A Guide to Transparency Under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement

This guide is for government officials in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who will be preparing reports and communications on their country’s climate change circumstances and actions under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. It will also be useful for LDC negotiators or diplomats who are involved in developing the full rules of the reporting and review system under the Paris Agreement. A good understanding of the range of existing reporting obligations under the UNFCCC regime and the related review processes will go a long way to preparing you for these important ongoing UN negotiations. Although the guide is aimed at officials and negotiators from LDCs, officials and negotiators from other countries — especially developing countries — will find this guide useful for the reasons above.