A Measurement, Reporting, and Verification Hub (MRV Hub) is a new, collaborative approach to strengthening regional capacity for addressing climate change. This innovative model fosters sustainable, country-driven partnerships that enable countries to cooperate on technical challenges. Meeting new reporting requirements under the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) often demands specialized technical, scientific, and policy expertise, which can be a challenge for countries with limited resources. The MRV Hub addresses this challenge by building a regional pool of experts to support national governments in the design, set up, and operation of MRV systems. This cooperative approach not only supports domestic policymaking but also ensures countries can effectively track and report their progress under the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework.
GHGMI’s MRV Hubs are Strengthening Climate Action Through Regional Collaboration
GHGMI, with support from various funding sources, has established three regional MRV Hubs to empower countries in their climate action efforts. These hubs foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and capacity building, enabling countries to:
- Develop robust MRV systems: Establish efficient systems for measuring, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas emissions.
- Enhance transparency: Effectively track and report progress towards their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement.
- Develop strong climate policies: Benefit from expert guidance and best practices for designing effective climate policies.
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The Caribbean Cooperative Measurement, Reporting, and Verification Hub
Launched in 2019 with a 5-year grant from the German Government’s International Climate Initiative, the Caribbean Cooperative MRV Hub fosters regional technical excellence and generates strong, policy-relevant technical outputs such as GHG inventories, mitigation assessments, NDC tracking systems, NDCs based on modeling and projections, and other MRV activities that support the implementation of the Paris Agreement and domestic policy (see project description). Housed in Grenada at St. George’s University, the implementing project partners include the GHGMI, the UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre, and the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF). The twelve member countries are Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, The Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Building a Sustainable Regional Model
From the outset, a key goal for the Caribbean Cooperative MRV Hub project was to create a self-sustaining regional institution, serving as a model for replication in other parts of the world. As the initial 5-year grant funding came to a close in 2023, this MRV Hub has successfully transitioned into a non-profit sustainable regional service institution offering continued delivery of multi-country programming. GHGMI continues to partner with the MRV Hub on its support to member countries in the Caribbean region.
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The Caribbean Cooperative MRV Hub
Central Asia & Central America Regional Climate Action Transparency Hubs
With funding from the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT), GHGMI is strengthing national capacities for climate action through the development of regional climate transparency hubs in Central Asia and Central America.
Central Asia: In partnership with the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), this hub provides technical support to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan.
Central America: Working with the Central American Integration System (SICA), the hub provides technical support to Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Both hubs focus on:
- Strengthening MRV systems: Building robust MRV systems to effectively track and report GHG emissions.
- Policy development: Enhancing capabilities for policy assessment and development.
- Financial mobilization: Facilitating access to climate finance.
- NDC implementation: Supporting the implementation and further development of Nationally Determined Contributions.
- Legal and regulatory frameworks: Assisting in drafting relevant legal and regulatory documents for improved UNFCCC reporting.
Through this cooperative hub approach our aim is to establish regional centers of expertise on climate action transparency and a network of experts and officials from participating countries that can continue to support the development of new and more effective climate policies, increased access to climate finance, reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and advancements in sustainable development goals.
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