On the 4^th of September 2019 a workshop titled “Leading on Climate Change: Putting Transparency Frameworks and the Paris Agreement into Action” was organized within the framework of  “Development of Armenia’s Fourth National Communication to the UNFCCC and Second Biennial Update Report” project, implemented by UNDP in coordination with the Ministry of Environment.

The scope of the workshop was to share with stakeholders the relevant information on Measurement, Reporting and Verification System and National Transparency Framework requirements under the Paris Agreement, as well as present key objectives of “Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency” UNDP-GEF project.

First Deputy minister of Environment Irina Ghaplanyan and UNDP Deputy resident representative Mihaela Stojkoska made opening remarks. The workshop was of great interest to the participants, including officials from a number of government agencies, representatives of international organizations, as well as both international and national experts and the private sector.

Attached are the presentations of the workshop:

New developments in transparency frameworks:  Paris “Rulebook”
MRV platforms
Susan Legro, UNDP International Expert

Existing arrangements for Measuring Reporting Verification (MRV) under UNFCCC Enabling Activities in Armenia
Marina Sargsyan, Task Leader of 3rd Biennial Update Report preparation project

Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) Project Overview
Diana Harutyunyan, UNDP Climate Change Programme Coordinator

MRV and transparency system in practice: MRV experience at the project level
Tigran Sekoyan, UNDP National expert

MRV experience at the municipal level
Artem Kharazyan,  EC financed “Covenant of Mayors East II” Project National Expert in Armenia – Helpdesk expert

EU4Climate
Yevgen Groza, EU4Climate regional project manager

MRV system for AFOLU sector
Andrew Heywood, International expert

Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and NDC tracking
Mikayel Vardanyan, Ministry of Environment