00:00 The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a pioneer
00:03 when it comes to tackling international climate change.
00:07 So far,
00:08 the country has made significant knowledge contributions to the
00:12 global climate change mitigation agenda and regional adaptation priorities.
00:18 Jordan has also shown its commitment to the
00:20 Paris Agreement through its nationally determined contributions.
00:25 Over 80% of Jordan's greenhouse gas emissions.
00:30 from the energy sector,
00:32 which includes transport and electricity generation and the waste sector.
00:37 Jordan's recognized renewable energy and energy efficiency as
00:42 priority areas for climate smart growth moving forward.
00:46 These commitments towards the Paris Agreement need
00:48 to be measured to ensure continuous progress.
00:51 This has been enabled with the development of the monitoring,
00:55 reporting,
00:55 and verification system.
00:59 The system.
01:00 The centralized repository of all climate
01:03 change mitigation actions in the country.
01:06 It supports the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions,
01:09 emission reductions,
01:10 and records the financial support.
01:14 The system is owned by the Ministry of Environment and has been developed
01:17 with the support of the World Bank Group's Partnership for Market Readiness.
01:23 The system operates at four levels national,
01:27 sectoral,
01:28 ministry,
01:28 and project or program.
01:30 It will also facilitate validation and verification of the data,
01:35 support in accessing climate finance,
01:37 and enable suitable future carbon market based instruments.
01:42 The system will generate reports through the
01:44 centralized database of climate change mitigation actions.
01:48 These reports will support reporting under the
01:51 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,
01:55 or UNFCCC.
01:57 Overall,
01:58 the MRV system supports national efforts in tracking and reporting on
02:02 the country's progress in mitigating climate change impacts across all.
02:07 Sectors
02:08 such as energy,
02:09 transport,
02:10 industry,
02:10 waste,
02:11 and forestry.
02:13 The system will also strengthen the capacity
02:16 of public and private sector actors as they
02:18 have a major role in scaling up
02:20 and accelerating cost effective climate change actions.
02:24 Let's take a closer look at the major functionalities of the.
02:29 It will
02:30 track greenhouse gas emissions through.
02:32 National greenhouse gas inventory.
02:35 Calculate greenhouse gas emission reductions from
02:38 implemented climate mitigation projects and programs.
02:42 Record the financing and technical support.
02:46 The system works at 4 levels 1,
02:50 project or program.
02:51 2,
02:52 ministry or agency.
02:54 3,
02:55 sectoral.
02:56 4,
02:57 national.
02:58 Let's see how this works in practice.
03:00 One,
03:01 at the project or program level,
03:03 data operators and project managers identify
03:07 all mitigation activities in their sector
03:10 or their agency.
03:11 They input data related to their activity.
03:15 The first data set is used to calculate GHG emissions before implementation begins
03:21 or ex ante.
03:22 Once the project has started,
03:24 the data operator can also input data periodically.
03:28 This periodic data is used to calculate,
03:31 monitor
03:32 and verify greenhouse gas emissions
03:34 and emission reductions during operation
03:37 or ex post.
03:39 Each mitigation activity is also tagged to the relevant NDC.
03:44 2,
03:45 at ministry or agency level,
03:47 the system requires a relevant senior officer to approve the
03:50 mitigation activities submitted by the data operators and project managers.
03:56 Senior officers are also responsible for continuously
03:59 reviewing the performance of each project.
04:02 3
04:03 at sectoral level.
04:04 The system allows a senior user in each ministry
04:07 to generate reports of the mitigation actions and analyze their impacts.
04:13 This can be useful to develop sectoral
04:15 climate change mitigation plans and projections.
04:19 4,
04:19 at national level,
04:21 the system enables the evaluation of progress towards the NDC,
04:25 records changes to the national emissions profile,
04:28 and gives the user a comprehensive view
04:30 of all mitigation activities in the country.
04:33 As the system links with the national GHD inventory,
04:37 it can also provide input to reporting requirements under the UNFCCC.
04:43 The interactive dashboard generates reports on various performance indicators
04:48 and produces analytical charts.
04:50 The MRV system is hosted by the Ministry of Environment for
04:54 the benefit of all ministries and agencies of the government.
04:58 Of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
05:00 The system reports private sector projects
05:03 implemented in partnership with the government.
05:06 In future,
05:06 this could be expanded to include all private sector climate mitigation projects.
05:12 This monitoring,
05:13 reporting,
05:14 and verification system developed in Jordan is suitable for
05:17 replication in all countries that need such systems.
05:22 Systems are essential infrastructure to support climate
05:25 action in countries across the world.
05:30 Integrating an system with a national transactions registry will enable
05:33 a county to participate in the international carbon markets.
05:37 Jordan is striding forward in its journey towards achieving its national
05:41 goals while actively contributing to the global climate change agenda.
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