Starting Date: (2012)
Abstract
information in a consistent, transparent and comparable manner taking into account specific guidelines and national circumstances. The proposed report is consistent with the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention ” (COP Decision 17/CP.8). The main components of the report are: description of national circumstances; national inventory of anthropogenic green house gases (GHG) emissions by sources and removals by sinks; assessment of vulnerability and planning of adaptation; climate change mitigation by addressing emissions and removals; capacity building to assess financial and technology needs, modalities to absorb them and host projects; compilation and production of the SNC, including Executive Summary. Lao PDR’s SNC is composed of several chapters. Many chapters have been written by different authors. The remaining chapter is constraints, gaps and related technical and financial needs. It is important to provide information on the gaps and constraints and the related financial, technical and capacity needs identified during the implementation of the national communication. Some of the information to be provided in this section may have already been included under various sections of the national communication. However, it would be necessary to further elaborate on the specific constraints, gaps and
Keyphrases
national communication national circumstance national inventory financial need account specific guideline various section specific constraint comparable manner proposed report several chapter capacity need climate change mitigation many chapter lao pdr snc cop decision main component different author executive summary anthropogenic green house gas technology need capacity building