such efforts should also include identifying information and data gaps as well as capacitybuilding needs in statistical authorities and bodies of the eecca countries all the abovementioned analysis could lead to better evidencebased decision making in designing future climate targets and necessary policies and help mobilise private sector investment and domestic financial resources such benefits include reducing duplication and transaction costs enhancing a country s ownership over accessing and using financial resources strengthening linkages between climate policies and the country s core planning and budgeting processes and improving accountability and transparency