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• Apr 22 2021
The Ministry of Environmental Protection together with the United Nations Development Program in Serbia has organized a meeting of the Working Group of the project "Establishing a Transparency Framework under the Paris Climate Agreement" on 21 April 2021, during which was presented a framework for the future monitoring, reporting and verification system (MRV) in the field of climate change. The system is being established in cooperation with the Austrian Environmental Protection Agency. The meeting was attended by about 50 members of the newly formed working group of the project, representatives of relevant institutions.
The establishment of a functioning monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) system will contribute to the implementation of the recently adopted Law on Climate Change, in particular by supporting the fulfillment of obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement.
The system for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) in the field of climate change along with the accompanying information system was presented at the meeting. The MRV-IT system consists of 6 modules (Policies and Measures (PAMs), Climate Change Financing, Climate Change Adaptation, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), Projections and Mitigation Scenarios and Inventory of Greenhouse Gases). The information system, as an integral part of the MRV system in the field of climate change, will improve the collection of data and information in the field of climate change, in cooperation between all relevant institutions. More precise and comprehensive data will contribute to the adoption of adequate measures and policies for mitigation and adaptation to changed climate conditions and monitoring the implementation of the NDC.
In the period until October 2021, training is planned for the use of MRV system, for all institutions at the national and local level involved in data collection and/or reporting in the field of climate change.
Presentations from the event could be found below:
• Mar 18 2021
The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has adopted the Law on Climate Change.
According to the Minister of Environmental Protection, Ms. Irena Vujovic, this Law confirms that the issues related to environmental protection and climate change have finally got a deserved place in the Government of Serbia and that they are on top of their list of priorities. She further stated that some of the positive effects of the Law will be greater resilience of the society to the side effects of climate change, especially the sectors such as health, water management, forestry and agriculture.
The adoption of the Law fulfills the obligation under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. In addition, it contributes to the harmonization of the legislation with the EU aquis.
Representatives of universities, scientific and professional public, local self-governments, public companies, business sector , civil society organizations participated in the public debate on the Draft Law before its adoption.
The Law on Climate Change will enable a system for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of data and information relevant to the field of climate change, which is a key precondition for sustainable planning and reduction of GHG emissions and adaptation to changed climate conditions.
• Oct 30 2020
The Ministry of Environmental Protection, together with the UNDP and the Environment Agency Austria, organized a meeting within the project "Establishing a Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement". The project is implemented by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, with the technical support of the UNDP and financial support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
The achieved and expected results of this 3-year project were presented, as well as the draft mitigation and adaptation components for the Revision of the Nationally Determined Contribution of the Republic of Serbia to the Paris Climate Agreement (NDC).
Draft components of the NDC document were prepared in cooperation with a team of experts and members of the inter-ministerial project working group and are publicly available (link).
An international team of experts from the Environment Agency Austria, engaged for the development of monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system in the field of climate change, presented the key steps in establishing a functional MRV system and accompanying IT tool that should be launched by the end of 2021. Also, updates of the draft legal framework in line with revised EU MRV requirements (PLAC III project) were presented.
During the second part of the meeting, the first Study on Socio-Economic Aspects of Climate Change was presented. The Study showed the effects of climate change on different sectors and systems, analyzing several different temperature increase scenarios by the end of the century. Moreover, the draft of the first study on climate change financing was also presented including the Climate Budget Tagging (CBT) Implementation Design.
In the conclusion, the importance of strengthening partnerships between various actors, state bodies and agencies, civil society, the private sector and the international community was emphasized in order to accelerate the implementation of nationally determined contributions in Serbia and ensure standardized and comparable results.
Presentations are below:
