http://www.fao.org/climatechange/micca/ghg/en/ The main goal of this presentation is to illustrate the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) capacity development activities, with special emphasis on institutional arrangements, QA/QC and verification processes in support of UNFCCC reporting processes. The presentation was part of the Session 4 on Institutional arrangements and QA/QC process for the AFOLU sector during the African Regional Workshop on the Building of Sustainable National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Management Systems, held on 27-29 October 2015 in Windhoek, Namibia. © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. FAO capacity development activities with
emphasis on institutional arrangements,
QA/QC and verification processes
Africa Regional Workshop on the Building of Sustainable National Greenhouse Gas
Inventory Management Systems
27-29 October 2015, Windhoek, Namibia
Rocío D. Cóndor-Golec (FAO)

2. Outline
• Objectives & activities
• Capacity development (CD) activities
• Regional and country approach on CD
• Inter-agency collaboration
• Conclusions

3. Objectives
• Build knowledge on greenhouse gas emissions in the
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector.
• Support countries in determining and refining national
estimates in order to successfully address the reporting
requirements of the UNFCCC and provide assistance to
identify mitigation strategies that are compatible with food
security, resilience and rural development objectives.
• Work with relevant international programs in support of a
coherent framework for climate change mitigation (UNFCCC,
UNDP, UN-REDD, IPCC, Global Strategy).

4. Activities
• Global GHG emissions data: FAOSTAT emissions database for
AFOLU covering 1961-2012 (agriculture) and 1990-2012 (Forestry
and Other Land Use) for almost 200 countries using IPCC Tier 1
method, updated every year and with country detail.
• Knowledge generation: Directly contributed to IPCC AR5, IPCC
revised GHG Guidelines, GHG reports, peer-reviewed articles,
UNFCCC COP/MOP submission and SBSTA events.
• AFOLU Emissions Analysis Tools: for data dissemination, analysis and
improvement of quality.
• Capacity development: Continue support to Member Countries in
identifying and reporting GHG data for AFOLU, including the development
of a user manual and e-learning course.

5. Developing Capacities
Develop Capacities within Member Countries for increased
Sustainability and Impact
 Country ownership and
leadership
 Supporting a process of
learning and change
 Work with existing capacities
 Functional skills – uptake
and sustain changes

6. Capacity Development (CD)
– Improving the capacity to assess and report GHG emissions from the
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector: Biennial
Update Reports (BURs), National Communications (NCs).
– Supporting the identification of mitigation options for Nationally
appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) and Intended Nationally
determined Contributions (INDCs).
• Technical capacity
• Functional capacity
– Strengthening partnering capacities among relevant national agencies
to complete and ensure sustainability of the reporting processes.
– Enhancing access to and exchange of information towards a robust
national GHG reporting process for AFOLU.

7. Regional approach on CD
The regional approach aims to raise awareness on UNFCCC
national reporting processes, assess country needs & priorities
and facilitate dialogue between National Statistical Agencies,
Ministries of Agriculture, and Bureaus responsible for national
GHG reporting.
A series of regional workshops were organised in the context of the FAO
Commission on Agricultural Statistics (CAS)
Collaboration with: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

8. Regional workshop objectives
• Raise awareness on the importance of agricultural and forestry statistics for
preparing national GHG inventories, and on planning national mitigation actions that
link long term agricultural productivity, food security and sustainability.
• Explore the need for increased capacity in view of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation
Action (NAMA) preparation and UNFCCC requirements to prepare and submit
Biennial Update Reports (BURs) detailing national emissions and mitigation
strategies.
• Facilitate communication and exchange of relevant knowledge at national and
regional level to identify challenges, gaps, and opportunities to improve national
data systems and analysis tools.

9. Regional Workshops in Asia, Africa and LAC
• Asia Pacific Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics
• Latin America FAO Workshop on Statistics for Greenhouse Gases
Emissions
• Africa FAO Regional Workshop on Statistics for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
Sub-regional workshops:
– Workshop on Thematic Geospatial Information in Tropical Peatlands for
Agriculture
– Mesoamerican Workshop on National Emissions Inventories and Mitigation
Plans in Agriculture, Land use, Land use change and Forestry
– 4 workshops under the umbrella of the UNFCCC West Africa Project

