Decision 4/CMP.13
Fourth review of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in countries with economies in transition under the Kyoto Protocol
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol,
Recalling decisions 3/CP.7, 3/CP.10, 30/CMP.1 and 11/CMP.8,
Acknowledging that capacity-building for countries with economies in transition is essential to enable them to implement effectively their commitments under the Kyoto Protocol,
Having considered the information provided by Parties, the submissions received in response to the invitations of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the compilation and synthesis report in support of the fourth review of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in countries with economies in transition, as established by decision 3/CP.7 and reaffirmed by decision 30/CMP.1,
1. Recognizes that:
(a) Significant progress has been made in building the capacity of countries with economies in transition to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and that some recipients of assistance have started to transfer their own expertise, knowledge and lessons learned on capacity-building to Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention;
(b) Parties included in Annex I to the Convention and the Global Environment Facility, within its mandate, have provided adequate resources and assistance for the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in countries with economies in transition, as established by decision 3/CP.7 and reaffirmed by decision 30/CMP.1;
(c) Support was also provided to countries with economies in transition by multilateral development banks and international financial institutions;
(d) Countries with economies in transition that are currently receiving support, notwithstanding the progress made, are in need of further capacity-building, in particular for the development and implementation of national low-carbon development strategies consistent with their national priorities and with their emission reduction targets;
2. Reaffirms that the scope of the needs identified in the framework for capacity-building in countries with economies in transition established under decisions 3/CP.7 and 30/CMP.1 and the key factors identified in decision 3/CP.10 remain relevant and continue to be the basis for, and guide the implementation of, capacity-building activities in countries with economies in transition that are currently receiving support;
3. Invites Parties included in Annex II to the Convention and other Parties in a position to do so, the Global Environment Facility, multilateral and bilateral agencies, international organizations, multilateral development banks, international financial institutions and the private sector, or any further arrangements, as appropriate and within their mandates, to continue to provide support for capacity-building activities in countries with economies in transition that are currently receiving support;
4. Decides to conclude the fourth review and requests the Subsidiary Body for Implementation, at its fifty-second session (June 2020), to initiate the fifth review of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in countries with economies in transition under the Kyoto Protocol with a view to completing this review at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (November 2020).
11th plenary meeting
17 November 2017
