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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 Sustainable Economic Development in Developing and Transition Countries Sustainable Integration of Partner Countries into the Global Economy Objectives in Climate Protection Stengthening the International Framework/Rules Capacity Building in Partner Countries for Implementing the Kyoto Protocol Supporting Climate Friendly Infrastructure and Industrial Projects 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 African countries have no Emission Reduction Targets (2008-2012) Africa has a good potential for CDM projects on afforestation and reforestation (A/R) as well as in biomass CDM projects African countries need support in building their capacities for using the opportunities offered by the CDM A/R Technology transfer Pilot experiences Knowledge exchange Challenges Work Out and Implement Adequate Policies Build up the National Designated Authority for the CDM (DNA) Training of Specialists to Design, Register and Implement CDM-Projects 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 Contact