SESRIC participated in the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) Regional Webinar on “Embedding Climate Reporting in National Statistics” for the Africa and the Eastern Europe regions organised virtually by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 30 September 2021. SESRIC made a presentation on its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme with a focus on its statistical capacity development activities related to SDG 13 (Climate Action) indicators during the Webinar.

The webinar was organised with a view to facilitating the enhancement of developing countries’ transparency arrangements under the Convention (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement in a manner that taps into potential opportunities and mainstream data collection and analysis activities for climate reporting as well as for optimal use of the existing resources and capacity at the national level.

As one of the constituted bodies of UNFCCC, the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) assists developing Country Parties fulfil their reporting requirements under the Convention and supports the implementation of the enhanced transparency framework under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement. The CGE has launched its 2021 webinar series on synergies at national level in data collection for climate reporting under the Convention and the Paris Agreement and monitoring of other international instruments such as sustainable development goals (SDGs) and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR).

For more information on the CGE webinar series, please visit: https://bit.ly/3xxNZpn