NOMINATION FORM FOR THE UNFCCC ROSTER OF EXPERTS

- to be accompanied by a curriculum vitae -

To be completed by the UNFCCC national focal point (Government representative):

I hereby confirm that the information given below is correct. A curriculum vitae is attached to this form. The above expert is nominated for the following task(s).

Technical review of GHG inventories and other annual information reported by Annex I Parties

In-depth review of Annex I Parties national communications

Review of biennial reports of developed country Parties

Matters related to non-Annex I Parties national communications

Technical analysis of biennial update reports from non-Annex I Parties

Review of methodologies and tools to assess impacts and adaptation

Review of information related to technologies, financial resources, development and transfer of technologies

Review of reports on systematic observation

Technical assessment of proposed forest reference emission levels and/or forest reference levels for the implementation of the REDD-plus activities (decision 1/CP.16, para 70)

Name of the UNFCCC focal point:      

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FIELDS OF EXPERTISE:

Please choose one or more fields and complete sections 1 – 9 below as appropriate.It is expected that an expert will choose only those fields or areas in which he/she is most experienced or combinations of these fields (e.g. policies and measures and estimates of emission reductions and removals, 2 and 7)

1. National circumstances and institutional arrangements relevant to the preparation of national communications and biennial update reports from non-Annex I Parties

2. GHG inventory, GHG emission trends and supplementary information under theKyoto Protocol

3. Policies and measures, mitigation actions and their effects, including associated methodologies and assumptions

4. Projections of GHG emissions

5. Vulnerability assessment, climate change impacts and adaptation

6. Technologies, including transfer, financial resources and development

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7. Research and systematic observation

8. Emissions and removals related to quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets, including estimates of emission reductions and removals and the use of units from the market-based mechanisms and land use, land-use change and forestry activities

9. Assumptions, conditions and methodologies related to the attainment of quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets

10. Provision of financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing country Parties

11. Constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical and capacity needs, including a description of support needed and received

12. Domestic measurement, reporting and verification

13. Forest reference emission levels and/or forest reference levels for the implementation of the REDD-plus activities

14. International market mechanisms1

Please note that for providing information on general and specific expertise on areas 1 to 14 indicated above you have to use the detailed sections below.

1 For further details, please refer to the UNFCCC CDM website at http://cdm.unfccc.int and the UNFCCC JI website at http://ji.unfccc.int.

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Please complete the appropriate sections below in accordance with your experience and proficiency.

University qualifications (degree, subject, university, year):     

List of relevant publications (title, date):     

Brief description of current job:     

Knowledge of languages:

Indicate each language that you know and put appropriate numbers for Read, Write, Speak and Understand according to your proficiency: 1 - Fluent; 2 - Well; 3 - With difficulty; 4 - Not at all

Read Write Speak Understand

Arabic

Chinese

English

French

Russian

Spanish

Mother tongue:      

Please note that excellent working knowledge in written and spoken English is a requirement for nomination to the Roster of Experts. The working language for all the tasks for which experts are to be invited is English.

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Regional and country expertise (if appropriate)

Small island countries Countries with low-lying coastal areas Countries with arid and semi-arid areas, forested areas and areas prone to forest decay Countries with areas prone to natural disasters Countries with areas prone to drought and desertification Countries with areas of high urban atmospheric pollution Countries with areas having fragile ecosystems, including mountain ecosystems Countries whose economies are dependent on income generated from the production,

processing and export, and/or on consumption of fossil fuels and associated energy-intensive products

Land-locked and transit countries Least developed countries Developed countries with economies in transition Developed countries

Other relevant information (including brief description of any experience related to preparation and/or analysis of biennial update reports from non-Annex I Parties and any other relevant information, preparation and/or in-depth review of national communications from Annex I Parties, , preparation and/or review of developed country Parties biennial reports, preparation and/or review of GHG inventories, preparation and/or review of supplementary information under the Kyoto Protocol, preparation of non-Annex I Parties national communications, CDM project development, implementation and /or assessment experience, JI project development, implementation and /or assessment experience, participation in negotiations under the UNFCCC, member of the body/board/group under the UNFCCC, etc.):

     

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1. NATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS RELEVANT TO THE PREPARATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AND

