Designated National Authority of Clean Development Mechanism (DNA-CDM) By: Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. El-Shahawy Supervisor of Climate Change Unit Egyptian Environmental.

Designated National Designated National Authority of Clean Authority of Clean

Development Mechanism Development Mechanism ((DNA-CDMDNA-CDM))

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Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. El-ShahawyProf. Dr. Mohamed A. El-ShahawySupervisor of Climate Change UnitSupervisor of Climate Change Unit

Egyptian Environmental Affairs AgencyEgyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA)Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA)

Climate Change Unit (CCU)

Tunisia –Jerba ( September 2004)

EGYPT and international EGYPT and international copcop

Over a decade ago, EGYPT Over a decade ago, EGYPT has set environmental has set environmental conservation and protection conservation and protection as a priority issue as a priority issue In cooperation with the In cooperation with the International Community that International Community that has embarked on the has embarked on the development of Climate development of Climate Policy with an unprecedented Policy with an unprecedented speed, Egypt signed the speed, Egypt signed the UNFCCC at the conference in UNFCCC at the conference in Reo 1992.Reo 1992.Ratification on 5/12/94.Ratification on 5/12/94.

•Being sure of Kyoto Protocol Being sure of Kyoto Protocol importance in GHG Reduction, importance in GHG Reduction, EGYPT signed the protocol on EGYPT signed the protocol on March 15th 1995.March 15th 1995.

•Ratification processes of KP has Ratification processes of KP has been passed through different been passed through different channels.channels.

•It is now under the decision of It is now under the decision of the Egyptian parliament, likely to the Egyptian parliament, likely to be before the end of 2004.be before the end of 2004.

EGYPT and international EGYPT and international copcop

EGYPT and Climate EGYPT and Climate ChangeChange

Comprehensive activities Comprehensive activities have been implemented in have been implemented in the field of Climate the field of Climate Change .The following Change .The following projects have been projects have been accomplished and their accomplished and their goals have been goals have been satisfactorily achievedsatisfactorily achieved

1.1.GHG Inventory GHG Inventory (UNEP/Finland) (UNEP/Finland)

(93-95)(93-95)2.2.US Capacity Study Program US Capacity Study Program

(93-96)(93-96)

3.3. Support for National Action Plan (SNAP) Support for National Action Plan (SNAP) (95-99) (95-99)

4.4. Initial National Communication Initial National Communication (96-99)(96-99)5.5. Capacity Building of national Capacity Capacity Building of national Capacity

in Climate Change in Climate Change (96-2001)(96-2001)6.6. National Strategy Study on the CDM National Strategy Study on the CDM

(2000-(2000-2002)2002)

7.7. Energy-Environment Review Energy-Environment Review (2001-2002)(2001-2002)

8.8. CD for CDM CD for CDM (2002-2006)(2002-2006)

EGYPT and Climate EGYPT and Climate Change2Change2

Egypt and CDMEgypt and CDM

Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol explains that CDM has been established for the purpose of assisting Developing Countries in Achieving Sustainable Development and helping Annex-I parties meet their emission target.

The Sustainable Development Criteria for CDM projects in EGYPT include the following aspects:

A-Conformity to political and legal dispositions

B-Contribution to :1- Technology Autonomy.2- Sustainable use of Natural Resources .

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3- Social Criteria (Improve Quality of Life and Equity, Alleviate Poverty).4- Economic criteria (Provide Financial returns to Local Entities, Transfer of New Technology).5- Environmental Criteria (Mitigation of Global Climate Change, Reduce GHG, Conserve Local Resources).

Other criteriaOther criteria

DNA in EgyptDNA in EgyptOfficial establishment of the Official establishment of the

DNA at EEAA DNA at EEAA By the Minister of By the Minister of Environmental Affairs was Environmental Affairs was accepted on March 15, 2003.accepted on March 15, 2003.

EEAA through its Climate EEAA through its Climate Change Unit (CCU) is the Change Unit (CCU) is the official technical point for official technical point for climate change activities in climate change activities in Egypt, and also, in charge of Egypt, and also, in charge of the CDM activities in Egypt the CDM activities in Egypt (Egyptian Bureau to DNA)(Egyptian Bureau to DNA)..

The Designated National Authority The Designated National Authority for CDM in Egypt is composed offor CDM in Egypt is composed of::1- The Egyptian Council for 1- The Egyptian Council for CDM(EC-CDM)CDM(EC-CDM)

2- The Egyptian Bureau for CDM 2- The Egyptian Bureau for CDM (EB-CDM) which is the (EB-CDM) which is the permanent secretariat of the permanent secretariat of the Egyptian Council for CDM Egyptian Council for CDM

Composition of the Composition of the DNA in DNA in Egypt Egypt

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The DNA in Egypt consists The DNA in Egypt consists of :of :

12 high level 12 high level representativesrepresentatives from the from the following ministries:following ministries:

Agriculture Agriculture ElectricityElectricity

Finance Finance Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs

Foreign Trade and IndustryForeign Trade and IndustryHigher Education & Scientific Higher Education & Scientific

ResearchResearch

International Cooperation International Cooperation PetroleumPetroleumState of Environmental AffairsState of Environmental AffairsTourismTourismTransportationTransportationWater ResourcesWater Resources 4 NGOs and Banks4 NGOs and Banks

representativesrepresentatives

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CDM Projects in CDM Projects in EgyptEgypt

Promotion of Egyptian CDM Projects among the International Investment Community is one of the priorities of the Egyptian CDM-DNA.

The process of Project Evaluation until delivering the Final Approval Letter to the project promoter by the DNA in EGYPT takes no more than 2 months.

There are plenty of CDM projects in different sectors:

- Energy and Industrial Processes (Fuel Switching, Energy efficiency , Cogeneration , Nitric Acid factories, Cement factories ….).- Electricity (Wind Farms, Solar Energy,…).

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- Transportation (Fuel Switching, Hydrogen fuel cell)- Wastes (Landfills, wastewater Treatment Stations)

- Agriculture (Afforestation, Methane recovery from agricultural wastes, …etc).

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