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The Fifth Experts’ Meeting of the Joint ENVIRONET-WP-STAT Task Team on OECD Rio Markers, Environment and Development Finance Statistics

 

4 - 5 November 2015, OECD, Paris

 

About the Meeting

 

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Summary

 

Co-facilitators: Masayuki Karasawa, (WP-STAT Vice Chair, Japan), Shanti Bobin, (WP-STAT Vice Chair, France) and Matti Nummelin (ENVIRONET Chair, Finland)

 

Meeting Objectives:

  • To reflect on the outcomes of the WP-STAT meeting (2-3 November) on incorporating revised definitions on the adaptation and mitigation Rio markers in the statistical reporting directives, as well as considering any supplementary  tools and guidance to support the application of the Rio markers (beyond the directives).
  • To consider the extension of the improved definitions and guidance exercise to the biodiversity and desertification Rio markers
  • To discuss improving transparency of methodological approaches for reporting to the UNFCCC and CBD, including in the context of the recent OECD report, in collaboration with Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), on Climate Finance in 2013-14 and the USD 100 billion goal
  • To review progress and improvements in members’ and international organisations’ reporting to the OECD DAC on environment-related Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Other Official Flows (OOF).
  • To review the Task Team’s work plan and progress to date, to define future activities after its closure, including the preparations for the COP21 and the improvement of the Rio marker definitions for biodiversity and desertification. 

 

Sessions:

  1. Update on approval of the refined proposals for fine-tuning the climate Rio markers definitions, eligibility criteria and guidance 
  2. Update on Joint MDB Methodology on Biodiversity finance tracking 
  3. Improving the transparency of members reporting on finance to the UNFCCC and CBD
  4. Communications for the UNFCCC COP21, including the forthcoming OECD DAC Statistics flyer on climate-related development finance in 2014
  5. Update on progress of members’ and international organisations’ reporting to OECD DAC on climate and environment-related Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Other Official Flows (OOF) 
  6. Overview of Task Team work plan and progress to date, and arrangements for future work and modalities following the closure of the Task Team 

 

Presentations from the Sessions

1. Update on approval of the refined proposals for fine-tuning the climate Rio markers definitions, eligibility criteria and guidance 

This session provided an overview of the revised proposal for fine-tuning the climate Rio markers definitions, eligibility criteria and guidance, and will reflect on the outcomes of the WP-STAT 2nd November meeting (agenda item 2b), where WP-STAT has been invited to approve for the inclusion in the Statistical Directives, the refined definitions and guidance tables for the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Rio markers.

Ms. Gisela Campillo & Ms. Valérie Gaveau, OECD Secretariat

 
2. Update on Joint MDB Methodology on Biodiversity finance tracking 

This session provided an update on the progress undertaken by the Joint Group of MDBs to develop reporting approaches for tracking biodiversity finance, with a Question and Answer session.  This was followed by a brainstorming for initial ideas on the approach for fine-tuning the OECD DAC biodiversity Rio marker definition.

 

3. Improving the transparency of members reporting on finance to the UNFCCC and CBD

This session focused on efforts to improve the transparency of members reporting on financial support under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). 

Ms. Stephanie Ockenden, OECD Secretariat


 

Ms. Jennifer Calder, OECD Secretariat

 
 
4. Communications for the UNFCCC COP21, including the forthcoming OECD DAC Statistics flyer on climate-related development finance in 2014

The session discussed the OECD DAC Secretariat’s planned communications on climate-related development finance at the upcoming UNFCCC COP21, taking place from November 30th-December 11th in Paris. 

 

5. Update on progress of members’ and international organisations’ reporting to OECD DAC on climate and environment-related Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Other Official Flows (OOF) 

This session reviewed progress by members and international organisations in reporting to the OECD DAC on the Rio and environment markers, and “green” multilateral flows, including reviewing the status of 2014 flows reporting against the official summer deadlines and in the context of the special reporting exercise on 2014 climate-related development finance data.

Ms. Mariana Mirabile, OECD Secretariat 

 
6. Overview of Task Team work plan and progress to date, and arrangements for future work and modalities following the closure of the Task Team

This session took stock of the Task Team’s progress against the work plan agreed at the First Task Team meeting in March 2014, and discussed arrangements and modalities for future work.  It was anticipated that this meeting is the final meeting of the Task Team per se, but that many elements of the Task Team’s work will continue through other modalities, for example i) as part of members and international organisations regular reporting to the OECD DAC and ii) under the existing Secretariat plans and work under the WP-STAT and ENVIRONET.  There may however be need and interest to continue specific joint work areas and convene specific joint workshops of the ENVIRONET-WP-STAT in future.  This session was to explore members’ priorities for future joint work and suggested modalities

Ms. Stephanie Ockenden & Ms. Valérie Gaveau, OECD Secretariat

Ms. Gemma O'Reilly, Climate Finance Consultant, Irish AID

 

Ms. Jan Corfee-Morlot, OECD Secretariat

 

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