Asia CDM Capacity Building Initiative
[last updated September 8, 2004 2:13 PM]

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General Information
Partnership website(s)
    Expected Timeframe
    September 2002 - 2005
    Partners
    Governments:
    • Government of Japan - Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
    • Government of China
    • Government of India
    • Government of Indonesia
    • Government of Japan
    • Government of Malaysia
    • Government of Philippines - Philippine
    • Government of Thailand
    • Government of Viet Nam - Vietnam
    		Major Groups:
      UN System:
        		Other intergovernmental organizations:
        • Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (Japan)
        • Japan External Trade Organization (Japan)
        • Japan International Cooperation Agency (Japan)
        • Japan Overseas Development Corporation (Japan)
        • New Energy & Industrial Technology Development Org (Japan)
        Other:
          		 
          Thematic Focus
          Primary Themes:
          • Climate change
          		 Secondary Themes:
          • Air pollution / Atmosphere
          • Institutional framework for sustainable development
          • Industrial development
          Geographic Coverage
          Geographic Scope: Regional
          Country(ies) where the partnership is being implemented:
          China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam
          National Focal Points
          This partnership has not made any contact with the national focal points for sustainable development in the countries involved
          Goals and Objectives
          Summary of the partnership's goals and objectives
          CDM projects potential in Asia need to be realised through institutional streamlining, wide spread expertise knowledge, national strategy on promising areas, and support by industrial sector. CDM-related capacity building program is to address these agenda by utilising Japanese experience and tools of international co-operation and energy policy.
          Expected results are:
          Smooth start of CDM projects will be foreseen/encouraged and green house gas emission reduction will be achieved. As a result, it will contribute host countries' sustainable development.
          Targets and Progress
          Partnership targets
          For the beginning stage of the CDM implementation (2002-2005)
          - to strengthening expertise knowledge and fostering understanding on CDM in the government and in the industrial sector (including candidates for Operational Entities)
          - to help the government sector concerning the implementation of CDM project
          - to support developing national strategy on CDM
          - to conduct joint research programs on CDM potential areas by universities and/or research institutes
          - to implement case studies on model projects
          Progress against targets
          None reported as of 12/03
          Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
          Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
          The capacity building program will be made on the basis of the discussion at the coordination meetings.
          Relationship to International Agreements on Sustainable Development
          How the partnership contributes to the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21, and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
          CDM projects will be foreseen/encouraged and green house gas emission reduction will be achieved. As a result, it will contribute host countries' sustainable development. Relevant Sections of Agenda 21
          Integrating environment and development in decision-making; Protection of the atmosphere; Combating deforestation; Managing fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development; Transfer of environmentally sound technology, cooperation and capacity-building; International institutional arrangements
          Relevant Sections of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
          Protection and managing the natural resource base of economic and social development ; Sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific
          Coordination and Implementation
          Coordination Mechanism of the Partnership
          METI, Japan will play a role of coordination body among partnership countries and develop a draft overall capacity building program for each country in consultation with partner countries. The coordination meetings will be held to organize the program.
          The coordination meetings will be held once a year and implementation of each country's program will be reviewed.
          Implementation Mechanism of the Partnership
          Resources
          Funding Currently Available
          Amount in US$: 0
          Source(s): Government
          Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
          Non-financial resources available
          Type(s):
          Source(s):
          Funding Sought
          Required Amount in US$: 0
          Source(s) already approached:
          Non-financial resources sought
          Requirement(s):
          Source(s) approached and details:
          Additional Information
          Additional Relevant Information
          No additional information at present.