Costa Rica

ICAT has been supporting Costa Rica to enhance and operationalize the National Climate Change Metrics System (SINAMECC), including support in ensuring that the legal and institutional aspects are in place. Costa Rica also piloted the ICAT Sustainable Development and Transformational Change methodologies, and proceeded to integrate sustainable development and transformational change considerations in SINAMECC.

ICAT tools used in the country

Status

In Progress

Start date

October, 2023

Overview

Strengthen the replicability and sustainability of SINAMECC as a tool to facilitate reporting under the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement. Broaden the scope of the registry of mitigation and adaptation actions by also considering variables that include the evaluation of sustainable development and the estimation of the impact of transformational change.

Policy assessment

Sectoral climate data systems

Streghten the data management and replicability of SINAMECC.
Expansion of the registry of mitigation and adaptation actions considering sustainable development and the estimation of the impact of transformational change in SINAMECC.

Documentación para mejorar la replicabilidad y sostenibilidad de SINAMECC como una herramienta para facilitar la presentación de informes bajo el Marco de Transparencia Mejorada del Acuerdo de París

Status

Complete

Start date

April, 2020

End date

September, 2021

Overview

Develop further the analysis of the impacts associated with sustainable development and transformational change to support the implementation of the Decarbonisation Plan in a way that it takes a holistic approach to sustainable development, exploits synergies with the SDGs, and strengthens the efforts to establish a domestic carbon market.

Policy assessment

Sectoral climate data systems

Update of operational guidance for SINAMECC based on the information generated by the pilots (SD and TC components of SINAMECC).
Assessment of Transformational Change as criterion for demonstrating “additionally” in a domestic carbon market.
Training to apply the sustainable development and transformational change components of the SINAMECC Operational Guidance.

Roadmap for implementing the full version of SINAMECC

Status

Complete

Start date

August, 2017

End date

September, 2019

Overview

Strengthen the capacities of the National Climate Change Metrics System (SINAMECC) as an articulator tool of transparent tracking and reporting of mitigation actions in Costa Rica.

MRV frameworks

Gap analysis of the existing legal and institutional system for GHG data collection/sharing and archiving
Analysis of existing MRV structures in the transport sector
Development of draft decree reflecting the recommended structures for data collection/sharing and archiving