UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December Capacity Development for the CDM A description of the tasks and outputs Samir Amous, APEX, Tunisia Regional Centre for North Africa and Middle-East

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 2 : Description Develop the capacity among national policy makers to: Formulate a regulatory framework to deal with the regulatory, legal, financial and technical issues that are unique to CDM projects; Identify and apply baseline parameters in accordance with international agreements.

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 2 : expected results Trained cadre of mid-level policy makers and government representatives  available to support the national CDM framework Adopted TOR for an operational national CDM entity Legal, financial and technical guidelines for defining baselines, project additionality and assessing CDM projects in place Defined Baseline parameters

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 2 : concrete outputs Output 2.1 : Report on the assessment of key government policy makers in key ministries and agencies and enhanced capacities of key government policy makers to formulate the regulatory and legal framework for operationalizing the CDM at the national level. Adopted TOR for an operational national CDM entity Output 2.2: Defined regulatory, legal, financial and technical guidelines to govern the development, validation, implementation, monitoring, verification and certification of CDM project activities. Output 2.3: Defined baseline parameters.

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 3 : Description Support the establishment of a national organizational and institutional framework to : Identify, assess, validate and implement CDM projects; and To facilitate monitoring, verification and certification activities.

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 3 : expected results Functioning national CDM entity that : Helps: identify, develop and validate eligible CDM projects, and is capable of assessing proposed CDM projects against established international and national guidelines for validation of CDM projects.

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 3 : concrete outputs Output 3.1 : Operational national CDM entity responsible for: the validation of CDM projects, and Tracking the subsequent monitoring, verification and certification of resulting emission reductions.

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 4 : Description Help strengthen the capabilities to identify, to formulate and secure financing for CDM projects: Public sector players Private sector players

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 4 : expected results Public and private sector players from all key sectors committed to the process of identification, development, financing and implementation of CDM eligible projects. The development of an active market for CDM projects The emergence of CDM project developers/brokers at the national level. :

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 4 : concrete outputs Output 4.1: Strengthened set of national public and private sector project developers who are knowledgeable of CDM project requirements and capable of working with the CDM regulatory framework to gain approval for proposed CDM projects Output 4.2 : Increased understanding of the national financial community/banks of the potential value associated with the emission credits of CDM projects Output 4.3 : Enhanced capacity within public sector and research institutions to support project validation Output 4.4 : Active collaboration to secure support for potential CDM projects of national public and private sector project developers and banks with equivalent international counterparts

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 5 : Description Support : The preparation of a pipeline of CDM eligible projects Private sector players The institutional capability to help attract potential CDM investors.

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 5 : expected results A portfolio of CDM eligible projects that are nationally endorsed and validated A functioning national CDM investment promotion office Investments in CDM projects

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December TASK 5 : concrete outputs Output 5.1 : National portfolios of validated CDM eligible projects. Output 5.2 : Investments for CDM eligible projects

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December Linkages with the NSS recommendations TASK 3 TASK 2 TASK 4 TASK 2 TASK 4

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December Linkages with the NSS recommendations TASK 5 TASKS 3 & 4

UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment CD for CDM - Phase 1 - First National Workshop, Egypt December END OF THE PRESENTATION