1.1.1 Undertake a stocktaking exercise of existing institutional arrangements, in particular line ministries, agencies, and other data providers, including their role, responsibilities, resources, personnel and capacities to prepare inputs for GHG Inventory and climate change actions

1.1.2 Assess the gaps in the current institutional set-up and existing capacities based on best practices for institutional arrangements

1.1.3 Conduct a validation workshop with key stakeholders from all sectors to present the findings of the diagnosis report and to collect feedback and adjust the findings, if required

Deliverable 1: A desk review and interviews with relevant stakeholders from different ministries and agencies, using self-assessment tools and questionnaires

Deliverable 2: Report of stakeholder workshop with staff from relevant ministries and agencies as well as representatives from subnational governments and the private sector to confirm the assessment of the current institutional arrangements

Deliverable 3: Diagnosis report

Deliverable 4: Workshop summary

Deliverable 5: Adjusted and validated diagnosis report

1.2.1 Develop design options for an institutional mechanism for inter-ministerial cooperation and a related roadmap, based on the diagnosis report and stakeholder feedback from output 1.1

1.2.2 Conduct a validation workshop with key stakeholders from the different ministries and agencies to present and discuss the design options for the institutional mechanism and adjust the design options if necessary. This workshop is also aimed at sensitizing the different stakeholders to the new

1.2.3 Pilot the new institutional mechanism for inter-ministerial cooperation for three months as part of the preparation of the country's second BUR and adjust the design if needed

1.2.4 Draft legal instruments for the formalization of the institutional mechanism to be submitted to the Government of Lao PDR

1.2.5 Seek official endorsement of the legal instrument for the new institutional mechanism for inter-ministerial cooperation through a set of high-level consultation meetings with key political stakeholders in Lao PDR, notably the National Environment Committee

1.2.6 Initiate the process for formal adoption of the legal instrument by the Government of Lao PDR

Deliverable 6: Initial design options for an institutional mechanism for inter-ministerial cooperation

Deliverable 7: A draft roadmap for operationalization of the institutional mechanism

Deliverable 8: Report of validation of institutional mechanisms options workshop

Deliverable 9: Adjusted and validated design for the institutional mechanism for inter-ministerial cooperation

Deliverable 10: Pilot summary and adjusted design of institutional mechanism

Deliverable 11: Draft legal instrument including annexes

Deliverable 12: Draft data-sharing agreements and MOUs

Deliverable 13: Meeting summaries

Deliverable 14: An endorsement document signed by key political stakeholders

Deliverable 15: Formal adoption of the legal instrument by the Government of Lao PDR

1.3.1 Develop design options for the national GHG database management system, including mechanisms for QA/QC

1.3.2 Conduct a validation workshop with key stakeholders involved in the inventory process to collect input on the draft design options of the GHG database management system and to define the guidelines of operating and using the system

1.3.3 Pilot the national GHG database management system and the spreadsheets, guidelines and toolkits, developed in output 1.5 for 6 months in the identified sector

1.3.4 Provide three training workshops over the three years of the project implementation to key staff in line ministries and agencies and the private sector on the use of the GHG database management, including the sector-specific spreadsheets, guidelines and tools developed under output 1.5

Deliverable 16: Draft design options for an online GHG database management system

Deliverable 17: Draft rules for the use of the GHG database system

Deliverable 18: Adjusted and validated design of the GHG database management system

Deliverable 19: Rules for operating and using the GHG system

Deliverable 20: Identification of sector for piloting phase

Deliverable 21: Report of the piloting phase, including feedback on user-friendliness, and with special focus on shortcomings of system

Deliverable 22: Training materials in hard and digital format to be made available to training participants and system users

Deliverable 23: Final report of implemented training activities

1.4.1 Determine the specific carbon content of the biomass which is affected by burning for the tree species affected

1.4.2 Determine the combustion efficiency of biomass which is affected by burning

1.4.3 Conduct measurements for methane and nitrous oxide with laboratory equipment

1.4.4. Compile all collected data to develop a country-specific emission factor for biomass burning-forest land, following guidance of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines

