The gap and needs analysis was prepared by the project's technical partners, GHGMI, and a consortium of national experts from Central Asian countries to determine the shortcomings in the national reporting systems.
 

This document includes:

(a) assessing the current MRV status, regional gaps and needs for MRV Transparency work and identify key actors and stakeholders; 

(b) identifying commonalities for potential priority sectors, focus areas, and cross-cutting issues in the countries as well as the required set of tools and methodologies that can meet the identified needs, including the need for translation of existing material;

(c) mapping the existing synergetic international support programmes and activities running or planned in the region and identify potential overlaps and areas of collaboration with the activities of the Hub. 

(d) assessing the institutional and legal frameworks in place and determining the requirements for a strong institutional and technical structure for functional and sustainable Hub to support long-term reporting under the ETF