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Swiss support to A/R CDM through ITTO
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Swiss support to A/R CDM through ITTO
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Philippe Sas
Accra
2nd October 2006
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Economic Development Cooperation
General Objective
Competence Center for
ƒ Sustainable Economic Development in Developing and Transition Countries
ƒ Sustainable Integration of Partner Countries into the Global Economy
Objectives in Climate Protection
ƒ Stengthening the International Framework/Rules
ƒ Capacity Building in Partner Countries for Implementing the Kyoto Protocol
ƒ Supporting Climate Friendly Infrastructure and Industrial Projects
ƒ Mobilising Private Funds and Know-how for the Implementation of CDMand JI-Projects
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
SECO activities in Africa
•
Africa:
– Africa Forest Law Enforcement and Governance – AFLEG
– Promotion of sustainable trade of tropical timber
– Promotion of markets for Non-timber forest products
– Capacity building in C&I for sustainable forest management
– Capacity building in restoration of forest landscapes
•
Ghana:
– Support to the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS)
through the Multi-Donor Budget Support (MDBS )
– Complementary projects:
• Development of the private sector specially small and medium
enterprises
• Transparency and efficiency of the public financing sector
• Development of infrastructure and
• Use of the international trade
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Why and how SECO intervenes in
SFM?
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Needs of African Countries
Background
ƒ African countries have no Emission Reduction Targets (2008-2012)
ƒ Africa has a good potential for CDM projects on afforestation and
reforestation (A/R) as well as in biomass CDM projects
ƒ African countries need support in building their capacities for using the
opportunities offered by the CDM A/R
ƒ Technology transfer
ƒ Pilot experiences
ƒ Knowledge exchange
Challenges
ƒ Work Out and Implement Adequate Policies
ƒ Build up the National Designated Authority for the CDM (DNA)
ƒ Training of Specialists to Design, Register and Implement CDM-Projects
ƒ Identification of Potential CDM-Projects and Search for International
Investors
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
CDM A/R related activities
co-financed by SECO
• Mainly through ITTO projects in:
Guatemala
Ghana
Colombia
Cameroon
Indonesia
Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft
Secrétariat d‘Etat à l‘économie
Segretariato di Stato dell'economia
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
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