The project will enable The Bahamas to meet its reporting obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their National Communication as required under Article 12.

The project will enable El Salvador to meet its reporting obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their National Communication as required under Article 12.

The project will enable Guyana to meet its reporting obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their National Communication as required under Article 12.

The project will be located within the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Department of Meteorology. At the inception of the project proposal and design, it was felt that in order for the objectives to be realized, an Interdisciplinary and Interministerial Committee (IIC) should be established to ensure the effective implementation of the project.

Ghana's electric power is operated by two parastatal utilities: the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Electricity Corporation of Ghana (ECG). The VRA is responsible for power generation and transmission at 161 KVA and 225 KVA. The ECG is responsible for power distribution in the south; in the north, the Northern Electricity Department (NED), a subdivision of VRA, handles distribution. VRA and ECG report to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. The Government of Ghana is committed to extension of electricity services to every community of 500 people or more by the year 2000.

The project will enable Peru to meet its reporting obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their National Communication as required under Article 12.

The project will produce country specific data and information on several important sources if greenhouse gas emisions, in particular enteric fermentation in cattle and rainfed agricultural soils, and will ensure that Mexico can effectively produce an accurate National Communication to the Climate Change Secretariat in fulfillment of its Convention obligations.

This programme of enabling activities derived from the GEF training-cum-scoping workshop held in Nadi, Fiji, will enable Pacific Island countries to meet their reporting obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their First National Communication as required under Article 12.

The project will enable Brazil to meet its reporting obligations under the Framework Convention on Climate Change, leading to their National Communication as required under Article 12.

To determine available volumes, quality and cost of bagase/trash biomass for potential use in BIG/GT systems.