SUBSIDIES FOR CDM: PAST EXPERIENCES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING

The research paper evaluates the impact of approximately 43 million Euros spent on CDM capacity building in Africa and LDCs over a decade. It finds that while institutional support for establishing Designated National Authorities (DNAs) was generally successful, subsidies for project development were largely ineffective, resulting in a high implicit cost per registered project. The authors argue that a holistic approach coordinating the entire CDM process is necessary for better outcomes.

• Approximately 43 million Euros were spent on CDM capacity building in Africa and LDCs over the last 10 years, representing about 10% of the total CDM revenues in these countries.
• Capacity building focused on the establishment of Designated National Authorities (DNAs) was generally successful, though many DNAs lack the long-term commitment to maintain updated websites or attract project developers.
• Subsidies for project development were largely ineffective; 70% of countries receiving such support have no registered projects, and the implicit subsidy reaches almost 1 million Euros per registered project.
• Countries that received a comprehensive combination of awareness raising, institutional capacity building, and project development support were more successful in registering CDM projects than those receiving only one or two types of support.
• The share of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) from registered African and LDC projects is only 3% of the global total, indicating that the first objective of the CDM to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has not been effectively achieved through these subsidies.

APA

Okubo, Y., & Michaelowa, A. (2009). SUBSIDIES FOR CDM: PAST EXPERIENCES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING. Climate Strategies. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/subsidies-for-cdm.pdf

Chicago

Okubo, Yuri, and Axel Michaelowa. SUBSIDIES FOR CDM: PAST EXPERIENCES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING. Climate Strategies, 2009. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/subsidies-for-cdm.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{okubo2009subsidies, author = {Okubo, Yuri and Michaelowa, Axel}, title = {{SUBSIDIES FOR CDM: PAST EXPERIENCES WITH CAPACITY BUILDING}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2009}, month = mar, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/subsidies-for-cdm.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }