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Community MARKETS for Conservation – Markets to Advance Conservation Mission
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WCS Conservation Efforts, WFP Contracts and COMACO leverage one another’s activities and share expenses Getting Started – Significant Costs Associated with Establishing CTCs Lundazi: $1.2M+ Mfuwe: $400K+ Conclusions in May 2007 Agro Processing – Necessity of Higher Value Add Market Development – Existing and New Markets COMACO Business Analysis Performed in May 2007 on Community Trading Centers: Lundazi and Mfuwe
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First Full Year of Consistent Sales with Established Products Sales Outlets have been developed with supermarket chains (Shoprite & Spara) and NGOs (Peanut Butter & HEPS) Net Sales of 851,133,010 kwacha Rice is best selling product in 2007 = 72% of Sales Development of Soy Based Product line – HEPS (18% of Sales), Yummy Soy Bottom Line: 2007 resulted in 349,458,678 kwacha operating loss – not inclusive of D&A 2007 COMACO Financial Data – 3.31.08 Year End
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Global Warming is happening – The Debate is Over GHG at highest levels in at least 800,000 years - Study published in journal Nature Carbon Dioxide levels estimated to be at 380 ppm and increasing What Does This Mean? Poorest of Poor Most Vulnerable to Effects of Climate Change I Didn’t Cause this Mess… How are WE Going to Fix the Problem? Adaptation & Mitigation Needed Now! “Job is not to punish the polluter but to get rid of pollution” -Richard Sandor (CCX Founder) Climate Change Reality
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Challenge or Opportunity? – ‘It Depends’ Incentives for Cleaner Development Intersect with Development Priorities Significant Need for Financial, Knowledge and Technology Transfers on Mass Scale (Design, Implementation, Dissemination ) Need for Commercially Viable Emission Reducing Innovations Know-How to Implement Technology or Knowledge Favorable Regulation and Policy for all Transfers Local Capacity is Necessary – Developers, Verifiers, etc Market Mechanisms for Climate Change
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Its All About ‘ADDITIONALITY’ Mandatory 2007 Offset Market: 73% China, 5% Africa Kyoto Protocol / Voluntary Markets a Work In Progress US Legislation – Federal or State Approach Post 2012 Kyoto Negotiations Market ProgramsMarket Size Trading PricesParticipation Requirements Mandatory Carbon Markets (Kyoto Protocol/CDM) Large - $63+ Billion in 2007 Variable – recently $35+US/CER Rigorous approval and verification process Voluntary Carbon Markets Small but growing rapidly Significantly less than Mandatory – recently $6+US/VER Variable/ Less stringent Mandatory vs. Voluntary Markets
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Kyoto Protocol Market (Mandatory Market) Offset Credit Creation Process
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COMACO and Climate Change Opportunity Exists for Smallholder through Co-Benefit Projects Project Must Include Measurable & ADDITIONAL Steps to Generate Emission Reductions Must be Verifiable and Monitored Fiscal Management Applicability of COMACO’s Model & Infrastructure Ability to Provide Technology, Knowledge, Innovation Transfer Organization of Producer Groups can be Leveraged to Generate Credits & Disburse Payments Tie to COMACO Compliance Activities – Project Development & On-Going Monitoring
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COMACO and Climate Change November 2007 - Research Identified COMACO Opportunity for Accessing Carbon Markets (Triple Benefit) Develop coordinated reforestation with agro-forestry project through COMACO producer groups – basis will be hectares of reforested land Soil carbon capture opportunities through conservation farming of individual COMACO farmers – basis will be acres under CF Potential for Production Fuel Switching (Small Scale), Electric Fences, biogas, Off-Grid Renewable Energy
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Adaptation: Improved Seed Stock, Soil Carbon Management, Irrigation, Watersheds, Migration, Energy, ‘Coping Strategies’ Ownership Rights – Who Owns Stream of Carbon Credits Implementation and Sustainability of SANREM Research Technology & Knowledge Transfers Financial Incentives Pilots for Promising Technology “So What, Then What” – Use Science and Technology Researched by SANREM to Generate Scalable Co-Benefit Methodologies for Emission and Poverty Reduction Climate Change and SANREM Research
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COMACO and Markets Questions? Contact: John Fay Emerging Markets Group Email: jfay@emergingmarketsgroup.com Tel: +86 136 6115 5366
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