30th PATPA Partnership Meeting: Advancing Transparency Together
Event Date
Location
Bonn, Germany
On June 19, 2025, PATPA hosted its 30th Partnership Meeting alongside the SB62 in Bonn. The event brought together around 50 negotiators and practitioners from different parts of the world. It offered a unique space for informal and interactive exchange on climate transparency negotiations and implementation, as well as the linkages between transparency, NDCs and the Global Stocktake (GST).
Key themes discussed included lessons from the first Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) cycle, approaches to aligning NDCs with development strategies, experiences with the Technical Expert Review (TER), and how to leverage the Facilitated Multilateral Consideration of Progress (FMCP) to foster mutual learning.
Opening remarks were delivered by Mr. Sebastian Wegner (Federal Foreign Office, Germany), followed by a scene-setting presentation from Ms. Sirini Jeudy-Hugo (OECD Climate Change Expert Group), which explored the linkages between the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF), NDCs, and the GST. Drawing on recent work by the Climate Change Expert Group, she outlined how BTRs can serve as both a source of insight into current NDC implementation and a foundation for shaping future ambition cycles under the Paris Agreement. She furthermore emphasised the importance of aligning reporting efforts, national planning, and financing strategies to effectively translate global signals from the GST into strengthened domestic climate action.
In a moderated interview, representatives from PATPA’s founding members - Germany, South Africa, and the Republic of Korea - shared their experiences from the first BTR cycle. Germany and Korea reflected on lessons learned from their BTR submissions, while South Africa mainly offered insights into their participation at the TER process.
In the final part of the evening, an interactive group exercise invited participants to exchange lessons from their first BTR submissions and share reflections on how to integrate BTR outcomes into national and international climate goals. Key challenges discussed included data quality and timeliness, institutional coordination, capacity constraints, and the need for improved knowledge management. Participants highlighted the value of starting BTR processes early, investing in national data systems, and building institutional memory. The conversation also emphasised the importance of aligning NDCs with development strategies and using FMCP as a key tool to build trust and mutual learning, while underlining the flexibility and adaptability of approaches. Participants underscored the varying interpretations of flexibility across countries.
The evening concluded with a networking dinner. The PATPA Secretariat thanks all participants for their contributions and looks forward to continuing the exchange in future sessions.
Organiser
PATPA