1. CDM-Morocco Strategy, Organization, Procedures & Preliminary Project Portfolio ALI AGOUMI CD CDM Project Coordinator CD4CDM Project Side event 11 December 2004 COP10-Buenos Aires KINGDOM OF MOROCCO MINISTRY OF LAND-USE MANAGEMENT, WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT

2. SETTING UP CDM IN MOROCCO CDM NATIONAL STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES ENHANCE NATIONAL CAPACITIES PROMOTING CDM MOROCCO PRELIMINARY CDM PROJECT PORTFOLIO NEXT STEPS Contents

3. I-Setting up CDM in Morocco  KP Ratification : 2002  Designation of CDM DNA by ministerial order : 2002  CDM National Strategy with UNDP-UNEP support : 2003-2005 “Learning by doing” Approach at different levels through concrete pilot projects 1.IMPLEMENT AND OPERATIONALIZE NATIONAL CDM STRUCTURES AND PROCEDURES 2.DEVELOP CDM NATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING 3.PROMOTE CDM MOROCCO CD4CDM project

4. II –CDM National structures and procedures CDM DNA activities  a regulation activity to set the CDM project evaluation and approval rules and procedures (prerequisites for subsequent validation and certification);  a promotion activity centered on capacity building and marketing Implementation of the institutional setting for monitoring CDM activities in the country: CDM DNA CDM DNA structure  a CDM National Council (CDM NC)  a Permanent Secretariat of the National Council (CDM PS) Ministry of Land-Use Management, Water and the Environment (CCU).

5. Approval and Evaluation Procedure of CDM Projects PIN received by the DNA Preliminary Evaluation Based on the PIN (response announced by the DNA: maximum within 2 weeks) In-depth Evaluation Based on the PDD (response transmitted by the DNA: maximum within 4 weeks) Approval letter delivered to the project promoter by the Moroccan DNA not accepted

6.  1st meeting of the CDM NC in September 2003 - CDM Strategy, Organization and Procedures adopted  2nd meeting of the CDM NC in November 2003 - First CDM projects approved - Morocco SD criteria adopted  3rd meeting of CDM NC in June 2004 - Adoption of CDM NC Internal procedures - Evaluation and approval of 10 PINs CDM NC Activities : 2003-2004 2003 Morocco CDM Annual Report CDM EB

7. National Sustainable Development Criteria

8. III-ENHANCE NATIONAL CDM CAPACITIES - Organization of 6 WS in 2003-2004 to enhance the capacities of : the national experts (private consultancy,individuals and economic operators )on CDM project preparation: development of PDD; the project proponent on the CDM possibilities and on theirs project portfolio the financial sector operators on the CDM opportunities and on their role in this mechanism development Intiatiation a CDM Morocco’s Experts network 5 regional WS, NA-ME CD4CDM Project

9. IV-PROMOTING CDM MOROCCO - CDM Morocco Forum in April 2004 -Participation in different meetings and workshops organized in this field; Carbon expo Cologne, Jerba Cd4CDM Forum, the differents COPs (Side events ) -Contacts with potential CDM investors: carbon buying organizations and Annex I Parties investors; -Website: www.mdpmaroc.com and ECHOS MDP Maroc, BULLETIN MDP Maroc www.mdpmaroc.comwww.mdpmaroc.com -2 MOU: France and Austria Italie,Canada, JBIC (Japon) Morocco 6 th attractif host country ; Point Carbon novembre 2004

10. More than 4 millions T co2 Eq/year for the next 10 years! Project categoryNb of projectsNb of SSP Renewable energy85 Energy efficiency71 Waste53 Afforestation/reforestation40 Industrial process changes10 Total259 V- CDM PROJECT PORTFOLIO Preliminary V- CDM PROJECT PORTFOLIO Preliminary

11. Sectoriel Projects Repartition 13 23 38 23 3. Afforestation & forestation projects Waste projects Renewable energy projects Energy effeciency Industrial process change projects Sectoriel CERs Repartition 3 20 52 16 9 Afforestation & forestation projects Waste projects Renewable energy projects Energy effeciency Industrial process change projects Preliminary CDM projects portfolio

12. Projects approved by the Morocco CDM DNA Project titleApproval of the project by the Morocco CDM DNA Global Emission Reductions Ton Eq CO2 60 MW wind farm (Essaouira) Project approved (PDD) 1 500 000 (10 years) Introduction of Heat Recovery System (HRS) at Jorf Lasfar’s chemical plant Project approved (PDD) 848 895 (10 years) Biogas recovery and flaring (Rabat Akreuch landfill) Project approved (PDD) 1 594 904 (21 years) 10 MW Wind farm for the Tan Tan desalination plant PIN approved PDD 167 000 (10 years) 105,000 Photovoltaic kits for rural electrification PIN approved PDD 288 000 (10 years) 1.3 MW wastewater-derived power generation unit (Marrakesh) PIN approved PDD 650 000 (10 years) 140 MW wind farm (Tangiers) PIN approved 4 000 000 (10 years) 54 MW Abdelkhalek TORRES wind farm PIN approved 1 830 000 (10 years) 10 MW wind farm (Tétouan) PIN approved 345 000 (10 years) 41 MW hydro-electric dam project (Tanafnit - El Borj) PIN approved 1 590 000 (10 years) Biogas recovery and flaring (Marrakesh landfill) PIN approved 3 557 790 (21 years) 2.6 MW wastewater-derived power generation unit (Fez) PIN approved 1250 000 (10 years) Public lighting with low consumption bulbs(LCB) and power modulators (15,000 bulbs program) PIN approved 26 000 (10 years) Total Emission Reductions Ton Eq CO2 17 647 000

13. VI- Next steps Enhance local capacities in particular in the areas of validation and verification procedures, contract negotiations Develop more CDM projects in promising sectors : Renewable energy, wastewater units, landfills, Hydropower, transport, energy efficiency, forestry.. Develop the involvement of civil society in CDM, in particular active NGOs on the ground, so that we can benefit from this mechanism of small scale projects with positive social and environmental impact.

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