Costa Rica - combined Fifth National Communication and Second Biennial Transparency Report (5NC/2BTR) and Third Biennial Transparency Report (3BTR) to the UNFCCC

Sep 2, 2026

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Enabling Activity for Costa Rica consolidates the Fifth National Communication together with the Second Biennial Transparency Report (5NC/2BTR) and includes the Third Biennial Transparency Report (3BTR) for submission to the UNFCCC. The report activity is led through UNDP under GEF-8 with a total enabling activity cost of USD 1,233,000 and an expected duration of 48 months. Implementation is scheduled from 3/1/2025, with reporting milestones due by 12/31/2026 and 12/31/2028. Stakeholders across ministries and research entities support data provision for national greenhouse gas inventories, climate scenarios, vulnerability, and sectoral mitigation inputs.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages28

Reading Time1 h 11 min

AccessFree to download

Project overview

Country and implementing arrangements

Timeline and reporting milestones

GEF financing and reporting scope

GEF-8 program and trust fund

Types of reports submitted to UNFCCC

Stakeholder engagement and data roles

Government institutions

Academia and private sector

| Enabling Activity Title
Costa Rica’s combined Fifth National Communication and Second Biennial Transparency Report (5NC/2BTR) and the Third Biennial Transparency Report (3BTR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change | | | --- | --- | | Country(ies)
Costa Rica | GEF Enabling Activity ID
11847 | | GEF Agency(ies):
UNDP | GEF Agency Enabling Activity ID
9712 | | Submission Date
1/14/2025 | Expected Implementation Start
3/1/2025 | | Project Executing Entity(s):
Organizacion de Estudios Tropicales | Executing Partner Type
CSO | | GEF Focal Area (s)
Climate Change | Expected Duration (In Months)
48 | | Type of Report(s)
UNFCCC Biennial Transparency Report/ National Communication (BTR/NC)
UNFCCC Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) | Expected Report Submission to Convention
12/31/2026
12/31/2028 | | GEF-8 Program | Trust Fund | GEF Financing ($) | | --- | --- | --- | | CCM-EA | GET | 1,233,000.00 | | Total Enabling Activity Cost | | 1,233,000.00 | | Stakeholder | Role in the project | Means of Engagement | | --- | --- | --- | | Governmental Institutions | | | | The Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE) | MINAE is responsible for the management and implementation of the energy and environmental sector’s politic and regulations in Costa. | Project Board and working group member | | Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications (MICITT) | Alliance for coordination with citizens andinstitutions for the scientific management of issues such as climate change, adaptation and mitigation of climate change, resilience and environmental sustainability. | Focus group meeting | | National Meteorological Institute | Activity data (AD) and emission factors on National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, data on climate scenarios and vulnerability and adaptation studies. | Project Board and working group member
Project Management Unit | | Directorate of Climate Change | AD and other information on energy,
agriculture, farming, livestock among others. | Project Board and working group member | | Planning of the Energy Subsector Secretariat (SEPSE) | AD and other information on Energy. | Working group member, GHGI data provider | | Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock | AD and other information on agriculture, farming, livestock among others. | Working group member, GHGI data provider | | Ministry of Transport and Public Works | AD and other information related to the transport sector. | Working group member, GHGI data provider | | Ministry of Production | AD and other information related to the Industrial sector. | Working group member, GHGI data provider | | Ministry of Health | AD and other information on Waste Sector. | Working group member, GHGI data provider | | Costa Rican Institute of Aqueductsand Sewers (AyA) | AD and other information related to the water sector. | Working group member, GHGI data provider | | Costa Rica's National Service of Underground Water, Irrigation and Drainage (Senara) | Government department responsible for managing and protecting the country's water resources. AD and other information related to the water sector. | Working group member, GHGI data provider | | Ministry of Education | Work on dissemination of results. | Focus group meeting | | Ministry of Culture | Work on dissemination of results. | Focus group meeting | | National Institute for Women | Lead on gender equity in adaptation and mitigation activites, policy formulation and knowledge. | Focus group meeting | | Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy | As mitigation lead for the National
Development and Public Investment Plan | Focus group meeting | | | (Country development plan compatible with the objectives of economic growth and poverty reduction, sustainability parameters, economy decarbonization and resilience) . In the project, it will support the analysis of economic policies related with climate change included in the BTR. | | | --- | -

FAQs

What reports does this enabling activity cover for UNFCCC submission?

It combines Costa Rica’s Fifth National Communication and the Second Biennial Transparency Report (5NC/2BTR), and it also covers the Third Biennial Transparency Report (3BTR). These are prepared for submission to the UNFCCC.

Which organization and agencies are responsible for implementation and support?

UNDP is the GEF agency. The executing entity is Organizacion de Estudios Tropicales, with engagement from a CSO-type executing partner and a broad set of government, academic, and private-sector stakeholders.

What are the key reporting and implementation dates and duration?

The expected implementation start is 3/1/2025, with an expected duration of 48 months. Expected report submissions to the convention are due by 12/31/2026 and 12/31/2028.

Sep 2, 2026

Uploaded by Patrick