Strengthening Jamaica´s Capacity to Meet Transparency Requirements under the Paris Agreement

Category: MCF

Jamaica Launches 24-Month Project to Enhance Climate Transparency and MRV System for Paris Agreement Compliance.

This project aims to strengthen Jamaica's climate transparency framework by designing and implementing a fully functional and harmonized domestic Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system. The core purpose is to enable the effective implementation of the country's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and fulfill other transparency-related activities, specifically addressing the requirements under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement. The scope includes enhancing institutional arrangements, improving technical capacity, and establishing a robust MRV system to monitor and evaluate (M&E) NDC implementation, covering both mitigation and adaptation efforts. Key obligations involve establishing a National Transparency Working Group for strategic direction and cross-ministerial support, assessing existing institutional arrangements and ongoing initiatives, designing national transparency management processes with harmonized data supply and guidelines, and developing methodologies for tracking and assessing adequacy and effectiveness, potentially incorporating blockchain technology and M&E tools for reliable data. Affected entities primarily include government ministries and agencies involved in climate reporting, such as the Climate Change Division - Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, which serves as an executing partner alongside the IADB (GEF Agency). While specific economic sectors are not detailed, the MRV system will cover sectors relevant to the NDC (mitigation and adaptation). The project has a duration of 24 months; specific internal deadlines or external compliance dates beyond this project timeline are not provided in the source text. The relevant regulations and statutes are the Paris Agreement (specifically Article 13) and Jamaica's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The project is funded by the GEF Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) with $1,300,000 and confirmed co-financing of $159,000.

Strengthening Jamaica´s Capacity to Meet Transparency Requirements under the Paris Agreement
Part I: Project Information
GEF ID
10014
Project Type
MSP
Type of Trust Fund
CBIT
Project Title
Strengthening Jamaica´s Capacity to Meet Transparency Requirements under the Paris Agreement
Countries
Jamaica
Agency(ies)
IADB
Other Executing Partner(s):
Climate Change Division - Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation

Executing Partner Type
GEF Agency
GEF Focal Area
Climate Change
Taxonomy
Focal Areas, Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Climate Change, Influencing models, Stakeholders, Gender
Equality, Capacity, Knowledge and Research
Rio Markers
Climate Change Mitigation
Climate Change Mitigation 2
Climate Change Adaptation
Climate Change Adaptation 0
Duration
24In Months
Agency Fee($)
123,500

A. Focal Area Strategy Framework and Program
Objectives/Programs Focal Area Outcomes Trust Fund GEF Amount($) Co-Fin Amount($)
CBIT-1 CBIT CBIT 1,300,000 159,000
Total Project Cost($) 1,300,000 159,000

B. Project description summary
Project Objective
To strengthen Jamaica's transparency framework through the design and implementation of a fully functional and harmonized domestic Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV)
system for the effective implementation of the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and other transparency-related activities.
Project Financin Expected Expected Outputs Trust GEF Project Financing($) Confirmed Co-Financing($)
Component g Type Outcomes Fund
1. Strengthening Technical 1.1. Enhanced 1.1.1. National Transparency Working Group CBIT 123,000 63,000
of Jamaica's Assistance institutional is established to provide strategic direction
Transparency arrangements and to ensure that transparency reporting
Framework as developed for processes are properly supported across
defined in Article long-term Ministries, government agencies and other

Tags: Climate Change, Regulation, Compliance, Mrv, Reporting, Paris Agreement, Unfccc, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Governance, Mitigation, Adaptation, Methodology, Technology, Funding, Guidance, Planning, Gender, Policy, Investment, Infrastructure, Digital Transition, Finance, Innovation, Research, Skills

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