Regional Workshop on CDM and NAMAs for Latin America and the Caribbean

Bogotá, Colombia31 August – 2 September, 2014

Challenges faced in the process of issuingLoAs and their resolution

NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK

Ratifies UNFCCC

1990 1998

Law 24.295Creates ACDMO

Dec 822

Ratifies KP

Law 25.438

2001 2004 2009

National Approval

Procedure

Res SAYDS825

Technical Assistance for develop project ideas

Res SAYDS234

National project approval

Programme of Activities (PoA)

Res SAYDS 1201

2002

Designate SEandSD as

DNA

Dec 2213

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESSARGENTINE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM OFFICE

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PERMANENT SECRETARIAT

ACDMO

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

SECRETARYSE SD

NATIONAL LETTER OF APPROBAL

ProvincialAuthority

Website

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

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PDDCompliance applicable

law

Sustainable Development Contribution+ +

Barriers and difficulties

Lack of access to information of UNFCCC

Complex methodologies

Lack of information and data

Development of SD contribution letter

Compliance with current law unspecific

Administrative procedure

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

Proposals and activities

Direct access from website of SAYDS

Publication of manual and guidelines

Informative brochure

Meetings and workshops

Development EF of electric grid

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NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

Proposals and activities

Guideline to elaborate the contribution note of SD

ENVIRONMENTAL

SOCIALECONOMIC

INSTITUTIONAL

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NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

Proposals and activities Technical assistance through Carbon Argentinean Fund

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Mitigation studies

TrainingGuideline

Assistance to projects

Barriers and difficulties

Coordination and monitoring

Change of the members

Difficulty understanding the methodological changes.

Complexity of projects

Administrative procedure

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Secretariat of Environmental and Sustainable Development Secretariat of Energy Secretariat of Transport Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery Secretariat of Industry, Commerce, and Small & Medium Sized Enterprises Secretariat of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

Proposals and activities

Continuity of membership

Fluid communication

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Secretariat of Environmental and Sustainable Development Secretariat of Energy Secretariat of Transport Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fishery Secretariat of Industry, Commerce, and Small & Medium Sized Enterprises Secretariat of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

Barriers and difficulties

Ignorance of the subject

Lack of information on the procedure

Administrative procedure

Institutional changes

23 Provincias + CABA

ProvincialAuthority

NATIONALA APPROVAL PROCEDURE

Proposals and activities

Designation of provincial focal points

Shipping of the information through several ways

Meetings and workshops

ProvincialAuthority

23 Provincias + CABA

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

Barriers and difficulties

Modification on organizational structure

Political changes

SECRETARYSA y DS

NATIONAL APPROVAL PROCESS

Landfill22%

Industry5%

Energy Efficiency

13%Afforestation and Re-

forestation5%

Renewable Energy42%

Effluent treatment13%

Submitted67

90% Approved

67% Registered

Third National Communication

CONCLUSIONSimilar challenges on CDM and NAMAs

Strengthening institutional structures Institutional arrangements Improvement on communication and dissemination Private sector involvement

Governmental Committee on Climate Change

National Strategy on Climate Change

Thank you for your attention

Ing. Macarena Moreirammmoreira@ambiente.gob.ar

Dirección de Cambio ClimáticoSecretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable