Capacity Building, Training and Awareness Raising

Capacity Development for the Clean Development Mechanism

(CD4CDM)- Philippines Asian Institute of Technology

October 20, 2005

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Outline

1. Strengths of CD4CDM institutions for capacity building activities

2. Activities carried out3. Capacity enhancement of CD4CDM

institutions4. Information and awareness raising

materials5. Lessons learnt6. Impact of CD4CDM project

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1. Strengths of CD4CDM institutions for capacity building

1. Partnership between government (DENR) and private institution (klima) in conducting capacity building activities

• DENR is able to concentrate its efforts in building operational framework of the Philippine DNA and strengthening/enhancing government-to-government initiatives/relations with regards to CDM;

• Klima does the day-to-day implementation of the CD4CDM project: identify key strategies, conduct capacity building activities (i.e. technical training, awareness raising, consultancies etc), reach out to various stakeholders, promotes CDM projects pipeline)

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1. Strengths of CD4CDM institutions for capacity building

2. Dynamic, proactive CD4CDM-Philippines team

• A core CD4CDM team at klima dedicated to, and specializing in CDM capacity building;

• Strong support institutions: Inter-agency Committee on Climate Change, Environmental Management Bureau of the DENR, Manila Observatory

• Strong networks and linkages with relevant CDM stakeholders in the Philippines

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2. Activities carried out

TASKS of CD4CDM Project

1. Conduct information campaign and awareness raising

2. Strengthen the capacity of policy-makers3. Establish the institutional framework for

the CDM4. Strengthen the capacity of private and

public sector players5. Create a pipeline of CDM Projects

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Capacity Building Strategy in the Philippines

Year Activities

1stinformation campaign and awareness raising

2nd

sector specific trainingRenewable energyWaste managementForestry

operational framework of the DNA

3rd

developing PDDs for specific projects

focus on financial and legal aspects

2. Activities carried out

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Capacity Building Strategy in the Philippines: Tailor fitting to specific

needs

2. Activities carried out

Executive briefings vs. Public briefings

Activities for senior policy makers vs. Courses for mid-level government officials

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Consultancies and promotions (Carbon Expo, Manila Investor Forum, COP)

DNA operational framework

2. Activities carried outCapacity Building Strategy in the

Philippines: Tailor fitting to specific needs

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2. Activities carried out1. Conduct information campaign and

awareness raising

..

2003 2004 2005

•Information materials

•Public briefings

•Roundtable discussions

• Featured articles in magazines and newspapers

•CD4CDM website

•CD4CDM project portfolios

•Carbon Expo booths; promotional materials

•Participation; presentations in local and international fora

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2. Activities carried out2. Strengthen the capacity of policy-makers

..

2003 2004 2005

• Executive briefings

•Technical assistance to IACCC

•Advocacy for the Philippine Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol

• Technical training courses

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2. Activities carried out3. Establish the institutional framework for

the CDM

..

2003 2004 2005

• Coordinates with the IACCC on the implementation of the UNDP-Dutch Project

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2. Activities carried out4. Strengthen the capacity of private and public

sector players (project developers; financiers; local government units; NGOs; research institutes; academe; government)

..

2003 2004 2005

General information

CDM 101: Technical training

courses on the different

aspects of the Project cycle

Sector-Specific training courses (i.e. RE, waste,

forestry); and 3-day Technical

seminar/workshops on the

different aspects of the Project

cycle

Technical tutorial courses

on PDD development; Sector-specific workshops on

carbon revenue opportunities; Financial and Legal forums

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2. Activities carried out

4. Strengthen the capacity of private and public sector players (project developers; financiers; local government units; NGOs; research institutes; academe; government)

..

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Projects under Technical Tutorial Course

2004 Regional Workshops

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2. Activities carried out5. Create a pipeline of CDM Projects

..

2003 2004 2005

Link for project investors and developers through information on forums and other venues for partnership

Consultancy services to the different CDM Stakeholders on the different aspects of the CDM Project Cycle

Promotional materials

Assistance in development of PDDs

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3. Capacity enhancement of CD4CDM institutions

• Staff Development • Participation in various training sessions,

workshops, discussions relevant to CDM• Development of expertise through learning-

by-doing approaches

• Infrastructure Support• Acquisition of equipment (i.e.computers,

softwares, etc) to aid in the conduct of training courses

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4. Information and Awareness raising materials

• Information materials

• Public briefings

• Roundtable discussions

• Featured articles in magazines and newspapers

• CD4CDM website

• CD4CDM project portfolios

• Carbon Expo booths; promotional materials

• Participation; presentations in local and international forums

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5. Lessons Learnt

• “Tailor-fitting” capacity building efforts and strategies to the specific needs of CDM stakeholders

