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UNFCCC regional workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean region on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)

14 September 2015|Event

Establishing NAMAs as a robust instrument for pre and post 2020 climate actions.

Santiago, Chile

14 – 15 September 2015

Day 1: 14 September 2015

Registration

08:00-09:00

Opening and overview of the workshop

09:00-09:30

  • Opening remarks –ECLAC
  • Welcome remarks – UNFCCC secretariat
  • Workshop objectives– UNFCCC secretariat

 

Update on NAMA preparation and implementation

09.30-10:15

  • Status of preparation and implementation of NAMAs – Mr. Gerardo Canales, Centre for Clean Air Policy
  • FAO NAMA learning tool to support NAMA preparation in agriculture sector  – Ms. Kaisa Karttunen, FAO

Q&A

 

Tea/Coffee Break

10:15-10:45

Future of NAMAs

10:45 – 11:30

  • Role of NAMAs in implementing national climate goals  – tbc
  • Moderated discussion: Future of NAMAs

 

Financing

11.30-13:00

  • Climate finance for green growth and NAMAs –tbc
  • Role of development banks in NAMA design and finance – Alejandro Miranda, CAF
  • Climate finance as a catalyst for leveraging private sector financing – World Bank    

Q&A

 

Lunch Break

13:00 – 14:00

Financing

14:00 – 15:30

  • Role of commercial banks and private sector in NAMA design and implementation – Banco BICE
  • Private sector expectation in NAMA financing – Vladislav Arnaoudov, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
  • First solar’s experience in financing of competitive solar project in Chile – Mr. Koichi Arimitsu, Solar First

Q&A

 

Tea/Coffee break

15:30– 16:00

Financing: NAMA Market Place  

16:00-18:00

  • Introduction to NAMA Market Place – UNFCCC secretariat
  • Introductory remarks – Panelists
  • Around 4 NAMAs seeking support for implementation will be presented a panel of following public and private investors.  

Panelists: WB, CAF, Banco BICE, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities

 

Day 2: 15 September 2015

Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV)

09:00 - 10:30

 

  • National MRV framework for mitigation actions  –  tbc
  • Analysis of co-benefits of selected mitigation actions: A case study from MAPS project –tbc
  • Quantifying abatement potential of mitigation actions – tbc

Q&A

 

Tea/coffee break

10:30 – 11:00

MRV: Transformational change and sustainable development co-benefits-

11:00-12:00

  • Understanding Transformational Change in NAMA- tbc
  • Sustainable development impacts assessment of policy and actions – UNEP DTU

Q&A

 

Lunch break

12:00 – 13:30

The NAMA registry

13:30-15:00

  • Overview of NAMA registry : Updates on operational status of the registry – UNFCCC secretariat
  • Moderated discussion on :
    • Challenges in the use of registry and ways of overcoming them
    • Feedback and suggestions to improve the registry

Q&A

 

Tea/Coffee Break

15:00-15:30

Decentralizing the use of registry and enhancing its role

15:30-16:30

Moderated discussion:

  • The concept of decentralization in the context of registry use
  • The role of NAMA approvers and developers
  • The role of the registry in short, mid and long term

Future of NAMAs 

16:30-17:00

Moderated discussion on Future of  NAMAs

  • How can potential of NAMAs be harnessed to close the pre-2020 mitigation gap and put the world on road to a sustainable climate future
  • What kind of national arrangements are needed for successful development and implementation of NAMAs?
  • What is the role of the international community in supporting implementation of NAMAs in pre and post 2020 period?

 

Closing

17:00-17.30

  • Workshop evaluation
  • Closing remarks