Activities in Serbia

Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)

Background of the Project :

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from developing countries accounts for about half of the global GHG emissions. Although a significant emission reduction is achieved, without effective GHG mitigations in developed countries stabilization of GHG concentrations in the atmosphere will not be accomplished. Therefore, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change stipulates those developing countries to take measures to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Formulation of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) is an immediate priority in Serbia and other developing countries.

However, Serbia is facing barriers that prevent formulation of NAMAs. One of the barriers is the lack of human resources who have sufficient skills and experiences to develop and formulate effective NAMAs.

To solve such problems and also to achieve GHG emission reduction at national level by the year 2020, the Government of Serbia requested the Government of Japan in August 2009 technical assistance for formulation of climate change mitigation measures and NAMAs.

• Project type : Technical Cooperation Project
• Project objective : Capacity to formulate and promote NAMAs is developed.
• Project site: Belgrade
• Duration : November 2010 − February 2013
• Executing Organization : Climate Change Unit, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning
• Project outputs

  1)	General understanding on NAMAs and measurement, reporting and verification is enhanced.
  2)	Capacity to shortlist NAMAs which are measurable, reportable and verifiable is developed.
  3)	Capacity to produce documents to promote implementation of NAMAs is developed.
  4)	Capacity to promote recognition of NAMAs is enhanced.