CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT for the CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM for CAMBODIA (CD4CDM-CAM)

1. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT for theCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM for CAMBODIA (CD4CDM-CAM) National Workshop on Capacity Development for the Clean Development Mechanism Organised by the Ministry of Environment with Support from UCCEE and AIT 26-27 March 2003 Phnom Penh, Cambodia

2. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT for theCLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM for CAMBODIA (CD4CDM-CAM) WORKSHOP OVERVIEW By Tin Ponlok, Project Coordinator

3. Workshop Objectives • To sensitise policy makers on the benefits of the CDM and generate their support for participating in the CDM; • To raise awareness among concerned stakeholders on the benefits of CDM projects; • To present and discuss draft workplan for 2003-2005 and propose a strategy for successful implementation of the project

4. Workshop Approach This two-day workshop will be held using the the following methodologies: • Advance distribution of handout materials; • Presentation; • Panel discussion; and • Group discussion.

5. Expected Outputs • Better understanding about climate change, human response, and benefits of CDM for the country; • Support from all relevant stakeholders for country’s participation in the CDM; • Improved project workplan for 2003-2005; and • A consensus on a strategy for successful implementation of the project.

6. Participants • Members of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) • Members of the National Technical Committee (NTC) • Selected MoE senior staff • Selected senior representatives of the government agencies MAFF, MIME, MPWT, MWRM, MFA, MLMUC, CDC, • Universities and research institution (RUPP, RUA, CARDI) • Project sponsor (UNEP/UCCEE, AIT) • International and multilateral agencies (UNDP, ADB, WB) • selected donor projects • NGOs • Private sector • National and international consultants.

7. Workshop Personnel • Chairpersons: - H.E Prach Sun, MoE Under Secretary State, PSC Chairman • - H.E. Khieu Muth, MoE Director General • NTC Chairman • - Dr. Myung-Kyoon Lee, UCCEE • - Prof. Ram Shrestha, AIT • - Mr. Leang Samhat, CARDI • Workshop Coordinator: - Mr. Tin Ponlok, Project Coordinator • - Mr. Sum Thy, Project Assistant • Technical supporting staff: NTC members • Resource persons: - Ms. Bridget McIntosh, Climate Change/Energy Specialist, MoE - Ms. Mila Jude, COGEN3 Coordinator - Dr. Thanak Delopez, PREGA Team Leader - Mr. Andrew Williamson, Energy Advisor, MIME

8. Workshop Agenda • DAY 1, 26 May 2003 • Workshop overview, by Mr. Tin Ponlok, Project Coordinator • Introduction to CD4CDM project, by Dr. Myung-Kyoon Lee, UCCEE • Basic climate change science, human response and the UNFCCC, by Mr. Chea Chanthou, NTC member • The Kyoto Protocol and the CDM: concepts, project types and project baselines, by Ms. Bridget McIntosh Climate Change/Energy Specialist, MoE • CDM project cycle and major players in CDM projects, by Prof. Ram Shrestha, AIT

9. Workshop Agenda (cont.) • DAY 1, 26 May 2003 • CDM National Authority: an example, by Mr. Sum Thy, Project Assistant • Renewable energy: a case study on rice husk cogeneration plan, opportunities in Cambodia, by Ms. Mila Jude, COGEN Country Co-ordinator • Energy efficiency, transport and renewable energy: considerations, case studies and opportunities in Cambodia, by Mr. Andrew Williamson, Energy Advisor, MIME • Forestry: an international case study, opportunities in Cambodia, by Dr. Thanak De Lopez, PREGA Team Leader

10. Workshop Agenda (cont.) • DAY 2, 27 May 2003 • Cambodia’s CD4CDM project phase 1: background and status, by Mr. Tin Ponlok • Cambodia’s CD4CDM project phase 2: objectives, by Mr. Tin Ponlok • Proposed workplan for Cambodia’s CD4CDm project phase 2, 2003-2005, by Mr. Sum Thy • Working group discussion • Presentation of the results of working group discussion • Closing session

11. Thank You