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OF MITIGATION ACTIONS OF CLIMATE FINANCE OF GHG INVENTORIES
MONITORING
REPORTING
Direct or estimated calculations following strict guidance and protocols. This can include direct measurement using devices, or estimation using simple methods or complex models.
VERIFICATION
Documentation intended to inform all interested parties. This includes information on methodologies, assumptions and data.
Specific procedures or expert review used to verify the quality of the data. Verification can be internal or external.
To identify emissions trends and determine where to focus greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction efforts.
What are the objectives?
To track mitigation-related support and evaluate the impact of support received.
To monitor progress achieved in reducing emissions and assess whether planned mitigation actions are proving effective.
To build confidence by ensuring transparency, good governance, accountability, credibility of results, and effective utilization of resources.
The availability
(or lack thereof) of baseline data, cost and benefit appraisals, and impact assessments.
Impacts of policies, programs, infrastructure and new technologies can be difficult to estimate and methodologies for measuring them vary.
Maintaining an up-to-date inventory of priority mitigation measures, available resources and existing climate actions.
Establishing information and communication architecture that bridges economic sectors, levels of government, educational and civil institutions, and other stakeholders - and will weather political administration transitions.
Promoting social equity through access and participation opportunities at all levels.
Developing local capacity to identify, measure and implement the most effective and resource-efficient mitigation actions and policies.
What are the challenges to establishing an effective national MRV-MA system?
Maintaining an up-to-date inventory of priority mitigation measures, available resources and existing climate actions.
