Partnership Assembly Meeting (PA15): Hanoi
The 15th Meeting of the Partnership Assembly (PA15) was hosted by the government of Vietnam October 18–20, 2016, in Hanoi. PA15 was proceeded by a workshop and a high-level public event on October 17th and 18th, respectively.
Date:
Oct 18 - 20, 2016
Venue:
Hanoi, Vietnam
| Day 1: October 18, 2016 | ||
| 15:00 | Registration | |
| 1. Opening and Introduction | ||
| 15:30 | ||
| Co-chair: Malin Ahlberg, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building, and Nuclear Safety, Germany | ||
| Co-chair: Olga Yukhymchuk, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Ukraine | ||
| Nguyen Van Tue, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam | ||
| Madhu Raghunath, Vietnam World Bank Office | ||
| John Roome, Senior Director, World Bank Group | ||
| 15:45 | ||
| Adrien de Bassompierre, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Update and Progress Report since PA14 | ||
| 2. Information Sharing | ||
| Participants and Observers shared relevant policy developments through PowerPoint presentations or oral briefings. | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| Juan Pedro Searle, Ministry of Energy, Chile | ||
| Liu Wenbo, PMR Project, China | ||
| China: Updates on Developments of China’s National ETS | ||
| Victor Hugo Escalona Gomez, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico | ||
| Mexico: Policy Update on Carbon Pricing | ||
| Luong Quang Huy, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam | ||
| Maria Oucible, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Morocco | ||
| Morocco: Perspective for the COP22 | ||
| Nicolas Muller, Sustainable Development Mechanisms Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat | ||
| UNFCCC: Update on Negotiations and Progress towards COP22 | ||
| Venkata Ramana Putti, World Bank | ||
| World Bank: Capacity Building Initiative for Aviation Sector | ||
| 17:30 | Wrap up | |
| 18:00 | Reception | |
| End of Day 1 | ||
| Day 2: October 19, 2016 | ||
| 3. Presentation of EoI and Organizing Framework: Argentina | ||
| Argentina expressed interest in joining the PMR and shared an OF at PA15 for consideration by the PA. Argentina seek to be accepted as an Implementing Country Participant and, at the same time, seek allocation of PMR Preparation Funding. Decision on accepting Argentina as Implementing Country Participant and allocation of funding is under agenda item 10. | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| Alvaro Zopatti, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina | ||
| Argentina: Organizing Framework for Scoping of PMR activities | ||
| 10:00 | Break | |
| 4. Brainstorming Session on the Future of the PMR | ||
| The PMR Secretariat recently adopted a proposal for the use of additional funds under the PMR (PMR Note PA14-2016-1). The proposal outlines the scope, criteria, and process for the use of remaining funds under the PMR to deepen and broaden PMR support until the end of its first phase in 2020. Now, that the process is established and ready for implementation and, more importantly, that the Paris Agreement has been reached, the PMR Secretariat proposed to initiate a discussion on the long-term future of the PMR (i.e., after the end of its first phase), in order to seek initial feedback from the Participants. A presentation on the subject was circulated in advance to the Participants to help prepare for the discussion. | ||
| 10:30 | ||
| Maja Murisic and Adrien de Bassompierre, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Reflections on the possible future of the PMR | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 5. PMR Operations Monitoring System: Update on Progress and Other Operational Matters | ||
| During this session, the PMR Secretariat presented a brief progress report on overall PMR country activities, and representatives from the Implemeting Country Participants provided updates on the status of their PMR project during an interactive session called the PMR Exchange Forum. In particular, representatives from the countries that prepared their annual Project Implementation Status Reports ahead of PA15 as part of the Operations Monitoring System (i.e. Brazil, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Ukraine) will be available at designated “country tables” to respond to questions and provide information on the progress and the lessons learned from the early implementation of their MRP activities. Morocco, which had prepared an ISR ahead of PA14 but had not had the opportunity to present it in Lima, will also be available to do the same. Following the PMR Exchange Forum, designated representatives will report back the key outcomes of each “country table” discussion to the PA. Finally, several other operational matters related to PMR activities in other countries will be discussed at the conclusion of the session. | ||
| 14:00 | ||
| Adrien de Bassompierre, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Progress Report on Country Programs and Introduction to the PMR Exchange Forum | ||
| PMR Exchange Forum | ||
| Brazil: Project Implementation Status Report | ||
| Kazakhstan: Project Implementation Status Report | ||
| Thailand: Project Implementation Status Report | ||
| Morocco: Project Implementation Status Report | ||
| Ukraine: Project Implementation Status Report | ||
| 17:00 | Wrap up | |
| End of Day 2 | ||
| Day 3: October 20, 2016 | ||
| 6. Presentation of Draft MRP: India | ||
| India has submitted the draft MRP, which was presented. Representatives from the PMR Expert Groups, who carried out the Expert Feedback Process, also presented observations and suggestions. Based on feedback received, India will revise its MRP and submit it for funding consideration at PA16. | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| A Duraisamy, Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, India | ||
| India: Draft MRP Presentation | ||
| India: Draft MRP | ||
| Felix Matthes, PMR Expert Group | ||
| India: Draft MRP Expert Presentation | ||
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 7. Technical and Policy Analysis Work Programs: Update | ||
| The Technical and Policy Analysis Work Programs support countries on issues that are common across many of them and where they can benefit from technical assistance provided in a comprehensive and programmatic manner. Under this agenda item, the PMR Secretariat presented a status update of the most recent activities under both programs and plans for work during the remainder of the fiscal year. The prsenters provided an overview of the latest technical notes. | ||
| 11:00 | ||
| Pauline Kennedy, Alexandrina Platonova-Oquab, and Pierre Guigon, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Status Update for the Technical Work Program | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | ||
| Suphachol Suphachalasai, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Status Update for the Policy Analysis Work Program | ||
| 9. Knowledge Sharing and Partnerships | ||
| Kristian Wilkening, ICAP Secretariat | ||
| ICAP: Update on Activities | ||
| James Vener, UNDP | ||
| 15:00 | UNDP: Update on Climate Change Mitigation Activities | |
| Jose Andreu, World Bank Group | ||
| World Bank: Update on the Progress to Operationalize the Transformative Carbon Asset Facility | ||
| Paula Caballero, WRI | ||
| WRI: Update on NDC Partnership | ||
| 10. Next Steps and Adoption of Decisions | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| Rhiana Fitts, PMR Secretariat | ||
| Next Steps and Upcoming Calendar of Events | ||
| Adoption of Decisions by Participants | ||
| o Confirmation of Argentina’s Participation as an Implementing Country Participant | ||
| Resolution No. PA15/2016-1 | ||
| PMR Cover Note for the report prepared by Koru Climate | ||
| Implications of the Paris Agreement for the PMR | ||
| 16:30 | Wrap up | |
| End of PA15 | ||