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Several delegations noted the need to further strengthen and facilitate web-based working methods to ensure the success of the third cycle. (...) In view of the situation concerning the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact, the draft programme of work also takes into account the need for more extensive use of web-based working methods, including the holding of web-based meetings and the use of common online collaboration platforms. (...) It is projected that seven in- person meetings of the Group of Experts will be held during the third cycle, in addition to frequent web-based meetings. A/75/362 16/19 20-12272 34.

Enhanced capacity of countries to develop and implement ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) measures to reduce the vulnerability and build ecological and social resilience to climate change risks. (...) The workshops was conducted based on the updated CGE training materials on vulnerability and adaptation assessment to build the capacity of national experts from the Asia-Pacific region on the development of vulnerability and adaptation assessment; *A total of 37 national experts from 31 non- Annex I Parties including an average of 23 remote participants via videoconferencing (WebEx) were trained on vulnerability and adaptation assessment; a set of recommendations on further enhancing the updated CGE training 8–12 October 2012, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic UNEP USD 124,729 (European Union) F C C C /SB I/2013/2/A dd.1 G E .13-61123 24 Activity Purpose/target of activity Outcome(s) Date and location Agencies and institutions involved Funding Activity report or web link for further information 2. (...) The study was published. 1 January 2010–31 December 2012, Bolivia Environment, Planning, energy, water, NGOs Community-based adaptation and To enhance the capacity of various 29 September 2011–31 UNITAR, ENDA-TM, Stockholm (European Commission, Austrian Development web link for further information implementation of climate change mainstreaming tools stakeholders in Banjul, Gambia & Matam District Senegal to use community-based tools and methods for vulnerability assessments and the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies that support decision- making.

The web page will be available in the six official languages of FAO (Spanish, English, French, Russian, Arabic and Chinese). Based on the information documents mentioned above, outreach materials will be developed such as newsletters, banners, videos, radio advertisements, games for children and various promotional materials. (...) A/67/553 12-57612 23 Annex 2 Structure and conformation of the IYQ Technical Secretariat The Technical Secretariat will be based at the FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Santiago de Chile, in coordination with the FAO headquarters in Rome.

WFP plans to hand over the secretarial role to the Disaster Emergency Response (DER) FC C C /SBI/2010/20 11 G E .10 -63388 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies and institutions involved Activity report or web link for further information inter-agency coordination body in Bangladesh, and roughly equivalent to an in- country inter-agency standing committee team. (...) An EU–Asia Joint Declaration on climate change was signed at the end of the conference 30–31 May 2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh • European Commission; • UNITAR GCCA GCCA The Asia Regional Conference Successful registration of weather index-based insurance products with the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) WFP and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in partnership with Guoyuan Insurance (a local insurance company), successfully managed to register two Ended 2009 China • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); • Government of China; • Weather Risk Management Facility (WRMF, a WFP-IFAD partnership) WRMF publication ‘The potential for scale and sustainability in FC C C /SBI/2010/20 13 G E .10 -63388 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies and institutions involved Activity report or web link for further information weather index-based insurance products with the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). (...) The framework has been developed by experts from FAO - which is both a GBEP Partner and the hosting Agency of the GBEP Secretariat - together with other international organizations and governments that are participating in GBEP works as partners or observers The “GBEP Common Methodological Framework for GHG Lifecycle Analysis of Bioenergy” can be compiled online and it is available at the GBEP website FC C C /SBI/2010/20 19 G E .10 -63388 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies and institutions involved Activity report or web link for further information set out in the Copenhagen Accord, is intended to provide a reference of pertinent questions for countries and institutions to compare the various existing methodologies dedicated to assessing GHG emissions of bioenergy systems in a transparent way.

Enhance the knowledge base of rights-based approaches to development and their application to health 3. (...) Strengthen WHO's capacity to adopt a human rights-based approach in its work through policy development, research and training. 5. (...) Data will be made available through WHO’s country web sites and the World Health Report. E/CN.4/2005/63 Page 6 3.

Given the global role India is currently playing in governance issues and its neutral and objective approach on key policy issues, India is well placed to not only provide substantive physical facilities for IPBES but also will provide credibility to the Platform itself by hosting the Secretariat. A. Experience of India in Science-Policy Actions India, being one of the key countries who participated in the full length negotiations of im- portant biodiversity related multi-lateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and facilitated their early ratification and implementation has had enormous experience of science based decision making. (...) India’s support to hosting the CBD COP 11 meeting includes provision of language ex- perts to delegations both at formal sessions and through informal interactions. 3. (...) Given the global role India is currently playing in governance issues and its neutral and objective approach on key policy issues, India is well placed to not only provide substantive physical facilities for IPBES but also will provide credibility to the Platform itself by hosting the Secretariat. A. Experience of India in Science-Policy Actions India, being one of the key countries who participated in the full length negotiations of important biodiversity related multi-lateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and facilitated their early ratification and implementation has had enormous experience of science based decision making.