10. Country approach on CD
The national approach aims to support governments in the
preparation of national GHG inventories, which are instrumental
for national processes such as Biennial Update Reports (BURs),
National Communications (NC) and Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions (INDCs).
A set of activities depending on country needs and priorities were
implemented
Collaboration with: UN-REDD, UNDP

11. Ecuador, Paraguay:
Technical assistance
Collaboration
with Ecuador,
Paraguay
• Technical assistance for the preparation and implementation of a kick-off national GHG
inventory workshop for agriculture and LULUCF sectors.
FAO support
• Preparation of the agenda together with the government
• Preparation of training material for the workshops (Spanish)
• Delivery of parallel sessions for the agriculture and LULUCF sectors
• Identification of relevant stakeholders for data collection in support of the preparation of
the NGHGI for the agriculture and LULUCF sector
• Facilitate dialogue among the GHG compiler and data providers
Results
•Inter-agency collaboration for coherent support in the country (UNDP, UN-REDD)
•NGHGI for the agriculture and LULUCF prepared

12. Collaboration
with Uruguay
• Uruguay request support on QA/QC analysis for submission of its first Biennial
Update Report (BUR)
• Become more familiar with FAOSTAT Emissions database and associated analysis
tools
FAO support
• Hands-on activities using FAOSTAT Emissions database and AFOLU Emissions Analysis Tools
(Regional overview, QA/QC and verification, Indicators and Geo-referenced data)
• Dialogue on the status of National Communications (NCs) and BUR
• Strengthening of the institutional set-up by providing a neutral platform for discussion and
exchange
Results & next
steps
• Identification of inconsistencies in activity data (milking cows), default emission factors, and
errors in previous calculations (e.g. numbers of key categories, such as dairy and non-dairy
cattle)
• Use of FAOSTAT emissions database by the country to support: BUR preparation, 4th NC
and INDC
Uruguay
Technical webinars

13. Collaboration
with Mexico
• FAO, the Instituto Nacional de Ecología y Cambio Climático (INECC) and key national
stakeholders agreed to conduct a QA and verification of Mexico’s National GHG
Inventory and to provide support to the 2014 BUR, as well as subsequent BURs
FAO support
• Review of the inventory data according to the principles of transparency,
consistency, comparability, completeness, and accuracy (TCCCA)
• Revision of Agriculture and LULUCF chapter drafts of the BUR
• Detailed data analysis and assessment of submitted IPCC tables for key categories
• (Activity data, Emissions factors, and Parameters)
Results & next
steps
• Two summary reports and an in-country visit to follow up on key issues
• FAO input will be included in the next inventory update as part of Mexico’s 6th
National Communication
• Continued technical exchange to strengthen Mexico’s institutional capacities
Mexico
Quality Assurance and Verification support

14. Collaboration
with Colombia
• FAO, the Instituto de Hidrología Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM) agreed
to perform a QA and verification process of the AFOLU component of the Colombia’s
National GHG Inventory.
FAO support
• Desk review focus on assessing the methodologies and procedures , according to the
principles of TCCCA.
• Visit of FAO expert to examine data and methodologies of the AFOLU component
with local experts, and to provide guidance for implementing the 2006 IPCC
Guidelines.
• Participate to a National Workshop: GHG inventory developments in AFOLU sector,
Bogotá, Colombia, 3 July 2015.
Results
• Summary report for the AFOLU sector.
• FAO inputs considered in the Colombia’s inventory improvement and update.
• Follow-up , Regional Workshop: Exchanging experience in developing national GHG
inventories , Bogotá Colombia, 16-19 November 2015.
Colombia:
Quality Assurance and Verification Support

15. Inter-agency collaboration
• UN-REDD & UNDP
– Organization of joint events on the National GHG Inventory for
the Agriculture and LULUCF sectors
• UNFCCC
– Coordination with the Non-Annex I Support Sub-Programme
• IPCC/TFI
– Regional FAO workshops in LAC and Africa
– Expert meeting to discuss progress made on data availability
and methodological guidance with a view to emerging activities
to combat climate change

16. Conclusions
• Capacity development activities at regional and
country level implemented in support of UNFCCC
reporting processes for the AFOLU sector.
• Dedicated country support addresses country needs
and priorities.
• Collaboration with relevant international agencies
and institutions for efficient and coordinated support
to Member Countries.

17. Thank you!

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Final report from the Africa FAO Regional Workshop on Statistics for
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3624e/i3624e.pdf (en)
http://www.fao.org/docrep/019/i3624f/i3624f.pdf (fr)