Title:
1Establishment of the Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM) National Authority, Operational Framework
and Support Systems for the Philippines
2Scope of the Project
- The Project shall cover 2 specific areas, namely
- Establishment of the CDM National Authority
- the national shall endorse to the Executive Board
and proposed CDM projects that support national
sustainable goals - Development of the Operational Framework of the
NA - - will include definition of the legal and
administrative requirements and the prescribed
systems and procedures for securing the NA
endorsement, among others.
3Long Term Objectives
- Achievement of the countrys sustainable
development goals through economic growth
anchored on a healthy and vibrant environment and
the reduction of greenhouse gas, globally,
resulting in the climate change mitigation - Poverty alleviation through the enhancement of
capacity of sectors (ie. energy, agriculture and
forestry) to increase their contribution to the
countrys economy through a mechanism like the CDM
4Immediate Objectives
- To secure the official designation of a national
government entity as the National Authority for
CDM - To formulate the CDM Operational Framework
5Project Benefits
- Will usher the entry of an emerging global
industry spearheaded by the private sector
through the transformation of GHG mitigation into
investment opportunities in support of the
countrys sustainable development aspirations - Potential investors will recognize the advantages
and benefits of transacting CDM business in the
Philippines, resulting to more investments coming
in, in the future.
6Project Beneficiaries
- National government agencies who will be involved
in the CDM implementation process in the
Philippines - Industries/private sector and other CDM project
proponents - recipients of additional capacity building,
new technologies and project funding - Consuming public
- intended users of the resulting products and
services generated by the CDM process.
7Project Implementation
- A1 Establishment of the National Authority
- Immediate Objective
- To secure the official designation of the
appropriate governmental entity as the National
Authority for CDM in the Philippines - Output
- A legal Issuance Designating the National
Authority for the CDM process in the Philippines
8PROPOSE CDM NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT
DENR
EXECUTIVE BOARD
IACCC
APPLICATION FOR PROJECTS
CDM SECRETARIAT
TECHNICAL EVLUATION COM. ENERGY
TECHNICAL EVLUATION COM. SOLID WASTE
TECHNICAL EVLUATION COM. LULUCF
9Project Implementation
- Activity A1.1
- Consultations with stakeholders, the IACCC, and
legal experts in the designation of the CDM NA - 3 Selection options
- - a legal opinion from the Office of the
President on the extent of coverage of the
existing mandate of the contemplated entity - - revision of the Administrative Order on the
existing legal issuance to cover the additional
functions as NA. - - issuance of the President of a Memorandum
Order for this additional task - Work through formal mechanisms and concerned
institutions to issue the legal document during
the initial phase of the project - Draw the appropriate and necessary organizational
structure and its institutionalization
10Project Implementation
- A2 Development of the National CDM Operational
Framework - Immediate Objective
- To enable the optimum and efficient functioning
of the NA through the provision of a clear
National CDM Operational Framework - Output
- National Authoritys Management System
11Project Implementation
- Activities for A2
- Review past and available literature on the
existing policies and identify gaps and
constraints, and provide recommendations to
address these gaps to facilitate entry and
implementation of CDM projects - Craft new/supplementary policies and legal
issuances to address the identified gaps and
constraints - Adopt national sustainable development criteria
and indicators for use in the CDM assessment
process. - Develop Systems and Procedures, with clear
accountabilities and timeframes within the NA
system - A business process map
12Project Implementation
- Activities for A2 (Continued)
- Develop protocols and supplementary tools to
implement the systems and procedures - Develop the documentary requirements of the NA to
enable it to assess the CDM proposal and issues
the necessary endorsement to the CDM Executive
Board - Pilot test the designated management system
- Prepare and issue the necessary legal and
administrative issuances to operationalize the
management system
13Risks and Conditions
- Delay in the Creation of the National Authority
resulting from the current administrations
priority for 2004 election-related preparatory
activities - however, all other activities relating to the
development of the operational framework can
proceed even while the NA designation is being
worked out. - an Administrative Order was already drafted and
under review by the DENR Legal Affairs Office.
140. Institutional Strengthening of DNA
(will be assisted by Netherlands Govt..)
(will be assisted by Netherlands Govt..)
Establishment of the CDM National Authority
CDM operational framework
1. National authoritys management system
Output 2
1. CDM Project Promotion
Streamlined standard baseline and Monitoring
methodologies for small scale CDM Projects
(JICA)
Output 1
Case Studies on small scale CDM projects
Information Collection
CDM project promotion policy
Output 4
1. Development of streamlined standard
methodologies 2. Development of emission
factors specific to the Philippines
1. Survey on legal framework 2. Collect related
data necessary for CDM-PDD preparation 3.
Survey on situations of ASEAN countries
etc.
Web-based CDM information clearinghouse
1. Priorities of CDM projects
criteria (sectors, area, technology needs) 2. CDM
project promotion measures
Output 3
Financial development for local CDM participants
2. Training workshops on CDM
Preparing training materials
Organizing CDM workshops
15Thank you.
Joyceline A. Goco Head, Inter-Agency Committee on
Climate Change Secretariat DENR -- EMB 2nd Flr.
HRD Bldg. DENR Compound Visayas Avenue,
Diliman Quezon City, Philippines Tel (632)
920-2251/925-4797 loc. 2 Fax (632) 920-2251 to
52 e-mail address joygoco_at_yahoo.com