An inception workshop was organised on 18 May to kick-start the ‘Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency’ (CBIT) project for Mauritius funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Through this project implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Solid Waste Management and Climate Change, the UNDP will assist the country to improve local institutional engagement in Green House Gas (GHG) transparency from the private sector and civil society, resulting in improved evidence-led policy-making and better integration of the inventory in national development policies and programmes. 

To achieve its target, the CBIT project is structured around 4 main components:

1. Improving the accuracy and localization of the national GHG inventory;

2. Strengthening the national GHG inventory process;

3. Mainstreaming the national GHG inventory to enhance transparency and support policy making;

4. Monitoring, evaluation and knowledge management.

Benefiting from a grant of USD 1.27M from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the CBIT project is due to be completed by May 2026. The CBIT project for Mauritius is one of many such projects at international level, aligned with the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) established under the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015. The ETF and CBIT project help ensure that country parties to the Paris Agreement report accurately on their respective climate action in the face of climate change, GHG emissions and progress towards their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).