Bridging the Gap has reviewed the NAMA intentions communicated to the UNFCCC from a land transport perspective. The aim of this paper is to provide an insight into the broader domestic context in which a selection of these intentions to conduct NAMAs in the land transport sector have been developed, and to seek to identify whether any additional information exists about intentions for the financing and MRVing of NAMA suggestions.

This note seeks to map where agriculture will be discussed both specifically and more indirectly at the forthcoming Bonn Climate Talks. It is indicative rather than exhaustive and is meant to help participants follow agenda items of relevance to agriculture.

The requirements for measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) are one of the crucial topics on the agenda of international negotiations to address climate change mitigation. According to agreements so far, the general guidelines for domestic MRV are to be developed by Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA).

TRANSfer Project published a first draft of its Handbook "Navigating Transport NAMAs". The purpose of the handbook is to provide practitioners in the transport sector around the world with practical step-by-step guidance on how to design and implement climate change mitigation actions in this complex sector. The final handbook will consist of a generic part with general information on transport NAMAs and a number of case studies which will be based on practical experiences from partner countries.

This report seeks to highlight the issues of financing climate policies in developing countries and the place of NAMA within the solutions that are currently under discussion. The first part of this report will examine the question of the definition and monitoring of quantitative international climate financing commitments. The second part will examine the financing needs of developing countries with regards to existing solutions and will underline the importance of combining public funding with investments from the private sector.

Climate finance provides an opportunity to facilitate the adoption of agricultural practices that support climate mitigation and adaptation. This report evaluates how governments can use climate finance to lift barriers for the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices or the promotion of policies that alter the economic incentives for smallholder farmers. Currently, the agricultural sector is at a disadvantage when competing for climate finance, compared with the industry and energy sectors.

This paper reinforces the need for a robust yet simplified MRV framework to make NAMAs work on a large scale providing opportunities to countries and sectors less benefited by the CDM. The discussion focused on the transport sector – reviewed the trend and expectations of submitted transport NAMAs then examined the performance of transport projects under the Clean Development Mechanism to find lessons that may be applicable in the design of an MRV framework for supported and credited NAMAs that is practical and appropriate to the data requirements of the transport sector.

The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) hosted a workshop on measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector on 9 February 2012 held in Manila, Philippines. This is in line with work on the assessment of transport data collection and management in selected key Asian cities and its implications to potential MRV framework based on the lessons from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and other existing methodologies.

A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, and their significance for the land transport sector.