Our CDM service package helps host countries to build the necessary institutional and human resource capacities for the entire process. This places the countries in a position to harness the CDM as a tool for sustainable development – notably in the energy, waste management and industrial sectors. In the realm of project development, our consultancy inputs contribute to preparing high-quality CDM projects that conform to the complex international rules.

Our consultancy package has the following substantive focuses:

Institutional development

• Analysis and evaluation of capacity-building needs at state level
• Support in establishing a Designated National Authority (DNA) for the CDM
• Support in creating the statutory structures required for the CDM.

National CDM strategy development

• Identification of a project portfolio, differentiated according to sectors, technologies, mitigation options and prevention costs
• Institutional, legal, financial and regulatory preconditions for the CDM
• Appraisal of market prospects for emission credits
• Information campaigns.

Project development and consultancy in all phases of CDM project development:

• Definition of sustainability criteria
• Evaluation of technology transfer aspects
• Identification of the baseline scenario for the determination of emissions reductions
• Analysis of additionality
• Preparation of Project Design Documents (PDDs) in accordance with the international CDM rules
• Support within national approval processes.

Our strengths – Your benefit

Being an enterprise owned by the federal government of Germany, GIZ enjoys special confidence, as it has no interest of its own in procuring emission rights generated by CDM projects. This distinguishes us not only from commercial project developers, but also from the activities of other donor countries.

GIZ has been on site in the partner countries for many years. Through our technical cooperation projects and programmes in the fields of renewable energies, energy efficiency, waste management and industry, we have access to the relevant institutions and networks at national level. In contrast to commercial project developers, GIZ has many years of experience in implementing the guiding vision of sustainable development in partner countries.