National Strategy Study for Egypt

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Egypt NSS on CDM

• Introduction
• Objective of the National Strategy Study in the
  Arab Republic of Egypt
• Organization of the NSS Study/Team
• Benefits of the Clean Development Mechanism for
  Egypt
• Who will Benefit from CDM Activities

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Introduction
The Study started in the summer 2000, ended at
Oct 2002

• Based on the previous studies implemented in
  Egypt
• Some assumption of necessary definitions related
  to CDM are conducted
• The Team Work
• Grant introduced by Switzerland through the
  World Bank/GEF
• Implementation Agency Tabbin Institute for
  Metallurgical Studies, TIMS, under the umbrella
  of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency,
  EEAA
• Quality Control by
• Steering Committee, SC, under the umbrella of
  EEAA
• Technical Assisstant Group, TAG, representing
  the grant group, Switzerland/the World Bank/GEF

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Objectives of the National Strategy Study in the
Arab Republic of Egypt

• The objectives of the NSS
• Evaluation of the present opportunity of Egypt to
  take a share in the international GHG abatement
  market through the CDM.
• Developing this opportunity by better
  institutional setting and capacity building for
  the possible local stakeholders.

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Organization of the NSS Study/Team

• Overview on the study organization
• Overview on existing work , (Chapter 1)
• Assess cost and benefit of the CDM by quantifying
  the potential for GHG reduction / avoidance in
  Egypt through CDM and assessing the related cost
  (Chapter 2)
• Assess and evaluate the opportunities created by
  a possible market for CDM projects and/or GHG
  reduction / avoidance (Chapters 2 and 3)
• Develop the national policy framework related to
  the CDM, (Chapter 4)
• Identify regulatory, institutional and capacity
  building requirements for CDM in Egypt,
  (Chapters 4 and 5)
• Develop a portfolio of possible CDM projects,
  (Chapter 6)
• Identify Possible Projects in the field of land
  use and land use change and forestry (LULUCF)

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Conclusions Raised from NSS

• Egypt has a large potential for the
  implementation of CDM projects.
• Egypt has to develop efficient, transparent and
  strong criteria and institutions for the
  marketing, approval, and control of CDM projects,
  which imply realization of the following
• Attractive and competitive means that Egypt CER
  products have a price on the international level
  or below
• In turn, the participation in CDM should be
  associated with the lowest possible costs for
  Egypt.
• Facilitation of CDM and to the CDM project cycle
  such as information dissemination, project
  verification and certification can be carried out
  by both governmental and private entities.

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Special Products of the NSS

• Egypt Situation in the international GHG
  abatement market, Chapter 3, will be briefed in
  the presentation of CD for CDM in Egypt
• Need to institutional setting to construct one
  hand CDM implementation entity to take care of
  the CDM project/partners through the project
  cycle
• Other important issues related to the NSS on CDM
  will be introduced in the coming presentation of
  CD for CDM relevant to better competitive
  capacity for Egypt

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Main Recommendations for theNSS Action Plan

• An Operational CDM Unit, under the umbrella of
  Climate Change Unit/EEAA
• Prepared CDM Project Packages
• Start of Implementation First Pilot Project
• A Published CDM Egyptian Annual Report
• A Completed Annual Training Package on CDM
  Activities

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Steps Taken for CDM Framework Implementation

• the NSS on CDM recommendation
• Settlement of necessary definitions in the
  project cycle for the CER issuance
• CER generation costs virsus CER benefits
• Legal and contractual instruments
• Local financing sources

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Other Issues of Interest for the
Regional/International Discussions

• Size of transactions costs and their distribution
• Settlement of necessary definitions in the
  project cycle for the CER issuance
• CER generation costs virsus CER benefits
• Legal and contractual instruments
• Local financing sources

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