Preparation of the First National Communication to the UNFCCC

Category: MCF

Congo's GEF-Funded Project to Prepare First UNFCCC National Communication, Starting November 1998

This project proposal outlines a Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded initiative to assist the Government of Congo in preparing its First National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The primary purpose is to enable Congo to comply with its obligations as a Party to the UNFCCC, which it ratified on October 14, 1996. The scope of the project is specifically the preparation of this initial communication. Key obligations under the UNFCCC, which this project supports, include reporting on national circumstances, greenhouse gas inventories, mitigation measures, and vulnerability assessment/adaptation measures (though the specific contents are not detailed in this snippet, these are standard components of a National Communication). While the text doesn't explicitly list affected sectors for reporting, the country background mentions key sectors like forestry, agriculture, oil, secondary industries (food, textiles, chemistry, tobacco, cement, wood), and energy (biomass, fossil fuels for transport and commercial use), which are typically covered in a National Communication's GHG inventory and sectoral analysis. The project has a duration of 2 years, with a proposed starting date of November 1998, implying the First National Communication is intended to be completed by November 2000. The GEF contribution is US$ 319,450. The project is implemented by UNDP and executed by the Government of Congo. The relevant international framework is the UNFCCC.

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GEF
DATE:
TO:
Global Environment Facility
1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433 USA
Tel: (202) 473-0508 - Fax: (202) 522-3240 / (202) 522-3245
Facsimile Cover Sheet
August 24, 1998
Mr. Charles Feinstein,
World Bank
Mr. Ahmed Djoghalf, UNEP
Mr. Pak-Sum Low, UNEP
Mr. Madhav Gadgil, STAP
Mr. Martha Perdomo, UNFCCC
FROM:
Avani Vaish
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No. of Pages:
1
Inc. Cover sheet
202 522 3
FAX:
254 2 52
254 2 52
91 80 334
49 228 81
PHONE:
FAX:
(202) 473-
(202) 522-
CC:
SUBJECT:
Dilip Ahuja, Chona Cruz- Copies are in your mail box.
Climate Change Enabling Activities Proposal - Gabon and
Message:
You would have received enabling activity proposals named above from UNDP.
Please send us your comments/suggestions by cob September 3, 1998.
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
PROJECT PROPOSAL
Country:
Project Title:
Congo
Preparation of the First National Communication to
the UNFCCC
GEF Focal Area:
Climate Change
Country Eligibility:
Congo ratified the UNFCCC on 14 October, 1996

Tags: Climate Change, Compliance, Deadline, Development, Energy, Forests, Fossil Fuels, Funding, Governance, Industry, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Mrv, Oil And Gas, Policy, Regulation, Report, Reporting, Transport, Unfccc

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