Work Plan 2013-2014 Regional Collaboration Centre Bogotá Latin American Region Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 28th, 2013
Presentation Topics 1. CDM in Latin America 2. Background of the RCC Initiative 3. RCC Bogotá Countries Prioritization criteria Summary of Activities
Presentation Topics 1. CDM in Latin America 2. Background of the RCC Initiative 3. RCC Bogotá Countries Prioritization criteria Summary of Activities
CDM in Latin America CDM project activities and programmes in Latin America Host Country Validation Registered Percentage of Registered in Latin America (%) Registered without MR published Registered with MR and no issuance request Brazil 87 308 33% 141 11 Mexico 23 190 20% 103 17 Chile 23 98 11% 53 5 Peru 5 63 7% 43 2 Colombia 31 56 6% 32 5 Argentina 6 42 5% 26 0 Honduras 6 30 3% 11 3 Ecuador 9 23 2% 10 1 Uruguay 7 23 2% 19 1 Guatemala 8 19 2% 7 0 Panama 6 18 2% 13 0 Costa Rica 1 15 2% 6 1 Dominican Republic 4 13 1% 12 0 Nicaragua 2 11 1% 4 0 El Salvador 1 8 1% 2 0 Bolivia 0 4 0% 2 1 Cuba 0 2 0% 0 0 Paraguay 2 2 0% 1 0 Venezuela 0 0 0% 0 0 Multi-country PoA 2 5 1% 0 0 Total 223 930 100% 485 47
Presentation Topics 1. CDM in Latin America 2. Background of the RCC Initiative 3. RCC Bogotá Countries Prioritization criteria Summary of Activities
Background RCC Initiative Given the ongoing market uncertainties, direct support is essential to maintain capacity Individual projects or PoAs serve as the most solid basis to provide understanding and capacity Support to be provided directly on the ground on a regional basis Development of standardized baseline will be a key factor to reduce cost and facilitate the engagement to CDM
RCC Lomé Togo January 2013 Background RCC Initiative RCC St. George's Grenada July 2013 RCC Kampala Uganda May 2013
Presentation Topics 1. CDM in Latin America 2. Background of the RCC Initiative 3. RCC Bogotá Countries Prioritization criteria Summary of Activities
RCC Bogotá 1. Argentina 2. Bolivia 3. Brazil 4. Chile 5. Colombia 6. Costa Rica 7. Cuba 8. Dominican Republic 9. Ecuador 10. El Salvador 11. Guatemala 12. Honduras 13. Mexico 14. Nicaragua 15. Panama 16. Paraguay 17. Peru 18. Uruguay 19. Venezuela Jointly with RCC St. George's
Prioritization criteria 1. Location (Country) 2. Ground-breaking 3. Co-benefits 4. Likelihood of success
Summary of Activities 1. Stakeholder engagement Identification of key stakeholders in the region Creation of capacity in the region by providing CDM background and showcasing successful stories RCC Bogotá Regional Directory Relevant stakeholders in Latin America (Co-)organization of workshops and training sessions, as well as participation in relevant events Promote RCC Bogotá
Summary of Activities 2. Standardized baseline support Identification of priority areas for the development of SB, based on the emission profile of given countries Direct support to relevant institutions in countries for the development and submission of proposed SB Develop country specific analyses Support SBL in Latin America List of possible projects /programmes that can apply the approved SBs Identification of specific project activities and programmes that would benefit from such standardized baselines
Summary of Activities 3. CDM project cycle support Identification of CDM project activities and CDM programmes of activities that are at some stage of the CDM cycle (prior consideration, validation, registration, verification, request for issuance) and require technical and procedural support Provide direct support to the identified CDM project activities and programmes Analysis of the current status of the CDM projects and programmes in the region. CDM Projects and Programmes supported by RCC Bogotá and successfully moved from one stage to the next one.
Summary of Activities 4. CDM policy input Provide policy input to the CDM Executive Board by suggesting improvements in the CDM regulatory framework, methodologies and guidelines taking into account the Latin American context Summary of the feedback from relevant stakeholders in the region related to the CDM regulatory framework. Concept note
Camilo Rojas Principal Executive Direction of Environment Vicepresidency VEDPP crojas@caf.com +57 (1) 743 7342 www.caf.com