Deliverable 24: Report on carbon content determined

Deliverable 25: Report on combustion efficiency determined

Deliverable 26: Report on measurement results

Deliverable 27: Report on country-specific emission factor

1.5.1 Develop sector-specific toolkits and guidelines, aligned with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, for data collection and reporting in all prioritized sectors, complementing the GHG database management system in output 1.3

1.5.2 Conduct a workshop with key stakeholders from the sectors to present and discuss the toolkits and guidelines

Deliverable 28: Toolkits and guidelines

Deliverable 29: Validated toolkits and guidelines

1.6.1 Conduct a survey with staff in different agencies to identify capacity needs for GHG inventory and MRV

1.6.2 Draft an initial training framework for the short courses on GHG inventory and MRV System Management at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the National University of Laos and conduct a validation workshop with different stakeholders for the draft training framework

1.6.3 Conduct two rounds of trainings per year, hosted by the National University of Laos. This training will be provided to staff in different ministries, representatives from subnational governments and private sector

1.6.4 Identify funding options for the training course to ensure its economic sustainability and further development with a view to increase the number of trainees, for instance from subnational and private entities

1.6.5 Draft a capacity development plan for training providers (professors and researchers) at the National University of Lao PDR in international transparency processes Capacity-building plan for trainers

Deliverable 30: Summary of survey

Deliverable 31: Draft training framework for two short courses

Deliverable 32: Report of validation of the training framework workshop

Deliverable 33: Validated and adjusted training framework for two short courses

Deliverable 34: Training material (e.g. presentations and reading material)

Deliverable 35: Summary report of all training activities

Deliverable 36: Report on potential funding options

Deliverable 37: Capacity development plan for training providers

1.7.1 Participate in international conferences, workshops and capacity-building activities related to the Enhanced Transparency Framework under the Paris Agreement, such as the Asia LEDS Partnerships' Community of Practice and the ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC)

1.7.2 Organize a regional south-south peer-exchange workshop, once per year for country experts from Southeast Asian countries to learn from each other's transparency activities and share insights on challenges, good practices and lessons-learnt.

1.7.3 Collaborate with other countries through the CBIT Global Coordination Platform and related workshops in knowledge-sharing activities

Deliverable 38: Report on participation of key staff in conferences

Deliverable 39: MRV Action Plan for further south-south collaboration

Deliverable 40: Sharing of ideas, questions and materials such as case-studies through the platform

2.1.1 Conduct a stock-taking of the existing institutional arrangements and reporting systems to track international support received in Lao PDR, including an assessment of the Aid Management Platform and the ODA Monitoring Information Systems and the main barriers and gaps in the current systems

2.1.2 Design a mechanism for reporting of climate finance in Lao PDR and draft related user guidelines for the reporting entities

2.1.3 Conduct pilot studies on the validated mechanism for climate finance tracking and the related user guidelines. There will be a 6 months piloting period to ensure the functionality of the mechanism

Deliverable 41: Focus interviews with key stakeholders from Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Investment and other relevant stakeholder such as donor agencies

Deliverable 42: Report of the consultation workshop with key stakeholders

Deliverable 43: Stocktaking report including barrier analysis

Deliverable 44: Report of the validation workshop for draft design mechanism

Deliverable 45: Validated design mechanism

Deliverable 46: User guidelines for the new mechanism

Deliverable 47: Report of the first 6 months piloting phase of the mechanism for tracking support received, including feedback and suggestions of the users

2.2.1 Identify/assess training needs in sectors. The assessment will cover key stakeholders involved in climate change finance and will lead to identification of main training needs to be addressed by the training programme

2.2.2 Develop training programme. Based on training needs assessment results, the project will produce a training programme with relevant training modules to be used during training sessions. A variety of formats for training stakeholders beyond only workshops will be considered in this opportunity

2.2.3 Design and publish a Training Manual about the climate finance reporting system using inputs from the piloting step

2.2.4 Deliver five training sessions to the stakeholders on using the methodologies for identifying and reporting climate finance as well as creating understanding of process and procedures of reporting

2.2.5 Prepare of an overall summary of results of the training activities and assessment of its implementation

Deliverable 48: Capacity needs assessment in terms of training activities for stakeholders

Deliverable 49: Training programme for stakeholders

Deliverable 50: Training Manual

Deliverable 51: Report of training activities

Deliverable 52: Assessment report with summary of results of the training activities and main conclusions associated