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Important information for Parties:
The CGE has prepared the Technical Tool to Facilitate Parties Prepare for and Participate
in the ICA process. The technical tool aims to assist developing country Parties
prepare for and participate in the technical analysis of their BURs and the facilitative
sharing of views. The technical tool includes the steps involved, the roles of the
various stakeholders, the stages, and the key documents and tools used to conduct the
technical analysis.
 Technical Tool (1083 kB)
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At COP 13, through the Bali Action Plan, Parties agreed on the principle of applying measurement,
reporting and verification (MRV) for developing country Parties, which laid the foundation for the
subsequent elaboration of the existing comprehensive MRV framework for developing country Parties.
Measurement (M) for non-Annex I Parties applies both to efforts to address climate
change and to the impacts of these efforts. It occurs at the national level and refers to GHG
emissions, mitigation actions and their effects, and the support needed and received;
Reporting (R) for non-Annex I Parties is implemented through the national
communications and BURs, where Parties report on their actions to address climate change in their
national communications and biennial update reports;
Verification (V) is addressed at the international level, through the ICA of BURs;
It can also occur at the national level, but is voluntary.
(More information is available in this handbook)
The existing framework for MRV under the Convention for developing country Parties consists of
several elements, which have been gradually implemented through a set of decisions by the COP
over the period 2004–2015.
International Consultation and Analysis
(ICA)
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What is ICA?
At COP 16 in 2010, Parties decided to conduct international consultation and analysis
(ICA) of BURs from developing country Parties under the Subsidiary Body for
Implementation (SBI).
This process aims to increase the transparency of mitigation actions and their
effects, in a manner that is non-intrusive, non-punitive and respectful of the
national sovereignty. The discussion on the appropriateness of domestic policies
and measures is not part of the process.
The process consists of two steps, which are triggered from the submission of BURs:
Parties can choose policies and measures to address climate change based on their domestic
priorities, and ICA will focus on the information provided on the latter.
The modalities and guidelines for ICA were adopted at COP 17, COP 19 adopted a further
decision on the composition, modalities and procedures of the team of technical experts (TTE)
for undertaking the technical analysis (TA) of BURs under ICA.
The ICA process contributes towards the capacity-building of non-Annex I Parties leading to
improvement in the quality of its subsequent BURs.
All documents related to the ICA process (e.g. BUR submitted, summary reports of the
technical analysis, FSV records, etc.) can be found
here.
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