Consultative Group of Experts
The Consultative Group of Experts on National Communications from Non-Annex I Parties (CGE) was set up at COP 5 in 1999 to help improve the process of preparing national communications from non-Annex I Parties under the Convention. It meets twice a year, in conjunction with sessions of the subsidiary bodies, and also holds workshops to gather regional expertise. It is composed of five experts from each of the developing country UN regions (Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean), six experts from Annex I Parties, and three experts from organizations with relevant experience. 


Expert Group on Technology Transfer
The central task of the Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT), established by the Marrakesh Accords, is to provide scientific and technical advice to advance the development and transfer of environmentally friendly technologies under the Convention. The Group comprises 20 experts, including three developing country members each from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean, one member from the small island developing states, seven from Annex I Parties and three from relevant international organizations. The EGTT meets twice a year, in conjunction with the subsidiary bodies, and reports to the SBSTA.


Least Developed Countries Expert Group
The objective of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG), established as part of the Marrakesh Accords, is to provide advice to LDCs on the preparation and implementation of national adaptation programmes of action. It is composed of 12 experts, including five from African LDC Parties, two from Asian LDC Parties, two from small island LDC Parties, and three from Annex II Parties. In order to ensure linkages between the LEG and the CGE on adaptation issues, at least one member of the LEG from an LDC and one from an Annex II Party are also members of the CGE. The Group meets twice a year.