The eighth JI/CDM workshop took place on 2 and 3 February 2012 hosting more than 130 participants from 16 countries Ongoing, all countries eligible to host JI and CDM projects Austria, KPC http://www.ji-cdm- austria.at/de/portal/about us/events/ FC C C /SBI/2012/10 19 G E .12-70376 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Annex II Party, implementing agency Web link for further information Cooperation on forest ecosystems inventory The project focused on the involvement of modern methods and technological procedures in the area of forest inventory in Ukraine. (...) An important part of the project was training of experts in forest management and the use of relevant technologies 2008 to 2012, Ukraine Czech Republic FC C C /SBI/2012/10 G E .12 -70376 20 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Annex II Party, implementing agency Web link for further information State of Green State of Green is the official green brand for Denmark. (...) The focus will be on the promotion of public transport services and of non- motorized transport, with special attention being paid to aspects of climate protection Ongoing, Ukraine Germany FC C C /SBI/2012/10 23 G E .12-70376 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Annex II Party, implementing agency Web link for further information Energy efficiency in residential buildings The project aims at improving policies to increase energy efficiency at the national and municipal levels.

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                                                                                                                                                                           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                                                                                                                                                                                (Network Readiness Index)          (Digital Opportunity Index)         (ITU)                         www.mtit.gov.ps (٢٣) msib.omsar.gov.lb (٢٤) www.e-gateway.gov.lb (٢٥)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • • • • • •                                                                  (semantic web)    –  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ﺍﻟﻮﺍﻗﻌﺔ ﺟﻨﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﺮﺍﺀ ﺑﻮﺿﻊ ﻭﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﻣﺸﺎﺭﻳﻊ ﺍﻵﻟﻴﺔ، ﻭﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﻗﺪﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﻄﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ ﺍﳌﻌﻴﻨﺔ ﻟﻜﻲ ﺗﺼﺒﺢ ﻋﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﺑﻜﺎﻣﻞ .ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﻓﺮﺹ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎﺭ، ﻭﲢﺴﲔ ﺃﻧﺸﻄﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺻﻞ ﻭﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﺑﲔ ﺍﻟﻮﻛﺎﻻﺕﻃﺎﻗﺘﻬﺎ، ﻭ FC C C /SBI/2009/10 G E .09 -64699 10 Annex [ENGLISH ONLY] Capacity-building activities undertaken between September 2008 and August 20091 Table 1 Activities in support of institutional capacity-building Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies and Institutions involved Activity report or web link for further information Green Economy Initiative Support governments to reshape and refocus policies, investments and spending on a range of green economic sectors that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, (including renewable energies, efficient transportation, efficient buildings, and sustainable agriculture and forests) and improve decision making so that it takes account of environmental considerations September 2008– August 2009 Global Regional National UNEP http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy Global and national climate change assessment package Build capacity of national climate change scientists and practitioners (public and private sector), develop capacity support systems for decision-makers to mainstream climate change issues into their national strategies and their decisions for action, strengthen existing process and developing new institutions to access customized locally-relevant climate impact research and information into national planning UNEP __________ 1 The content of these tables is not complete, and is based on information available at the time of preparation of the report. 11 G E .09-64699 FC C C /SBI/2009/10 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies and Institutions involved Activity report or web link for further information Capacity-building Activities by Provincial Programmes for Climate Change Mitigation Adaptation in China (PCCP) Support the Government of China in translating its National Climate Change Programme (NCCP) launched in June 2007 into on-the-ground action by developing local policies, institutional frameworks, partnerships and implementation capacities, and to share China’s experience with other key Asian countries in the global fight against climate change Ongoing UNDP Supporting the Government to Coordinate Climate Change Issues in Indonesia Support National Council on Climate Change to coordinate all national stakeholders in combating climate change, including policy and program formulation, implementation of mitigation and adaptation action, carbon market formulation and evaluation of ongoing programs on climate change July 2009 UNDP Providing technical support to the creation of a high level national advisory group on climate change in El Salvador 2008/2009, El Salvador UNDP http://www.marn.gob.sv/? (...) projID=1772 13 G E .09-64699 FC C C /SBI/2009/10 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies involved Activity report or web link for further information Kenya Russian Federation Tobago Turkey http://gefonline.org/projectDetailsS QL.cfm? (...) FileID=20090914-1lang=en Supporting civil society dialogue about climate change in Guatemala Support the constitution and strategic planning of a civil society incidence group for climate change, integrated by renowned environmentalists, national and international NGOs, academic sector, and indigenous groups UNDP FC C C /SBI/2009/10 G E .09 -64699 14 Table 3 Capacity-building activities in support of national communications Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies involved Activity report or web link for further information Non-Annex I Parties (NAI) newsletter Edition 5 The NAI newsletter is designed to focus on national, regional and international efforts to support non-Annex I Parties in the implementation of the Convention.

The root causes of migration are multitude since a complex web of factors underlie the process. The push-pull framework gives insight into the different forces at work to explain migration. (...) • Create transparent (open) and accountable labor recruitment and admissions systems based on clear legislative categories and harmonizing immigration policies with labor laws (...) • Create transparent (open) and accountable labor recruitment and admissions systems based on clear legislative categories and harmonizing immigration policies with labor laws.