ABOUT
The project will strengthen technical and institutional capacity of the Republic of Serbia to mainstream climate change concerns into sectoral and national development priorities by strengthening and giving continuity to the institutional and technical capacity development that has been initiated and sustained by the National Communications and Biennial Update Reports processes to date.
The project will enable the Republic of Serbia to prepare and submit its First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1) as a standalone report and Fourth National Communication and Second Biennial Transparency Report (NC4/BTR2) as a combined report, to meet its reporting obligations under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement in line with the Modalities, Procedures and Guidelines (MPGs) for the transparency framework for action and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement (Decision 18/CMA.11) and the guidance on operationalizing the MPGs as per Decision 5/CMA.3. Furthermore, the project will also enable Serbia to prepare and submit its Adaptation Communication to the UNFCCC as a component of NC4/BTR2 in line with Article 7 of the PA and Decision 9/CMA.1.
PROFILE
Start Date
End Date
Contributions
Donor(s)
January 2024
September 2027
$ 1,233,000
Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
GOALS
- Development of Serbia’s First Biennial Transparency Report (BTR1)
- Development of Serbia’s Fourth National Communication and Second Biennial Transparency Report (NC4/BTR2)
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Serbia’s BTR1 developed as a stand-alone report:
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- National inventory report of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases updated to 2022, for the sectors of Energy, IPPU, AFOLU and Waste using 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories;
- Information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving the NDC up to 2022 provided, including estimates of emissions avoided;
- Information related to climate change impacts and adaptation up to 2022 provided.
- Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received up to 2022 provided;
- Areas of improvement and other relevant information, including gender inclusion described;
- BTR1 compiled, adopted in a transparent and participatory process and submitted to UNFCCC by December 2024.
Serbia’s BTR1 developed as a stand-alone report:
- National inventory report of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases updated to 2024 for the sectors of Energy, IPPU, AFOLU and Waste, using 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories;
- Information related to climate change impacts and adaptation up to 2024 provided and Adaptation Communication as component of the NC4/BTR2 prepared;
- Information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support needed and received up to 2024 provided;
- Areas of improvement and other relevant information, including gender described;
- Information on research, systemic observation, education, training, public awareness and gender provided, in accordance with applicable guidelines in 17/CP.8 and 6/CP.25;
- NC4/BTR2 compiled, adopted in a transparent and participatory process and submitted to UNFCCC by December 2026;
- Information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving the NDC up to 2024.
