MONGOLIA: PREPARATION OF INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (INDC) TO THE 2015 AGREEMENT UNDER THE UNFCCC

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1 MONGOLIA: PREPARATION OF INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (INDC) TO THE 2015 AGREEMENT UNDER THE UNFCCC The 24 th Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) Bangkok, Thailand June 29-30, 2015 SARUUL Dolgorsuren BUR Mongolia Project Manager Nature Conservation Fund under the MEGDT

2 Content Status of Mongolia under the UNFCCC Current status of developing INDC

3 CURRENT STATUS OF MONGOLIA UNDER THE UNFCCC The Mongolian government s response to address the issue of climate change has been positive - Ratification of the UNFCCC (1993) - Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol (1999) Undertaken steps to implement UNFCCC s goal - Initial national communication (1 st November 2001) - Submission of list of NAMAs (28 th January 2010) - Second national communication (10 th December 2010) - National Action Program on Climate Change (6 th January 2011) - Technology Needs Assessment (2013) Ongoing projects to fulfill UNFCCC s reporting obligation -Preparation of Third National Communication (TNC) -Preparation of first Biennial Update Report (BUR) -Prepariation of Intended National Determined Contribution (indc)

4 Project Name: Objective: Project number: Type: Executing agency: Implementing agency: Mongolia: Preparation of intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) to the 2015 Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) To prepare and submit Mongolia s intended nationally determined contribution (INDC) to the 2015 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) GFL/ F ; PMS: GF/ Enabling activity Climate Change Project Implementing Unit of the Nature Conservation Fund under the Ministry of Environment, Green Development and Tourism The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Duration: March 2015 December 2015 (INDC submission to the UNFCCC Secretariat before October 2015) Funding: Total fund USD 220,000 GEF: USD 200,000 / In-kind Government Contribution: USD 20,000 Project components (tentative): - Mitigation - Adaptation - Technology - Finance - Capacity building

5 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT OF INDC MONGOLIA

6 MONGOLIA: PREPARATION OF INDC TO THE 2015 AGREEMENT UNDER UNFCCC PROJECT ACTIVITY PLAN Approve INDC PIP Establish INDC PIU Inception workshop Select National INDC working teams Assessment on policy documents - Make estimation if needed - Prepare and compile INDC project report - Final workshop for the INDC with all the stakeholder - Submit the INDC - Monitoring & evaluation - Auditing March Apr-June July-Sep Oct-Dec TECHNICAL DISCUSSION MEETINGS & WORKSHOPS WITH NATIONAL INDC WORKING TEAMS AND ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS

7 MONGOLIA: OPTIONS FOR MITIGATION Type of Contribution: BAU- projects & activities Projects & activities Advantages & Disadvantages

8 INDC: MITIGATION Sector: Energy & Industry Gases: СО 2, (N 2 O) Base year: 2012 Target year: 2030 GHG emissions, million tons, CO 2 -eq SNC Green strategy GGGI Average SNC Second National Communication GGGI Global Green Growth Institute

9 INDC: ADAPTATION THE SECTION COULD BE CONSIST OF: CC trend, impacts & vulnerability (forest, water resources, animal husbandry8 arable farming, soil, pastureland, natural disaster, human settlement & tourism) Need of long term adaptation strategy, objectives, projections Current and short term adaptation measures and activities Technologies and methodologies to implement adaptation measures and activities Constraints, needs & gaps to implement adaptation measures and activities Review of financial and technical support Methodology for monitoring & evaluation

10 CHALLENGES: Limited timeframe Technical and human capacity Coordination and communication with key ministries / agencies to engage actively on INDC development Understanding the importance of INDC

11 THANK YOU If you have questions, please contact: Saruul Dolgorsuren BUR project manager Nature Conservation Fund Ministry of Environment, Green Development & Tourism, Mongolia E: