Regarding capacity building, many Parties highlighted the need for capacity building to:

• ensure meaningful participation from developing countries in addressing climate change
• allow effective participation by least developed countries and for small island developing States in the Kyoto mechanisms;
• proceed through integrated approaches rather than piecemeal activities; and
• enable identification and assimilation of appropriate technology.

They also recognized the role of non-Annex I national communications in identifying capacity building needs.

Parties that addressed this issue were:

African Group CARICOM G-77/China Benin Botswana Burundi Croatia Denmark Djibouti Egypt France

Ghana Greece India Kuwait Laos Malawi Malaysia Micronesia Nepal Papua New Guinea

Portugal Republic of Macedonia Russian Federation Rwanda South Africa Sri Lanka Switzerland Tonga UK Zimbabwe

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