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ICAT has been supporting Costa Rica to enhance and operationalize the National Climate Change Metrics System (SINAMECC), including support in ensuring that the legal and institutional aspects are in place. Costa Rica also piloted the ICAT Sustainable Development and Transformational Change methodologies, and proceeded to integrate sustainable development and transformational change considerations in SINAMECC.
ICAT tools used in the country
Status
In Progress
Start date
October, 2023
Overview
Strengthen the replicability and sustainability of SINAMECC as a tool to facilitate reporting under the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement. Broaden the scope of the registry of mitigation and adaptation actions by also considering variables that include the evaluation of sustainable development and the estimation of the impact of transformational change.
- Streghten the data management and replicability of SINAMECC.
- Expansion of the registry of mitigation and adaptation actions considering sustainable development and the estimation of the impact of transformational change in SINAMECC.
Status
Complete
Start date
April, 2020
End date
September, 2021
Overview
Develop further the analysis of the impacts associated with sustainable development and transformational change to support the implementation of the Decarbonisation Plan in a way that it takes a holistic approach to sustainable development, exploits synergies with the SDGs, and strengthens the efforts to establish a domestic carbon market.
- Update of operational guidance for SINAMECC based on the information generated by the pilots (SD and TC components of SINAMECC).
- Assessment of Transformational Change as criterion for demonstrating “additionally” in a domestic carbon market.
- Training to apply the sustainable development and transformational change components of the SINAMECC Operational Guidance.
- Report highlighting key achievements and lessons learned in the 1st phase of the project
- Operational Guidance for SINAMECC updated based on the information generated by the pilots
- Assessment of Transformational Change as a criteria for demonstrating additionality in the domestic carbon market
- Roadmap developed for implementing the full version of SINAMECC
- Final project report
Status
Complete
Start date
August, 2017
End date
September, 2019
Overview
Strengthen the capacities of the National Climate Change Metrics System (SINAMECC) as an articulator tool of transparent tracking and reporting of mitigation actions in Costa Rica.
- Gap analysis of the existing legal and institutional system for GHG data collection/sharing and archiving
- Analysis of existing MRV structures in the transport sector
- Development of draft decree reflecting the recommended structures for data collection/sharing and archiving
- Diagnóstico del marco legal e institucional en materia de datos abiertos y acceso a la información e implicaciones para el funcionamiento del SINAMECC
- Integración del análisis de co-beneficios relacionados al desarrollo sostenible y cambio transformacional
- Borradores de acuerdos legales para compartir datos con el SINAMECC y propuesta inicial de estrategia de negociación con las fuentes de información
- Incorporación de Co-beneficios al Sistema de Monitoreo de Gases de Efecto Invernadero del Sector Transporte de la GAM
- Valoración de la implementación y actualización de hoja de ruta para la implementación del sistema de monitoreo de gases efecto invernadero del Sector Transporte de la GAM
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If you want to find out more about the ICAT project in Costa Rica, Please contact the ICAT Secretariat.
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