Paris Committee on
Capacity-building (PCCB)

Survey on coherence and coordination of
capacity-building under the UNFCCC

This survey is designed to provide input into the PCCB’s technical paper on coherence and coordination in capacity-building activities of constituted bodies and in relevant processes under the Convention, as well as to inform the PCCB as it continues its work to address needs and gaps of developing countries in implementing capacity-building.  

In order to ensure that your material can be included in the technical paper, we would encourage you to complete this survey by Friday 9 August.

Surveys received after that date will be used to inform the work of the PCCB in this area, but may not be included as input to the technical paper.

Access to effective capacity-building is a critical means of implementation that underpins a country’s ability to effectively address climate change and its impacts. Climate-related capacity-building, however, cuts across numerous areas. As noted in FCCC/SBI/2019/2, emerging climate-related capacity-building topics include “implementation of NDCs, linkages between climate action and the SDGs and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, and South-South cooperation,” with climate finance and readiness another important focus.

Enhancing coherence and coordination of climate-related capacity-building is increasingly important as work of bodies under the Convention leads to ever-greater cooperation across several environmental and developmental areas and frameworks. Understanding the meaning of coherence in capacity-building, however, is a critical first step in developing guidance.