DEAmethodologicaldevelopment-Developmentand.ppt

* * DEVELOPMENT AND ENERGY IN AFRICA (DEA) WORKSHOP Prof. F. D. Yamba and E. Matsika CEEEZ Private Bag E721, Lusaka, ZAMBIA Tel/Fax: +260 - 1 - 240267 Email: ceeez@coppernet.zm /yamba@eng.unza.zm ematsika@ Mulungushi International Conference Centre 9th September 2005 Centre for Energy, Environment and Engineering Zambia Limited CEEEZ ZAMBIAN EXPERIENCE ON METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CDM PERSPECTIVES BACKGROUND (1) In accordance with the Kyoto Protocol and Convention, “the purpose of the CDM shall be to assist parties not included in the Annex I (developing countries) in achieving sustainable development” It is therefore an explicit requirement that CDM projects should contribute to the achievement of SD in the host country Project participants must demonstrate that the CDM project assist in achieving SD and also that it meets the sustainability requirements of the host country BACKGROUND (2) “It is the host party’s prerogative to confirm whether a CDM project activity achieves SD” In this context, the host country (Zambia) has clear sovereignty and responsibility to evaluate the project and decides whether it complies with its SD targets and priorities BACKGROUND (3) Question: How are projects assessed to meet SD criteria? This requires evaluation/approval of CDM projects by the host country ASSESSMENT OF SD UNDER CDM (1) How possible is it to evaluate an isolated project and to decide whether such a project is sustainable or not? Various methods exist: qualitative and quantitative ASSESSMENT OF SD UNDER CDM (2) What is ranking (in this context)? A systematic tool that allows the qualitative comparison of very different and interrelated policy priorities and preferences For sustainable development, ranking is useful for assisting policy makers come to a uniform decision on what should be prioritised. ASSESSMENT OF SD UNDER CDM (3) Multi-criteria analysis (MCA): a tool developed for complex multi-criteria problems that include