The Ministry of Green Economy and Environment and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development through the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 (SPAR6C) Program is hosting a capacity building workshop to enhance Zambia’s climate data management, focusing on better data collection and reporting quality in the waste sector for Zambia’s greenhouse gas inventory.
Key areas covered included:
• Overview of the UNFCCC negotiation process, agreements, and associated reporting criteria, as well as international policy tools stemming from these agreements;
• Introduction to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines outlining inventory development principles specific to the waste sector;
• Techniques for waste data collection and its effective management;
• Methodologies for characterizing waste;
• Identifying and evaluating mitigation strategies, alongside comparing different mitigation scenarios.