27 October 2014: The second workshop under the work programme to further the understanding of the diversity of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) by developing countries provided an opportunity for discussion of the benefits of sharing technical information on NAMAs, as well as a platform for countries to share their experiences of seeking and providing support for NAMAs.

The UNFCCC Secretariat has published the report of the workshop (FCCC/SBI/2014/INF.11), which was held on 5 June 2014, in Bonn, Germany, during the 40th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). The workshop was divided into three segments focusing on: information on NAMAs, including assumptions and methodologies; support for preparing and implementing NAMAs, and related experiences; and the extent of the matching of NAMAs with support, as reflected in the NAMA registry.

In the first segment, discussions focused on answering two sets of questions: what are the benefits of sharing information relating to NAMAs and has the work programme contributed to delivering these benefits?; and what challenges are faced by developing countries when generating this information and how could the secretariat assist them? The second segment consisted of presentations on experiences with obtaining support for NAMA preparation and implementation, made by representatives from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Risoe Centre, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Azerbaijan country office and the NAMA Facility, and delegates from Colombia and Mexico.

In the third segment, the Secretariat provided an overview of the extent of matching of NAMAs with support in the NAMA registry and the extent of use of the registry to date. He highlighted, inter alia, that parties’ participation in the registry is low, with about 46 NAMAs and nine sources of support being recorded. The Secretariat also presented recent improvements to the registry aimed at raising the visibility of NAMAs that have received financial, technology or capacity-building support. [Publication: Report of the Workshop on Understanding the Diversity of Developing Country NAMAs] [UNFCCC NAMA Website]