• Align MRV work in support of the NDCs with reporting necessary for SDG 13, current environmental information reporting, such as reporting to the EEA, and other reporting obligations that may emerge, such as reporting on Integrated Energy and Climate Plans to the Energy Community

Provide recommendations to MOEPP and the Government on fine-tuning the NDCs and means of measuring progress in their implementation

Develop a financing roadmap for the MRV unit and identify national and external sources of long-term support for its personnel and activities

Coordinate the national networks of staff responsible for MRV within the key relevant government organizations, as well as local experts

Conduct a functional analysis of climate change-related capacity for national and regional agencies

Use the MOEPP MRV office to conduct briefings for the NCCC, key sectoral ministries, the Government, Parliament, municipalities, and civil society on transparency activities and the NDCs

Track spending on CC in budgets in coordination with the MRV Unit at MOEPP

Develop a protocol for providing “on-call” support to other sectoral ministries and government agencies as needed.

Identify in-country experts in three areas (inventories and mitigation, adaptation, and climate finance) and establish a national network of practitioners in that area

Implement the national climate change communications strategy and provide information support to the national networks

Plan and implement at least 3 events where network members can network and exchange good practice

Identify linkages between the networks and their sub-regional and regional counterparts

• Compile a roadmap for post-project management of the networks

Work with Implementing Partner to identify a national Climate Change and Gender Focal Point

Conduct a pilot sectoral climate and gender analysis (e.g. renewable energy) and provide a briefing for policymakers on the results.

Provide support to the Climate Change and Gender Focal Point in screening climate finance projects

Compile an expert roster of individuals and organizations that can provide expertise on gender issues

Compile an expert roster of individuals and organizations that can provide expertise on gender issues

Identify suitable hardware, software, and licensing/subscription options to enhance reporting on agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU)

Develop an MRV scheme for adaptation measures, starting with measures addressing the most vulnerable sector

Conduct a governmental budget analysis (aligned with EU methodology); identify baseline spending on CC in the government budget for both mitigation and adaptation in coordination with sectoral ministries and other governmental units and develop an MRV scheme for tracking support for climate change

Conduct a training assessment for key agencies providing data and information on transparency activities

Develop appropriate materials and curricula for target groups

Develop a multi-year plan for training on transparency activities

Conduct training-of-trainers for MRV Office staff

Conduct training sessions for target groups in government and civil society

Organize regular training on an annual basis for media and journalists on key aspects of climate change vulnerability and adaptation opportunities, and develop a process for recognizing outstanding coverage

Evaluate training outcomes and revise materials and trainings as necessary

Establish a database of training materials for government employees on transparency activities

Commission an analysis of policies and legislation in key (I)NDC areas: energy supply, buildings, and transport

Provide recommendations for entry points in key strategies and legislation

Prepare draft text for national policy, legislation, and planning documents

Prepare a publication on the mainstreaming exercise that may serve as a guidance document for other countries

Provide two training sessions for gender stakeholders on climate change and climate finance and vice versa

Develop and conduct a briefing on gender issues for the NCCC

Develop and deliver training modules for key stakeholders (State Statistical Office, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy) on gender issues

Develop a gender module for climate finance readiness training that can also be delivered as a stand-alone seminar

Develop and implement a plan to disseminate research and training modules throughout South-Eastern Europe (a process that can utilize the regional network of climate change OFPs and gender specialists) and through the Global Support Programme and the Global Coordination Platform as appropriate

Commission an integrated environmental information system to measure progress on mitigation actions, adaptation, and support received

Engineer interfaces between the system and key sectoral databases (e.g. the energy balance, industrial information, and the vehicle registry).

Commission a user interface for the system that will allow for advanced data visualization, integration with GIS software, and outputs that can be aligned with international reporting templates (e.g. UNFCCC, EU/EIA, EnC).

For each of the mitigation measures identified in the NDCs, elaborate an MRV system that complies with the EU MMR and includes procedures and institutional arrangements reflecting in-country conditions and mitigation obligations

Identify linkages between data collected under transparency-related activities and the national data-collection and data-sharing process to strengthen disaster risk-related information collection, production and dissemination

Make the relevant improvements/adjustments where needed and harmonize climate indicators to improve the quality of the data collected and increase the efficiency of data collection as well as gender and social inclusion desegregated data to the extent possible.

Develop recommendations on MRV for the national policy and planning documents

MRV/NDC system reports provided to the GEF-CBIT Global Coordination Platform database to ensure effective project tracking

MRV/NDC system reports provided to UNFCCC reporting teams (National Communications and BURs)

System reports provided to SDG reporting teams

Produce progress reports on climate change activities and the NDCs for the Government

Itemize issues arising through sex-disaggregated data collection and analysis for the national MRV and NDC tracking system

Assess the current state of gender responsive budgeting and provide recommendations on reporting

Document and disseminate gender-relevant best practices and lessons learned throughout the project cycle