REACH

Capacity Building for Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the Clean Development Mechanism

The main objectives of the project carried out in 1999-2000 were to:

• enhance the abilities of policy makers in participating Developing Memeber Countries to understand the implications of Kyoto Protocol
• prepare a technical manual for the design of greenhouse gas abatement projects for Clean Development Mechanisms

Two major activities were undertaken:

1. Experts from within and outside the region authored research papers. These papers comprised the main course material for a regional capacity building workshop for policymakers from Asian countries concerned with formulating national approaches to the Buenos Aires Plan of Action at Bangkok in October 1999.
2. National and sub regional workshops were organized to generate awareness of the issues among a broader group of stakeholders.

The workshops were held between July-October 2000 in

The papers were assembled in the Implementation of the Kyoto Protocol: Opportunities and Pitfalls for Developing Countries.

The project was realized through contributions of UNEP's Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (ROAP), UNEP Collaborating Center for Energy and Environment, Riso, Denmark, the Institute for Global Environment Strategies, Japan, and the Hans-Seidel Foundation with additional financial support from the Danish International Development Agency, and Global Energy and Environment for the 21st Century.