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Development of determination and
verification manual (DVM)
Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee
Roundtable consultations
Motoharu Yamazaki
UNFCCC secretariat
Bonn, Germany
16 June 2009
Development of DVM
History
Opinions by stakeholders
– UNFCCC workshop (9-10 Sep 08)
– DOE/AIE coordination forum
– Public call on nature and purpose of DVM (5 Dec 08 - 15 Jan 09)
Decision at JISC 14
– Develop DVM
– Aiming to adopt at JISC 18 (3-4 Dec 09)
– Provide opportunities to stakeholders for commenting on the draft
Decision at JISC 15
– Scope of DVM
– Public call on texts of DVM
– Preparation of 1st draft
Development of DVM
Scope of DVM
Nature of DVM
– To guide accredited independent entities (AIEs) to undertake
determinations and verifications in a systematic manner
→ Consistency among AIEs
→ Improvement of integrity and transparency of JI Track 2
procedure
– To provide indicative modalities of determinations and verifications
– To cover all areas/issues that are required to be determined/verified
by AIEs
– Not to introduce new requirements for JI Track 2 projects
– Not intended to be exhaustive
– Living document – revisions at appropriate intervals
Development of DVM
Structure
Structure
– Background, Objectives, Definitions, Principles
– Determination
Project approvals by Parties involved; Project participants authorization by
Parties involved; Project boundary; Leakage; Baseline setting; Monitoring;
Additionality; Environmental impacts; Stakeholder consultation;
Determination regarding small-scale projects; Determination regarding
LULUCF projects; Determination regarding projects under programmes of
activities; Determination report
– Verification
Project in accordance with final determination; Compliance with
monitoring plan; Revision of monitoring plan; Data management;
Verification report
– Determination and verification check list
Development of DVM First draft (1)
Table of contents
A. Background
B. Objectives
C. Definitions
D. Principles of determination and verification
E. Determination
1. General
2. Publication of project design document
3. Project approval by Parties involved
4. Project participants authorization by Parties involved
5. Project boundary
6. Leakage
7. Baseline setting
8. Additionality
9. Crediting period
10. Monitoring
11. Estimation of emission reductions or enhancements of removals
Development of DVM First draft (2)
Table of contents (cont.)
12. Environmental impacts
13. Stakeholder consultation
14. Determination regarding small-scale projects
15. Determination regarding land use, land-use change and forestry projects
16. Determination regarding projects under programme of activities
17. Determination report
F. Verification
1. General
2. Publication of monitoring report
3. Project implementation
4. Compliance with monitoring plan
5. Revision of monitoring plan
6. Data management
7. Verification report
G. References
Annex: Determination and verification check list
Development of DVM First draft (3)
Current contents
• Compilation of existing requirements:
– JI guidelines;
– Guidance on criteria for baseline setting and monitoring;
– Provisions for JI SSC projects;
– Guidelines for users of JI PDD forms (regular, SSC, LULUCF);
– Clarification regarding overlapping monitoring periods;
– Clarification regarding public availability of documents;
– JI determination report form;
– JI verification report form
Development of DVM First draft (4)
Current contents
• Converted from “project requirements” to “required actions by AIEs”
Example:
“the project boundary shall encompass all anthropogenic emissions…”
→ “AIE shall assess whether the project boundary encompasses all
anthropogenic emissions…”
• Additional elements
– Project implementation, data management (under verification)
– Structure of determination/verification reports