Roster of experts of the clean development mechanism (CDM)

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Roster of experts of the clean development
mechanism (CDM)

• 11 June 2003
• Mikhail Vartanian Kay Merce
• CDM / Cooperative Mechanisms

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Content

• Nature of the CDM roster of experts
• The rosters of experts
• Practice of the Executive Board
• Characteristics of the CDM rosters of experts
• The selection of experts
• Current status
• Demonstration

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Nature of the CDM rosters of experts

• Paragraph 18 of the modalities and procedures
  (Dec.17/CP.7)
• The Executive Board may establish committees,
  panels or working groups to assist it in the
  performance of its functions.
• The Executive Board shall draw on the expertise
  necessary to perform its functions, including
  from the UNFCCC roster of experts. In this
  context, it shall take fully into account the
  consideration of regional balance.

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CDM roster(s) of experts

• Experts of the CDM rosters assist the two panels
  of the Executive Board (CDM-AP CDM-Meth Panel)
• The Executive Board has established two rosters
  of experts
• Roster of experts for accreditation (decision
  taken at EB03)
• to undertake assessment work for the CDM-AP
• Roster of experts for methodologies (decision
  taken at EB04)
• to undertake desk reviews of proposed new
  methodologies for the CDM-Meth Panel

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Public call for experts

• The practice
• Public call for experts through the UNFCCC CDM
  web site (http//unfccc.int/cdm) and public
  announcements

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Characteristics of the CDM rosters of experts

• No nomination by Parties
• Individual application, everybody can apply
• Competence criteria for each of the rosters
• Online application through the UNFCCC CDM web
  site

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The selection of experts

• Selection is made by the respective Panel (CDM-AP
  and CDM-Meth), not by the UNFCCC secretariat.
• Maintenance by the UNFCCC secretariat.

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Current status of the rosters of experts

• Roster of experts to undertake desk reviews of
  proposed new methodologies
• 59 experts
• Roster of experts to undertake assessment work
  for accreditation
• 45 experts

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