BIENNIAL UPDATE REPORTS FROM NON-ANNEX I PARTIES

Key elements in building sustainable institutional arrangements for UNFCCC reportingElements to ensure efficient functioning of institutional arrangementsEnhancing institutional arrangements based on best practices and lessons learned from non-Annex I PartiesEffective reporting tools on institutional arrangements in the biennial update reports

2. GHG INVENTORY, GHG EMISSION TRENDS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION UNDER THE KYOTO PROTOCOL

General area of expertise

Statistics, activity data collection and archiving, and development ofsectoral emission factors

GHG methodologies

Revised 1996 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

IPCC Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in NationalGreenhouse Gas Inventories

IPCC Good Practice Guidance for Land use, Land-use Change and Forestry

2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

National methodologies, higher tiers and complex models and theirconsistency with the IPCC methodological guidance

Development and application of sectoral methodologies for GHG estimates

Institutional framework for GHG inventory preparation and management

National systems for planning, preparing and managing GHG inventories

Procedures for quantifying uncertainties

QA/QC plan and implementation of QA/QC procedures

Analysis and use of GHG inventories in policy-making

National Registries, assigned amounts and Kyoto Protocol units

Activities under Article 3, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Kyoto Protocol

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Specific areas of expertise

Energy Industrial Processes and Fuel Combustion Solvents and Other Product Use

Fugitive Emissions from Fuels

Agriculture Land Use, Land-use Change and Forestry

Waste International Bunker fuels

3. POLICIES AND MEASURES, MITIGATION ACTIONS AND THEIR EFFECTS

Policy areas

Economic and fiscal instruments Regulatory instruments Research and development Voluntary measures / negotiated

agreements Information, education and public

awareness Impacts from response measures

Sectors

Energy Energy supply (electricity and heat,

oil and natural gas, etc.) Energy demand (industrial, residential,

commercial/institutional, etc.) Transport Industry Agriculture Forestry Waste Cross-sectoral

Approaches and methodologies

Methodologies and assumptions Progress of implementation and the steps under-taken and envisaged Results achieved, including estimate of outcomes and emission reductions

4. PROJECTIONS OF GHG EMISSIONS

Models and other approaches

Bottom-up models Top-down models Econometric energy models

Engineering models Hybrid models Non-model approaches

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Sectors

Energy-related Energy supply sector Industry Transport Residential, commercial and

institutional sectors

Non-energy related Industry Production and consumption of

halocarbons (HFCs, PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

Agriculture Land-use change and forestry Waste

5. VULNERABILITY ASSESMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION

Operational functionAcademic/researcherTechnical advisor/consultantDevelopment practitionerOther (please specify):                    

Operational scaleGlobalRegionalNationalSub-nationalCommunity-based

Regional focus (if applicable) All regionsAfrica and the Arab StatesAsia and the PacificCaribbean and Central AmericaEuropeLeast Developed CountriesNorth AmericaPolar regionsSmall Island Developing StatesSouth America

SectorScience, assessment, monitoring and early warning

Food security, agriculture, forestry and fisheriesWater resourcesOceans and coastal areasTerrestrial ecosystemsHuman healthTransport, infrastructure and human settlementsTourismBusinessesEducation and training

Nairobi work programme work areaMethods and toolsData and observationsClimate modelling, scenarios and downscalingSocio-economic informationAdaptation planning and practicesResearchTechnologies for adaptation Economic diversification

Climate hazardDroughtFloodStorms/tropical cyclonesHeatwavesWildfires

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Adaptation delivery activityCapacity buildingEducationTrainingFinancial supportCommunications and awareness-raisingKnowledge managementRisk/vulnerability mappingHumanitarian assistanceEarly warning systemsDisaster risk reductionPilot adaptation programmes/projectsClimate-resilient development planningMonitoring and evaluation

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6. TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING TRANSFER, FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

Terms of transfer of technology and know-how

General area of expertise

Disciplines

Economics Finance and investment Environmental economics Development economics International trade Private-sector marketing International law Environmental law Corporate law Intellectual Property law

Sectors

Agriculture Coastal zones Energy Forestry Health Industry Transport Waste management Water resources

