's capacity to meet transparency requirements under the Paris Agreement
To strengthen Jamaica's transparency framework through the design and implementation of a fully functional and harmonized domestic Measuring, Reporting and Verification system for the effective implementation of the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and other transparency-related activities
Enhanced institutional arrangements developed for long-term planning and timely reporting of transparency-related activities.
A fully functional domestic MRV system designed and established to monitor and evaluate adaptation, mitigation, climate financing and capacity building
Improvement of National GHG Inventory that effectively tracks towards achieving national targets
Improved capacity, enhanced inter-agency coordination and knowledge management established
Climate Change Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation
Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation
Environment and Risk Management Division of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation
Planning Institute of Jamaica
National Environment and Planning Agency
National Solid Waste Management Authority
Government entities
Climate Change Division of the Inter-American Development Bank
United Nations Development Programme
UN Environment
Jamaica Environment Trust
Caribbean Youth Environment Network
The University of the West Indies
Promote the development and dissemination of relevant tools and methodologies
Identify and collect good practices, challenges, experiences, and lessons learned from work on capacity building
Identify opportunities to strengthen capacity at the national, regional, and subnational levels
Foster regional dialogue, coordination, and coherence among relevant processes and initiatives
Review the ways in which the capacities of women and youth have been strengthened in climate change project design and implementation
His objective is to be strategically involved in a process that builds value and ensures the achievement of quality results. Omar believes that when the objectives are achieved it will build better and more efficient organizations and also better relationships with clients.
He is able to provide leadership in research and also to build and drive analysis based on macroeconomic and other sector based market trends. Mr. Alcock is analytical, a strategic thinker and results oriented. He also has a vast number of experiences in exploiting productivity suites such as PowerPoint to prepare and deliver presentations, MS Word to create professional reports, Excel to design spreadsheets and survey tools and some specific experiences in helping to design and develop project proposals.
His professional experiences span the financial sector, public sector and tertiary institutions. In the financial sector he was involved in both commercial banking and investment services for two prominent companies. in tertiary institutions he provided general research support and lectures post-graduate programs on policy and climate change related issues. In the public sector he served as a Senior Economist for over ten years and helped to advise on policies, regulations and legislation for the energy sector. Currently he serves as Senior Technical Officer responsible for mitigation activities and as a climate change negotiator. In the two later occasions, job functions included data collection, manipulating modelling tools, energy economics analyses, analyzing carbon markets, planning, monitoring and evaluating projects, involvement in database development and GHG inventory creation, providing training opportunities for stakeholders, monitoring the macro-economy along with presenting results to stakeholder groups.
| 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 | 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 |
| Indicator | Target | Baseline | Source of verification |
|---|---|---|---|
| >to be provided upon approval of project document< |
1.1 Enhanced institutional arrangements developed for long-term planning and timely reporting of transparency-related activities
1.1.1 National Transparency Working Group is established to provide strategic direction and to ensure that transparency reporting processes are properly supported across Ministries, government agencies and other relevant partners
Capacity Needs and Gaps Assessment of Institutional Enabling Environment for Transparency Related Activities
1.1.2 Assessment of institutional arrangements across ministries for transparency-related activities developed
Assessment of institutional arrangements across ministries for transparency-related activities
1.1.3 Assessment of on-going initiatives at the national, subnational and sectorial levels to support transparency-related activities conducted
National Transparency Working Group Meetings
2.1. A fully functional domestic MRV system designed and established to monitor and evaluate (M&E) adaptation, mitigation, climate financing and capacity building
2.1.1. Design national transparency management processes including a harmonized set of data supply and guidelines
Assessment of enabling technologies for the establishment of Jamaica’s domestic MRV system
Design and implementation of the MRV & M&E tools
2.1.2. Methodologies for tracking and assesing adequacy and effectiveness incorporating blockchain technology; and M&E tools to provide long term reliable and consistent data for adaptation, mitigation and international climate finance developed
Design and implementation of the MRV & M&E tools
2.2 Improvement of National GHG Inventory that effectively tracks towards achieving national targets
2.2.1 Software tool incorporating blockchain technology to calculate estimations for the mitigation targets defined in the NDC created
Consultant to assist in the implementation and management of the MRV system
Climate Adaptation Mapping GIS Infrastructure
GIS expert for Climate Finance Mapping and Tracking
3.1 Improved capacity, enhanced inter-agency coordination and knowledge management established
3.1.1 Centralized National Climate Knowledge Platform for transparency to inform decision-making and general public designed and implemented
Design of Centralized Knowledge Platform for Transparency
3.1.2 National electronic guidebook on transparency management processes developed
Design and delivery of national training program on IPCC GHG Software, guidelines and carbon accounting
3.1.3 Training Program on transparency guidelines, methodologies and the efficient use of tools for data collection, delivery and lessons learned for relevant ministry personnel, academia and other public servants delivered
IT Consultant to manage the knowledge platform
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 |