Transcript Cambodia - Capacity Development for the CDM

Second Regional Workshop
Capacity Development for the Clean Development Mechanism
(CD4CDM)
23 March 2004
Siem Reap, Cambodia
CAMBODIA’S APPROACH TO ASSESSING
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR
PROPOSED CDM PROJECTS
Presented by Chea Chanthou, Project
Counterpart, Ministry of Environment,
Cambodia
Adapted from T. De Lopez (2004)
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What is Sustainable Development?
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Sustainable development has four aspects:
 Economic development
 Social development
 Environmental sustainability
 Technological development
The only benefits for Cambodia consists of
sustainable development benefits, thus it is important
that each aspect be properly assessed for proposed
CDM projects.
Adapted from T. De Lopez (2004)
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Approaches for Assessing Sustainable
Development Criteria of CDM Projects
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Threshold approach: use a list of minimum criteria that the
proposed CDM project must meet:
 no local job losses, no impact on biodiversity, no impact on
public health, no pollution...
Checklist approach: use a list of sustainable development
indicators to score projects:
 Economic: GDP growth, jobs created...
 Social: contribution to education, impact on healthcare...
 Environment: impact on biodiversity, pollution emitted...
 Technological: transfer of technology, capacity building...
Adapted from T. De Lopez (2004)
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Existing Matrix Approaches for Assessing
Sustainable Development Projects
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WWF Gold Standard:
 Three components: environmental sustainability, social
development, economic and technical development
 Each indicator is rated between -3 and +3
 Threshold: 0 for each component, 1 for overall matrix
Southsouthnorth
 Three components: environmental sustainability, social
development, economic and technical development
 Each indicator is rated between -2 and +2
 Threshold:–1 for each indicator, 0 for each component
Adapted from T. De Lopez (2004)
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Cambodia’s Approach to Assessing
Sustainable Development Indicators
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Review of all existing policies and regulations to
determine Cambodia’s national sustainable
development objectives
Review of sustainable development practices from
other countries and organisations
Development of a matrix tool for Cambodia,
combining checklist and threshold approaches
Adapted from T. De Lopez (2004)
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Designing a Procedure for Assessing
Sustainable Development of CDM Projects
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Simple: the procedure is easily implemented, replicable,
understandable and minimises decision-making time
Cost effective: because only limited field surveys and
consultations can be undertaken, the procedure makes effective
use of government’s resources available
Transparent: the details of the decision-making is made public
Fair: the procedure is fair to all stakeholders, decisions are
taken for objective reasons
Adapted from T. De Lopez (2004)
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Overview of the Cambodian Sustainable
Development Assessment Matrix
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Environmental Protection and Improvement: pollution
indicators, biodiversity conservation, sustainable use of
resources, archeological conservation...
Enhancement of Income and Quality of Life: poverty alleviation,
community infrastructure, public health...
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Technology Transfer: appropriate technology, capacity building
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Economic Benefits: impact on national economy, rate of return...
Adapted from T. De Lopez (2004)
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Overview of the Cambodian Sustainable
Development Assessment Matrix
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Each indicator is scored from –3 to +3
 -3 serious negative impact
 0 no impact
 +3 significant beneficial impact (best practise)
For each indicator, a minimum score of 0 must be achieved (no
negative impact).
Negative points for a specific indicator cannot be
counterbalanced by positive points for another indicator.
Adapted from B. McIntosh and T. De Lopez (2003)
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