CCCXG Global Forum March 2017 BG3 Experience in communicating Lebanon’s NDC by Vahakn Kabakian

1. Experience in
communicat ing
Lebanon’s NDC
Mr. Vahakn Kabakian
Clim ate Change Advisor/ Portfolio
Manager
Ministry of Environm ent Lebanon

2. ‘’
Decision 1/ CP.20 para.14:
Ag re e s that the inform ation to be provided by Parties
com m unicating their INDC, in order to facilitate CTU,
m ay include, as appropriate, inter alia:
▣ q uantifiab le info rm atio n o n the re fe re nce p o int
(includ ing , as ap p ro p riate , a b ase ye ar);
▣ tim e fram e s and / o r p e rio d s fo r im p le m e ntatio n;
▣ sco p e and co ve rag e ;
▣ p lanning p ro ce sse s;
▣ assum p tio ns and m e tho d o lo g ical ap p ro ache s includ ing
tho se fo r e stim ating and acco unting fo r anthro p o g e nic
GHG e m issio ns and , as ap p ro p riate , re m o vals;
▣ ho w the Party co nsid e rs that its INDC is fair and
am b itio us, in lig ht o f its natio nal circum stance s;
▣ ho w it co ntrib ute s to w ard s achie ving the o b je ctive o f
the Co nve ntio n as se t o ut in its Article 2.

3. Dom est ic St ages of t he INDC Process
M obilization
Form ulation
Com m unication

4. Challenges in t he Mobilizat ion of
Com m it m ent and Resources
Financial and
Adm inist rat ive
Challenges
- Lebanon seeked international support to form ulate its
INDC
- Lack of sufficient personnel w ith the appropriate
capabilities to develop the INDC
Technical
Challenges
- Difficulty engaging w ith som e im portant stakeholders in
a short period of tim e
- Lim ited know ledge and tim e for the needed estim ations
and inform ation to be included in the INDC
Polit ical
Challenges
- Difficulty and delay in understanding the objective of the
process
- Lim ited high-level prioritization for INDC form ulation

5. Challenges in t he INDC Form ulat ion
Technical
Challenges
- Uncertainty and lack of detail on w hat should be
included in the INDC (next slide)
- Lim ited tim e for gathering inform ation
- Target depended on a large num ber of individuals and
institutions
Polit ical
Challenges
- Delay in synchronizing the technical progress w ith
political support

6. Inform at ion elem ent s in INDC as per
para. 14
Quant ifiable informat ion on t he reference
point (including, as appropriat e, a base
year)
The base year w as chosen based on
availability of data. Relatively easy since
exercise had already been perform ed
w ith NC/ BUR
Time frames and/ or periods for
implem ent at ion
Difficult, no strategy had a tim efram e
beyond 2020
Scope and coverage
Exercise facilitated by the NC/ BUR
process
Planning processes
Not very clear and level of detail
unknow n
Assum pt ions and met hodological
approaches including t hose for est imat ing
and account ing for ant hropogenic GHG
emissions and, as appropriat e, removals
Easy but level of detail unknow n
Fairness and ambit ion, in light of t he
Part y’s nat ional circumst ances
Challenging because of content
uncertainty

7. Inform at ion elem ent s in INDC not
included in para. 14
Nat ional circum st ances
Challenging since it w as im portant to put the
INDC in context in order to better understand
it
Adapt at ion
Easy because of vulnerability assessm ent s in
NC, but challenging to coordinate w ith
stakeholders on sectoral objectives and the
absence of a NAP
Means of im plem ent at ion
M ore guidance w ould have been helpful,
challenging and therefore very brief

8. Challenges in t he INDC Com m unicat ion
Technical
Challenges
- Challenge to subm it by the deadline
- Anchoring the INDC in the intricate political situation
Polit ical
Challenges
- Securing political support on tim e

9. By- product s of t he INDC
Enhanced
cooperat ion
The needed inter-
m inisterial and
high-level
cooperation has
proved to be a
beneficial
exercise, and has
laid the grounds
for durable
clim ate change
cooperation
Increased focus
and priorit y
The INDC is now
a com m on
docum ent ow ned
by m any
m inistries, w hich
gives guidance
and vision to
achieve its target

10. What w ill be
different for t he
fut ure NDCs?

11. What changes for t he fut ure NDC
it erat ions
Tim e
5 years for
NDC iterations
2 year
progress
reporting
Negot iat ions’
out com es
Work
program m e
under the
Paris
Agreem ent
Capacit y-
building
Enabling tools
for developing
country
Parties to
im plem ent
and report

12. Thanks
Any quest ions?
vahakn@m oe.gov.lb
clim atechange.m oe.gov.lb