Submission to annotated agenda for the 90th CDM Executive Board meeting 18-22 July 2016 Germany

Carbon Market Watch urges the CDM Executive Board to establish a grievance mechanism to align with the Cancun and Paris Agreements and to improve the sustainable development co-benefits tool by allowing direct stakeholder input. The submission also advocates for local stakeholder consultation guidelines for Designated National Authorities (DNAs) to be based on international human rights law and the principle of free, prior and informed consent.

• Carbon Market Watch recommends that the CDM annual report to the CMP include an analysis of stakeholder communications from 2016 and a comparison of accountability standards with other institutions. It specifically argues that a CDM grievance mechanism is necessary to operationalise the Cancun agreement and the Paris Climate Agreement, ensuring that human rights are respected during climate action.
• Regarding the sustainable development co-benefits tool, Carbon Market Watch argues that stakeholders, including civil society and local actors, should be able to engage directly in the reporting process or provide input to ensure a comprehensive view of project impacts. The organization opposes increasing the number of "Yes/No" questions, stating this would reduce the detail necessary to evaluate compliance with "do no harm" safeguard principles and the quality of stakeholder engagement.
• Carbon Market Watch supports providing technical assistance to Designated National Authorities (DNAs) for developing local stakeholder consultation guidelines, provided these guidelines are based on international human rights law and standards for free, prior and informed consent. It suggests that assistance should include specific guidance on the location, scope, contents, frequency, and timeline of public consultation meetings.

APA

Voigt, J. (2016). Submission to annotated agenda for the 90th CDM Executive Board meeting 18-22 July 2016 Germany. Carbon Market Watch. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/submission-to-annotated-agenda-for-the-90th-cdm-executive-board-meeting-18-22-july-2016-germany/

Chicago

Voigt, Juliane. Submission to annotated agenda for the 90th CDM Executive Board meeting 18-22 July 2016 Germany. Carbon Market Watch, 2016. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/submission-to-annotated-agenda-for-the-90th-cdm-executive-board-meeting-18-22-july-2016-germany/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{voigt2016submission, author = {Voigt, Juliane}, title = {{Submission to annotated agenda for the 90th CDM Executive Board meeting 18-22 July 2016 Germany}}, publisher = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2016}, month = jul, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/submission-to-annotated-agenda-for-the-90th-cdm-executive-board-meeting-18-22-july-2016-germany/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }