Second SSA Regional Workshop on“Capacity Development for the Clean Development Mechanism”

Organized by: Energy Research Centre (ERC), South Africa and ENDA-TM, Senegal

With Support of: Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA), MozambiqueSponsored By: UNEP Risø Centre, Denmark

16-18th August 2004

STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES OF PUBLIC AND

PRIVATE SECTORS

TEAM OF CÔTE D’IVOIREBy Prof. Pascal Valentin HOUENOUDirector

IREN, Université of Abobo-Adjamé, Côte d’Ivoire

INTRODUCTION

Côte d’Ivoire has achieved active participation in all

sectors of society (civil, NGOs, private and public

sector) and different sectors of the economy

(industry, energy, agriculture and forestry).

The way of strengthening capacities for both public

and private sectors consisted in exchanges with

stakeholders and in most cases of Training

workshops.

TRAINING WORKSHOPS  - September 2003 : Training workshop on « Climate Change and Clean Development

Mechanism » organized by The Research Institute for New Energies (IREN) )/ University of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA) Abidjan , Côte d’ivoire

     

- 09 – 10 September 2003: Training for trainers IREN/SEED-Center for CDM” Organized by The Research Institute for New Energies (IREN)/ University of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA) Abidjan , Côte d’ivoire

- 15-16 October 2003: The workshop was organized by IREN on the Campus of the university of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA), Abidjan . Training for trainers IREN/ENDA on “

GHG inventories and baseline determination for the GHG emissions reduction” . Main objectives: Assessment methodology for GHG emissions and mitigation; Baseline scenarios development. the use of: LEAP 2000; COMAP.

Training Workshops (2) - October 2003 : Training workshop on « Strenghtening capacity for the CDM

 » organized by the Sustainable Energy Development Centre (SEED-Center) and IREN, at IIAO - Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire

  - December 2003 : Training workshop on “capacity development for

identification, formulation and financing of cc projects (CDM, GEF )” organized by the Sustainable Energy Development Centre (SEED-Center) and IREN in Abidjan , Côte d’ivoire

  - Mai 2004: The consultative workshop for the validation of the “Operational

guidelines Handbook For The DNA” organized by The Research Institute for New Energies (IREN) in Abidjan.

  - June 2004 : Conference organized by the National Agency for

Environment (ANDE) on “Climate Change, Clean Development Mechanism and Environment management” for the students of the Tropical Geography Institute (IGT) from the University of Abidjan.

        

Planned activities

Raising awareness of public and private sectors

Strengthening capacity for public-private-civil society sectors and CDM project portfolio through a number of workshops for projects owners, based on the Review of science and negotiations on climate change, Knowledge of technical aspects of CDM, Providing technical knowledge on GHG inventories and baseline development scenarios; Mastery of LEAP and COMAP softwares

Planned activities (2)

Establishment of a list serve for all the stakeholders together with the edition of a newsletter and the design of a web site for the DNA.

These are useful tools to be familiar with one another. DNA members need regularly updated information on CDM project cycle, Operational Entities, Executive Board, new approved baseline methodologies, etc.

Percentage of tasks completed against planned activities

   

planned activities Completion

Raising awareness of public and private sectors

OK

Strengthening capacity for public-private-civil society sectors

OK

Establishment of a list serve OK

% Completion = 100%

Factors for success of implementation of CD4CDM project  

Involvement and motivation of all the partners in CDM process

Human resources in quantity and in quality mainly on baseline determination for the GHG emissions reduction

Country stability

Requisite equipment for AN-MDP

Additional funds for IREN or CI-TEAM with respect to Moulot’s contract

Specific barriers to effective implementation and possible options for addressing it

     The delay in the Kyoto Protocol ratification

      Absence of legal and regulatory framework for the functioning of the AN-MDP

    Jacques Moulot’s Contract is pending as he resigned from the

project since February 2004. Funds put towards his activities

are not made available to anyone else in order to achieve his

specific TOR.

- To fill this gap, CI TEAM proposed IREN to implement

Moulot’s tasks.

- In this regard, We are still expecting any positive

action to be taken by RISO.

  Need for updated information on the CDM:

DNA needs regular up-to-date information on CDM project

cycle. For this purpose, IREN is :

editing a newsletter to be distributed through the liste serve

or/and on paper format. Draft available

designing a web site for the DNA so that all the stakeholders

will work closely and more efficiently. Draft available

To facilitate access of the DNA’s members to electronic

bulletin board available on the Internet

§  Projects development

Creation of a good pipeline of CDM projects to secure financing is

a key issue of the CDM. Therefore, there is a need to strengthen

capability of public and private sectors to identify and formulate

eligible projects.

With respect to IREN TOR this is to be implemented in the year 2005.

But upon request of RISO and ENDA, this is being executed in

this year 2004 without enough preparation and constitutes a new

constraint

The CDM Technical Team (CTT) must continue organising training

sessions, mainly on GHG calculation and baseline determination for

project developers (NGOs, private and public sectors, civil societies,

etc.) to enable them to identify and formulate eligible CDM projects

to contribute to the sustainable development of Côte d’Ivoire.

Activities for the next six months after sharing with ENDA in May and June 2004

� Training programmes to suit local needs : The creation of a portfolio of viable projects needs capacity building of potential promoters for project identification and formulation) using a learning by doing strategy.

Methodology: Identify needs expressed by potentials promotors

Collect updated knowledge training programmes

Develop a manual & kits suitable to local needs related to baseline scenarios,

approved methodologies, baseline determination methods, additionnality

concepts, monitoring plan &methodologies, GHG inventories, Economic and

finacial analysis; project cycle, leakage identification and evaluation, project

evaluation procedure, carbon funds, business and emissions trading

Activities for the next six months after sharing with ENDA in May and June 2004 (2) : expected outputs

Development of a CDM projects portfolio

(To see Affery’s presentation)

Establishment of National Criteria for

sustainable Development with specific

funds requested.

As a general summaryfrom sept 2003 and July 2004 (less than one

year) All activities for the year 2003 have been

completed except legal and regulatory implications

For the year 2004 activities remaining are: Development of promotional materials for

DNA using guidebooks developed by IREN and UNEP RISO and relevant tools available

Training financial institutions (?), civil socity, NGO’s

Database development (IREN and 2 graduate students working on it)

CONCLUSION Strengthening capacities of public

and private sectors is an on going process and most of the partners have once heard about CDM.

Specific actions to be taken to more or fully

involve private sector and NG0’s.

Jacques Moulot’contract issues should be

addressed by UNEP RISO in a short term

basis.