STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS

1. Second SSA Regional Workshop on“Capacity Development for the Clean Development Mechanism”Organized by: Energy Research Centre (ERC), South Africa and ENDA-TM, SenegalWith Support of: Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA), MozambiqueSponsored By: UNEP Risø Centre, Denmark16-18th August 2004 STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TEAM OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE By Prof. Pascal Valentin HOUENOU Director IREN, Université of Abobo-Adjamé, Côte d’Ivoire

2. INTRODUCTION • Côte d’Ivoire has achieved active participation in all sectors of society (civil, NGOs, private and public sector) and different sectors of the economy (industry, energy, agriculture and forestry). • The way of strengthening capacities for both public and private sectors consisted in exchanges with stakeholders and in most cases of Training workshops.

3. TRAINING WORKSHOPS - September 2003: Training workshop on« Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism»organized by The Research Institute for New Energies (IREN) )/ University of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA) Abidjan , Côte d’ivoire • - 09 – 10 September 2003: Training for trainers IREN/SEED-Centerfor CDM” Organized by The Research Institute for New Energies (IREN)/University of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA) Abidjan , Côte d’ivoire • - 15-16 October 2003: The workshop was organized by IREN on the Campus of the university of Abobo-Adjamé (UAA), Abidjan .Training for trainers IREN/ENDA on“GHG inventories and baseline determination for the GHG emissions reduction”.Main objectives: Assessment methodology for GHG emissions and mitigation; Baseline scenarios development. the use of: LEAP 2000; COMAP.

4. Training Workshops (2) • - October 2003 : Training workshop on« Strenghtening capacity for the CDM »organized bythe Sustainable Energy Development Centre(SEED-Center) and IREN, at IIAO - Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire • - December 2003: Training workshop on “capacity development for identification, formulation and financing of cc projects (CDM, GEF)” organized bythe Sustainable Energy Development Centre(SEED-Center) and IREN in Abidjan , Côte d’ivoire • - Mai 2004:The consultative workshop for the validation of the“Operational guidelinesHandbook For TheDNA”organized by The Research Institute for New Energies (IREN) in Abidjan. • - June 2004 :Conference organized by the National Agency for Environment (ANDE) on “Climate Change, Clean Development Mechanismand Environment management” for the students of the Tropical Geography Institute (IGT) from the University of Abidjan.

5. · Planned activities • Raising awareness of public and private sectors • Strengthening capacity for public-private-civil society sectors and CDM project portfolio through a number of workshops for projects owners, based on the Review of science and negotiations on climate change, Knowledge of technical aspects of CDM, Providing technical knowledge on GHG inventories and baseline development scenarios; Mastery of LEAP and COMAP softwares

6. Planned activities (2) • Establishment of a list serve for all the stakeholders together with the edition of a newsletter and the design of a web site for the DNA. These are useful tools to be familiar with one another. DNA members need regularly updated information on CDM project cycle, Operational Entities, Executive Board, new approved baseline methodologies, etc.

7. Percentage of tasks completed against planned activities % Completion = 100%

8. Factors for success of implementation of CD4CDM project • Involvement and motivation of all the partners in CDM process • Human resources in quantity and in quality mainly on baseline determination for the GHG emissions reduction • Country stability • Requisite equipment for AN-MDP • Additional funds for IREN or CI-TEAM with respect to Moulot’s contract

9. Specific barriers to effective implementation and possible options for addressing it §Thedelay in the Kyoto Protocol ratification §Absence of legal and regulatory framework for the functioning of the AN-MDP §Jacques Moulot’s Contract is pending as he resigned from the project since February 2004. Funds put towards his activities are not made available to anyone else in order to achieve his specific TOR. - To fill this gap, CI TEAM proposed IREN to implement Moulot’s tasks. - In this regard, We are still expecting any positive action to be taken by RISO.

10. §Need for updated information on the CDM: • DNA needs regular up-to-date information on CDM project cycle. For this purpose, IREN is : • editing a newsletter to be distributed through the liste serve or/and on paper format. Draft available • designing a web site for the DNA so that all the stakeholders will work closely and more efficiently. Draft available • To facilitate access of the DNA’s members to electronic bulletin board available on the Internet

11. §  Projectsdevelopment  Creation of a good pipeline of CDM projects to secure financing is a key issue of the CDM. Therefore, there is a need to strengthen capability of public and private sectors to identify and formulate eligible projects. With respect to IREN TOR this is to be implemented in the year 2005. But upon request of RISO and ENDA, this is being executed in this year 2004 without enough preparation and constitutes a new constraint The CDM Technical Team (CTT) must continue organising training sessions, mainly on GHG calculation and baseline determination for project developers (NGOs, private and public sectors, civil societies, etc.) to enable them to identify and formulate eligible CDM projects to contribute to the sustainable development of Côte d’Ivoire.

12. Activities for the next six months after sharing with ENDA in May and June 2004 ‪Training programmes to suit local needs : The creation of a portfolio of viable projects needs capacity building of potential promoters for project identification and formulation) using a learning by doing strategy. • Methodology: • Identify needs expressed by potentials promotors • Collect updated knowledge training programmes • Develop a manual & kits suitable to local needs related to baseline scenarios, approved methodologies, baseline determination methods, additionnality concepts, monitoring plan &methodologies, GHG inventories, Economic and finacial analysis; project cycle, leakage identification and evaluation, project evaluation procedure, carbon funds, business and emissions trading

13. Activities for the next six months after sharing with ENDA in May and June 2004 (2) : expected outputs • Development of a CDM projects portfolio (To see Affery’s presentation) • Establishment of National Criteria for sustainable Development with specific funds requested.

14. As a general summaryfrom sept 2003 and July 2004 (less than one year) • All activities for the year 2003 have been completed except legal and regulatory implications • For the year 2004 activities remaining are: • Development of promotional materials for DNA using guidebooks developed by IREN and UNEP RISO and relevant tools available • Training financial institutions (?), civil socity, NGO’s • Database development (IREN and 2 graduate students working on it)

15. CONCLUSION • Strengthening capacities of public and private sectors is an on going process and most of the partners have once heard about CDM. • Specific actions to be taken to more or fully involve private sector and NG0’s. • Jacques Moulot’contract issues should be addressed by UNEP RISO in a short term basis.