The preparation of national communications has provided an initial opportunity for capacity-building, particularly in the area of national greenhouse gas inventories, vulnerability and adaptation, and mitigation assessments; Most Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties) have used the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories; National inventories from some non-Annex I Parties have been generally comparable to those of Annex I Parties; There is some scope for encouraging the preparation of inventories on a continuous basis; Capacity-building also assists in the establishment and maintenance of the institutional arrangements at national level; Non-Annex I Parties are continuing to fulfil their commitments under Article 4, paragraph 1, and Article 12, paragraph 1, of the Convention; As at 1 June 2002, 20 of 46 least developed country Parties had already submitted their initial national communications whereas 64 of 100 non-Annex I Parties that are not least developed country Parties had yet to submit their initial national communications;
Conclut que, vu les difficultés et problèmes techniques rencontrés lors de l'établissement des communications nationales initiales, à savoir les difficultés liées à la qualité des données et à leur disponibilité, aux facteurs d'émission et aux méthodes d'évaluation des effets des changements climatiques et de l'impact des mesures de riposte, il faudra prévoir des ressources financières et techniques en vue de préserver et de renforcer les moyens nationaux dont disposent les Parties non visées à l'annexe I pour établir leurs communications nationales;