Specific area of expertise

Institutions

Multilateral lending institutions Bilateral aid programmes Private-sector banks Development assistance

programmes International government systems

Instruments

Loans Bonds Equity Private capital Grants

Transfer of technologies between Annex II Parties and other Partiesto mitigate climate change

General area of expertise

Analysis Planning Management

Facility operations Financial operations Monitoring/evaluation

Specific area of expertise

Fossil fuels solid fuels, e.g. coal, peat oil natural gas

Renewable energy technologies biomass-fired power generation geothermal electric biogas small-scale hydro tidal energy ocean wave energy solar energy wind energy

Energy transfer technologies electrical transformers electric transmission distribution systems thermal energy storage

Building technologies and appliances heating and ventilation systems home appliances construction techniques solar building technology

Carbon dioxide capture and storage

Transportation technologies electric vehicles hybrid vehicles fuel-cell vehicles low emission fuels efficient aircraft and marine systems efficient mass transportation systems transportation control systems

Nuclear technologies

Industrial technologies and processes chemical industry consumption of halocarbons and SF6

other industries

Agriculture and forestry reforestation, afforestation conservation forest management livestock management farm management practices agroforestry

Waste treatment methane recovery from landfills wastewater treatment reuse and recycling waste minimization clean production technologies waste prevention

Technologies and practices to adapt to climate change

General area of expertise

Geography and planning land-use planning rural planning urban planning

Natural resources management conservation management water resource management watershed management

Environmental economics energy economics resource economics conservation economics

geographic information systems remote sensing vegetation cartography

water conservation water supply systems

development economics finance and investment

Specific area of expertise

Coastal zone management coastal engineering coastal resource management wetlands management sea level rise

River base management river engineering river resource

management/planning

Forestry forest management agroforestry afforestation reforestation energy plantations

Agriculture and fisheries

Land degradation soil erosion salinization desertification irrigation

Health science public health epidemiology infectious and tropical diseases

Human infrastructure industry transportation cities and human settlements financial services and insurance sewage treatment systems waste management

7. RESEARCH AND SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION

Research

Climate process and climate system Atmospheric chemistry and greenhouse gases Physical climate processes and feedbacks Observed climate, climate variability and change

Climate modeling and climate change scenarios

General circulation models Regional climate models

Impacts of climate change Biophysical impacts analysis Socio-economic impacts analysis Integrated assessment

Systematic observation as related to the Global Climate Observing System

Organization, general principles, needs and requirements of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)

Meteorological and atmospheric observation Oceanographic observations Terrestrial observations Space-based observations

8. EMISSIONS AND REMOVALS RELATED TO QUANTIFIED ECONOMY WIDE EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS, INCLUDING ESTIMATES OF

EMISSION REDUCTIONS AND REMOVALS AND THE USE OF UNITS FROM THE MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS AND LAND USE, LAND–USE CHANGE

AND FORESTRY ACTIVITIES

Accounting approaches for emissions and/or removals from the LULUCF sector The use of units from market-based mechanisms

9. ASSUMPTIONS, CONDITIONS AND METHODOLOGIES RELATED TO THE ATTAINMENT OF QUANTIFIED ECONOMY-WIDE EMISSION REDUCTION

TARGETS

10. PROVISION OF FINANCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND CAPACITY- BUILDING SUPPORT TO DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES

11. CONSTRAINTS AND GAPS, AND RELATED FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL AND CAPACITY NEEDS, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF SUPPORT NEEDED

AND RECEIVED

Constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical, capacity building and technological needs

Support needed and received:FinancialTechnicalCapacity buildingTechnological

12. DOMESTIC MEASUREMENT, REPORTING AND VERIFICATION

Establishing domestic measurement, reporting and verificationImplementing domestic measurement, reporting and verification

13. FOREST REFERENCE EMISSION LEVELS AND/OR FOREST REFERENCE LEVELS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REDD-PLUS ACTIVITIES

Methodologies, data and information and assumptions used in the national greenhouse gas inventories for the LULUCF sector

14. INTERNATIONAL MARKET MECHANISMS 2

Clean development mechanismJoint implementationEmissions trading

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2 For further details, please refer to the UNFCCC CDM website at http://cdm.unfccc.int and the UNFCCC JI website at http://ji.unfccc.int.