Hands-on Training Workshop for the Latin American and Caribbean Region on Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment

The Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE) is organizing this hands-on training workshop for the Latin American and Caribbean regions on vulnerability and adaptation assessment.

The COP established the Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE) with the objective of improving the process of preparation of national communications from non-Annex I Parties.

The CGE is composed of 24 members representing the following: five members each from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean; six members from Annex I Parties; one member each from three international organizations.

To facilitate its work, the CGE set up the following four thematic groups: national GHG inventories, vulnerability and adaptation assessments, mitigation and cross-cutting issues which includes research and systematic observation, technology transfer, capacity-building, education, training and public awareness, information and networking and financial and technical support.