(ز) كان 20 بلداً من أقل البلدان نمواً الأطراف، ومجموعها 46 بلداً، قد قدم بالفعل حتى 1 حزيران/يونيه 2002 بلاغاته الوطنية الأولية، في حين كان 64 طرفاً من 100 من الأطراف غير المدرجة في المرفق الأول التي ليست من أقل البلدان نمواً لم يقدم بعد بلاغاته الوطنية الأولية؛
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;