• Realization of CDM projects is primarily dependent on private sector with the strong support of government through an investment-friendly institutional framework and preferential incentives for carbon reduction projects

• “Learning by doing” approach is best for CDM in the Philippines

• Being proactive in addressing barriers/hurdles for CDM implementation is crucial; keeping up-to-date with CDM developments is needed

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Unfinished agenda:

• Need to strengthen the capacity of consultants who specialize in CDM

• Increase access to subsidies for cost of the development of PDD, validation and registration

• Need to target capacity building of private companies & industry associations which have strong potential in terms of CDM

• Need to target awareness-raising and capacity building of local financial institutions regarding underlying project financing and carbon revenue

5. Lessons Learnt

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• Unfinished agenda:

• Need to develop a strategy on how to raise underlying finance

• Local equity investment• Foreign equity investment• Local debt investment• Foreign debt financing

•Need to design system for easier access to data required by PDD

•Baseline emission factor

•Summaries on policies and regulations for specific sectors (RE, solid waste management, forestry, etc)

5. Lessons Learnt

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6. Impact of CD4CDM project

Project Developers

Project Financiers

NGOs Academe/Research Institutions

Government

Training Courses

# % # % # % # % # %

Total Participants

Project Design Document

8 25 4 13 5 16 3 9 12 38 32

Emissions Reductions Calculation

9 38 5 21 3 13 1 4 6 25 24

Baseline and Monitoring

13 35 8 22 3 8 3 8 10 27 37

Sustainable Development Indicators

5 19 4 15 4 15 3 12 10 38 26

Financial Mechanisms

11 32 7 21 6 18 3 9 7 21 34

Small Scale CDM Projects

12 32 2 5 8 21 4 11 12 32 38

Technology Assessment

3 12 1 4 5 20 1 4 10 41 24

TOTAL 61 31 34 18 67 215

Note: “%” denotes percent of stakeholders (e.g. project developers) to total Note: “%” denotes percent of stakeholders (e.g. project developers) to total

number of participants of a particular training course (e.g. PDD training)number of participants of a particular training course (e.g. PDD training)

2003

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6. Impact of CD4CDM project2004

Training Course

ProjectDevelope

rs

ProjectFinanciers

NGOsAcademe/ Research

InstitutionsGov

Private Sector

Total

# % # % # % # % # % # %

National Workshop - Davao

3 6 9 18 8 16 4 8 16 33 9 49

National Workshop - Manila Investor Forum

12 12 13 13 7 7 20 19 27 26 23 23 102

Renewable Energy Workshop

10 27 4 11 5 14 1 3 5 14 11 30 36

Waste Management Workshop

2 3 6 10 16 26 3 5 22 37 12 20 61

Forestry Management Workshop

6 17 6 17 1 3 3 9 10 29 9 26 35

Regional Workshop - Iloilo

8 30 4 15 8 30 1 4 3 11 3 11 27

Regional Workshop - Cagayan de Oro

10 26 9 24 4 10 5 13 7 18 4 11 39

Regional Workshop - Clark

12 30 3 8 0 0 23 58 2 5 40

TOTAL 63 54 49 37 113 73 389

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6. Impact of CD4CDM project2005

Training Course

ProjectDevelopers

ProjectFinanciers

NGOsAcademe/Research

InstitutionGov

PrivateSector

Total

# % # % # % # % # % # %

National Workshop – Financial Aspects

25 17 59 40 13 9 0 16 11 36 24 149

Landfill Gas Capture Workshop

4 6 4 6 5 7 0 49 73 5 7 67

Forestry Carbon Sequestration Workshop

12 10 10 8 20 17 2 2 36 30 39 33 119

Technical Tutorial Course 1st session

21 100 0 0 0 0 0 21

Technical Tutorial Course 2nd session

15 100 0 0 0 0 0 15

Technical Tutorial Course 3rd session

16 100 0 0 0 0 0 16

Technical Tutorial Course 4th session

National Workshop – Legal Aspects

TOTAL 93 73 38 2 101 80 387

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6. Impact of CD4CDM project

Indicators of Capacity Building

•Consultancies

•Project developers

• Project financiers

• CDM carbon buyers

•Development of the National Approval process

•Consultancies on baseline data for electricity grids

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Maraming salamat!Roberto C. Yap, Ph.D.

Environmental Economistklima Climate Change

CenterManila Observatory

PhilippinesTel +63 2 426-6144Fax +63 2 426-6070

rcyap@ateneo.eduwww.klima.ph/cd4cdm