By
Arison TAMFU
April 21: As preparations
intensified worldwide for COP21 in Paris, a new publication titled Guide to
INDCs that provides practical guidance to Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
on how to prepare their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)
for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been
released. The guide is a joint publication of The Climate and Development
Knowledge Network (CDKN) and Ricardo-AEA Ricardo-AEA.
The INDCs are essentially the
building blocks for the 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris where the
targets will hopefully be agreed and solidified. At this stage of the
negotiations procedure other countries are expected to follow suit and submit
their INDCs ahead of Paris 2015.
The UNFCCC has invited all Parties
to communicate to the secretariat their INDCs "well in advance of COP
21" and it will prepare by 1 November 2015 a synthesis report on the
"aggregate effect of the INDCs" that have been submitted before 1
October.
LDCs have contributed less to
current global emissions than other countries; so the burden of cutting
emissions will rest with major economies. However to avoid dangerous levels of
global warming, all countries will have to play a role, and the UN has
communicated that LDC contributions towards a global agreement should ‘reflect
their special circumstances’.
At present, there is no formal,
standard template for INDCs. A statement by CDKN stated that the guide was
initiated at the request of some LDCs for practical guidance, tailored to their
needs. As such it seeks to address the broad range of approaches being
considered by LDCs in preparing their INDCs, including the challenges they face
and different national circumstances and levels of capacity, preparedness and
ambition, the statement said.
"While many of the LDCs we work
with are keen to show their commitment to a global ambitious deal on climate change,
many are struggling to put together their national contribution as the current
guidance is insufficiently detailed," said Kiran Sura, CDKN's Head of
Advocacy Fund for Negotiations Support. "We hope this guidance and
template, built from CDKN and Ricardo-AEAs experience of supporting LDCs over
many years, will be a useful tool to help bridge this gap".
The Guide to INDCs provides a
practical example of how an INDC could be structured, with examples to
illustrate a narrative and sources of background information.
CDKN makes it clear that the Guide
to INDCs is not an official publication of the UNFCCC, nor is it endorsed
by the UNFCCC but stressed that, it was developed in consultation with a range
of stakeholders, including authors of existing INDC guidance, representatives
from LDCs, and organisations working with CDKN to support INDC
preparations. It draws from the INDCs which have already been submitted,
and a range of referenced literature.
`This guide seeks to address the
broad range of approaches being considered by LDCs in preparing their INDCs,
including the challenges they face and different national circumstances and
levels of capacity, preparedness and ambition. The guide responds to requests
from LDC governments for suitable guidelines` CDKN statement said.
CDKN aims to help decision-makers in
developing countries design and deliver climate compatible development while
Ricardo-AEA is a global sustainability consultancy.
The guide is here http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CDKN-Ricardo-AEA-Guide-to-INDCs_FINAL_WEB.pdf
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