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On 1 March 2005 the second national CDM process workshop
for the European Commission project N EuropeAid/115123 was held in Batumi,
Georgia. Among the 21 participants of the workshop were leading experts of the
Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Environment, Environmental
Protection managers from the large industrial enterprises of Tbilisi, Rustavi,
Kutaisi and Batumi, representatives of Environmental Protection
Administrations from Ajara Region and city of Poti, representatives of Georgia
Energy Efficiency Center, PA Consulting Group (USAID), Training Company CIT
and some academic institutions (see supplemented list of participants).
According to the Training Needs Assessment and Training
Workshop Plan, the subject of the seminar was Basic information on Kyoto
Protocol and General features of CDM process.
Agenda of the workshop included following presentations and
discussion on corresponding topics:
1.
Climate change in Georgia and its possible impact on coastal zone and
other ecosystems (B. Beritashvili)
2.
Basic information of Kyoto Protocol and the CDM (M. Shvangiradze)
3.
Determination of CDM project activities and related issues, baseline,
additionality, etc. (P. Janelidze)
The workshop was opened by the Head of Sustainable
Economy Division of the
Climate
Change Department P. Janelidze. He briefly described the aims of the meeting
and the importance of the seminar for the beginning of CDM process in Georgia
and its role in the promotion of country's sustainable development.
After this the workshop participants presented themselves to the audience and
gave brief information on the activities carried out in their respective
institutions in relation with the Climate Change problem. Special emphasis was
made on the vast potential of GHG emissions reduction in such large
enterprises like "Tbilgazi", "Sakcementi", "Azoti" and others. The Director of
Batumi Marine Ecology Institute, hosting the workshop, A. Komakhidze presented
a brief overview of activities undertaken in his institution in the field of
biodiversity and application of renewable sources of energy.
The Project coordinator in Georgia B. Beritashvili presented a lecture on the
recent trends of climate change in Georgia, their anticipated impact on
country's economy, especially on the Blake Sea coastal zone. He made comments
and gave additional information on the report "Possible negative impact of
climate change in Georgia" which was prepared by the Head of Climate Change
Department G. Lazrievi and was disseminated among workshop participant along
with other materials made ready in advance by him. B. Beritashvili distributed
as well among the participants materials from the newly prepared project
web-site and Glossary of Terms related with Climate Change problem, and made
relevant comments and explanations. P. Janelidze summarized this presentation
by pointing out that all discussed ideas have to be analyzed from the
sustainable development standpoint. He stressed the importance for Georgia to
take part in the CDM process and the necessity for the participants to be
prepared for the development of PINs for the potential CDM projects.
M. Shvangiradze, the Head of National Policy Division of the Climate Change
Department, presented a lecture on the details of the foreseen procedures for
the development of CDM project. She underlined urgency for such activity in
the coastal zone of the Blake Sea in view of the sea-level rise and the slow
sinking of Kolkhida Lowland that could bring immense problems to the economy
in this Region. M. Shvangiradze briefly discussed all 3 mechanisms of the
Kyoto Protocol and presented examples of how these mechanisms are used for the
economic benefit of countries cooperating in the field of emissions reduction.
She gave an overview of procedures which are necessary for the development of
CDM project and examined in detail the work connected with the preparation of
PINs. In the end M. Shvangiradze answered many questions concerning the
mechanism of investments in the project, the benefits gained by the project,
the collaboration between public and private sectors, the validation and
verification procedures, the establishment of DNA in Georgia, etc.
P. Janelidze delivered a lecture, in which he discussed in detail some major
stages of RE/EE project preparation – validation, verification and reporting.
He stressed that in view of vast financial potential associated with the
monetarization of CERs, it is of urgent importance to follow strict rules in
this activity. P.Janelidze examined in general terms a methodology of baseline
construction making emphasis on the description of additionality. He
overviewed some examples of CDM PDDs developed in Columbia, Korea, India and
China and analyzed difficulties connected with the argumentation of
additionality. P. Janelidze answered questions concerning his presentation and
finally summarized the workshop by stressing the need for the workshop
participants to reveal the subjects for potential CDM projects and to prepare
relevant materials for corresponding PINs.
In the end of the seminar B. Beritashvili briefly informed the workshop
participants on main results of activities undertaken in the framework of
current EuropeAid project, suggesting the prospects for the third series of
project workshops which are to be held in Tbilisi in the middle of March and
will be devoted to CDM Project Cycle and PIN, PDD, CDM Additionality Tests and
the Development of Baselines.
Appendices
- List of
workshop participants
- List of
materials (in Georgian) made available to the Batumi workshop participants
B1. Information on MOE between Governments of Georgia and
Denmark on the
cooperation for the implementation of Kyoto protocol
B2. Brief information on CDM
B3. Part of Kyoto Protocol concerning the CDM
B4. UNFCCC (shortened version)
B5. Emissions of GHGs from the developed countries
(1990-1999)
B6. Information on possible negative impact of climate
change in Georgia
B7. Project web-site text (Georgian paper version)
B8. The PIN questionnaire
B9. Glossary of terms related with the Climate Change
problem
B10. Program of Training courses including explanatory
notes on CDM project cycle
and classification of activities. |
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