Fig 1.
Key components (A) of institutional arrangements: (1) organisational mandates, (2) expertise, (3) data flows, (4) systems & tools, (5) stakeholder engagement, for reporting and implementing the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement, from UNFCCC-CGE, (2020) and (B) the Star Organisational Model, adapted from Galbraith, J. R., (2014).
Table 1.
Processes to be carried out and reported in NC and BUR for Non-Annex I countries.
Table 2.
The NCs, NIs, and BURs submitted by countries to the conference of parties of the UNFCCC.
Table 3.
Countries’ commitments in NDCs for reducing their GHG emissions by 2030.
Table 4.
Variations in structures established for coordinating the UNFCCC and Paris agreement agendas and the preparation of the NC and BURs.
Fig 2.
Typical hierarchical levels in the structure of a government ministry.
Table 5.
Countries who have adopted recommended processes for the preparation of the NC, BUR, and NIR.