UNFCCC secretariat, SDM Rocío N. Correia, Associate Programme Officer Efforts undertaken to deliver the expected work Singapore, 28. October 2010

CDM STATISTICS CDM project pipeline: >4200 of which 2439 are registered. Average of issuance requests published by month: 50 (Jan-Sep) Average of CERs issued by month: 8,490,633 (Jan-Sep) Resubmissions constitute more than 40% of current registration requests and 14% of issuance requests awaiting processing. Secretariat expects resubmissions to decline as DOEs/PPs further improve their adherence to the requirements. Issuance requests are exceeding MAP expectations. UPDATED NUMBERS

New R&I procedures were put in place at EB 54. New review procedures adopted at EB55. Implementation and further work on the DOE performance monitoring framework. Procedural changes Summary of the efforts undertaken R&I electronic workflows were revamped to address the changes in the procedures. Technological changes Implementation of the recruitment plan. Additional work undertaken by external experts and staff from other units. Secretariat SDM Programme restructure. Resources enhancement

Procedural changes Request for registration /issuance Publish request Register / issue Completeness check by secretariat (7 Days) Information & reporting check by secretariat (23 Days) EB Member/Party period to request review (28 Days) Notification to DOE/PP of request for review In case of no request for review Payment of fee; scheduling Commence assessment (cc) Commence assessment (ir) Summary note prepared by secretariat (14 Days) Registration & Issuance Procedures

R&I Review Procedures Request for Review Commence Review Start Objection Period Decision Becomes Final DOE Response (28 Days) Secretariat + RIT Assessm. (14 Days) EB Member Objection Period (20 Days) Objection => Discuss at next EB In Case of Rejection: Ruling objection period (10days) Procedural changes

The aim of the framework is to continuously monitor and improve the performance of DOEs, which will be reflected in better submissions. The implementation of the framework will constitute a tool for identifying areas where guidance, clarifications, new requirements or revision of methodologies are needed. Ensure that DOEs comply with the requirements and meet the standards established by the Board for DOEs. Provide data that would help DOEs to improve their system. DOEs which reach the established thresholds will be requested to conduct a root-cause analysis or a spot-check will be triggered, depending on the outcome of the monitoring. Assist the Board in its decision-making process. Procedural changes DOE performance monitoring

R&I workflows Technological changes The R&I workflows are now in line with the new procedures. The workflows will be continuously adjusted and improved to handle cases faster and more consistently.

Resources enhancement New staff under recruitment in accordance with MAP. Working with external experts (including RIT) to support secretariat assessments. Additional experts under recruitment. Internal staff from other units are also committed to work on the assessment of PAs.

Resources enhancement Restructure of SDM 3 core operational units and 3 units supporting core operations and wider functions of the programme. This structure aligns the work according to functions, instead of topics, to allow SDM teams to focus their technical and process expertise on the respective work areas and increase control and ownership of their specific activities. CDM and JI teams are now merged. Synergy between the work streams and reduction of duplication in expertise and resources. OSD identifies and supports continuous improvements in the operation of CDM and JI and the services provided by the core operational units; supports the development of external stakeholders, in particular DOEs/AIEs, to ensure they understand and comply with the standards established by the regulatory bodies.

Conclusions Based on presents rates of submissions & processing. Assuming a reduction in the number of resubmissions over the next 3 months. Implementing the use of further external resources in assessments of projects. By January, projects upon submission will commence assessment within approximately a month’s time.

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