On 11 November 2016, at an informal session at COP 22 in Marrakesh, the Executive Secretary provided Parties with information on the development of the UNFCCC budget 2018-2019. The presentation, provided below, is the third in the series and builds on information provided at the Pre-COP ministerial meeting held in Marrakesh on 18 and 19th October, and on information provided at the informal consultations among heads of delegations held in Rabat on 8 and 9 September.

1. BUILDING THE UNFCCC BUDGET
2018-19

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Our common challenge, our common vision
 Need to act on climate change to ensure sustainable
development and human well being
 Deep synergy: Paris Agreement ↔SDGs
 Business as usual will not deliver. Profound structural
transformation needed
 Rapid climate action and implementation of the Paris
Agreement of the essence
 Secretariat: enabling implementation, not executing
agency

3. A new era, a new way of working
 Secretariat to realign work to better support Parties and
non-Party actors in required transformation
 New clustering of work. Objectives:
 Enhance coordination and effective use of secretariat
capacity and skill sets
 Be more agile in responding to Parties’ needs
 Be more cost-efficient
 Need to identify areas of work where efforts could be
minimized or streamlined to prioritize Paris Agreement
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4. Three clusters for enhanced implementation and climate action
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Intergovern-
mental affairs
Secretariat
operations and
systems
Implementation
and climate action
Connecting
governments, UN
system, business,
investors, sub-
nationals
Means of
implement-
ation
Adaptation
Transparency
framework
NDCs
Promoting
action
ICT systems
Efficient
adminSkilled staff
Monitoring
results
Legal advice
Negotiation
support
Organizing
conferences

5. Funding challenges
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 Secretariat continues efforts to absorb work and increase cost
efficiency
 Work suffering from lack of predictable resources: Flat core
budget + significant decline in voluntary funding
 Need to ensure key areas of work in support of implementation
and climate action sufficiently resourced
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6. Key focus areas of support 2018-2019
 Advance Paris Agreement rule book and related institutions,
bodies and mechanisms
 Procedural, institutional and technical support to COP, CMP, CMA,
APA, SBI, SBSTA and a dozen constituted bodies and expert groups
 Facilitate implementation of NDCs and NAPs at national
level
 Technical analysis, guidance and support related to Party GHG data,
NDC registry, registry of adaptation efforts, transparency framework
and means of implementation
 Catalyse engagement of actors at national and international
levels
 Support not only to Parties but non-Party actors, highlighting
achievements and best practices and bringing actors together
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7. Key focus areas of support 2018-2019
Specific domains of secretariat support requiring predictable funding:
 Adaptation ► Technical advice, guidance and support to work of AC, LEG and
WIM
 Capacity-Building ► Support to Paris Committee
 Transparency framework ► Implementation of analysis and reviews processes;
 NDCs ► Management of NDC registry and facilitation of partnerships for action
 Finance ► Tracking and transparency of support; support to SCF; preparation of
BA and financial flows
 Climate action ► Managing NAZCA; supporting champions; promoting climate
action; engaging UN system, business, investors and sub-nationals
 Communications ►Enhancing efforts to communicate more clearly on the
benefits of climate action
 Information platforms ► unfccc.int as information hub for climate action;
upgrading IT platforms; modernizing conference systems
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8. Building the new budget
 One integrated budget for Convention and Paris
Agreement
 One scale of assessment for Convention and Paris
Agreement
 Adjust budget components (KP vs. Convention/PA)
 Ensure more predictable funding (core vs.
supplementary)
 Two scenarios:
 Zero growth as mandated but will not enable
secretariat to deliver on mandates as it should
 Budget increase reflecting post-Paris reality
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9. Your input needed
 Agree with overall vision: priority on implementation and
climate action?
 Specific focus domains for 2018-2019?
 How to ensure balance of key areas of work?
 How to ensure predictability of funding?
 What are opportunities for streamlining mandates?
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10. Thank you for your attention!
Initial feedback welcome!
Building the UNFCCC Budget 2018-2019