ANNEX R – PASSPORT TEMPLATE

CONTENTS

A. Project title

B. Project description

C. Proof of project eligibility

D. Unique Project Identification

E. Outcome stakeholder consultation process

F. Outcome sustainability assessment

G. Sustainability monitoring plan

H. Additionality and conservativeness deviations

Annex 1 ODA declarations

SECTION A. Project Title

Title: Tandavanala TsinjoHarena Improved cook-stoves in Vatovavy Region,

Date: 2016/04/06

Version no.: Issue 2

SECTION B. Project description

The objective of this project is to make efficient cookstoves affordable and available to low income rural households across Vatovavy Fitovinavy Region, Republic of Madagascar. Thus, this project aims at manufacturing and distributing improved cook stoves, called Tandavanala TsinjoHarena stoves that save up to 52%1 of fuel wood in comparison to traditional stoves to cook the same amount of food.

The efficient Tandavanala TsinjoHarena cook stove is a portable biomass stove designed for burning wood. The replacement of traditional stoves by TsinjoHarena stoves improves heat transfer, hence reducing the total amount of fuel required for cooking and reducing amount of GHG emitted into the atmosphere.

The current cooking practice in Madagascar is the use of the “three stone” cooking stove, popularly known as traditional stoves and concerns around 93% of rural low-income homes2. This kind of stove burns large amounts of fuel wood in a very inefficient way. The use of traditional stoves has negative impacts at different levels, both social and environmental. Indeed, the combustion of the non-renewable fraction of woody biomass of the cooking fuel generates Greenhouse Gases (GHG) and as a substantial amount of wood is needed, increases deforestation. Concerning the social level, large amounts of smoke are released when cooking with a traditional stove, which are harmful for the health. This project aims to mitigate these multiple impacts by introducing energy efficient Tandavanala TsinjoHarena cook stoves.

Thus, the Tandavanala TsinjoHarena stoves will reduce greenhouse gases emissions by allowing households to use less wood whose accessibility has continued to be expensive and scarce in most parts of the country. Besides reduced carbon emissions, the Tandavanala TsinjoHarena cook stoves bring multiple benefits to the stove users, such as:

 Improved environmental conditions: o Reduction of the use of non-renewable biomass from Madagascar forest, fostering biodiversity o Reduction of indoor air pollution (carbon monoxide and particulate matter), reducing exposition for children and mothers and reducing child pneumonia, respiratory diseases and cancer 3 associated with open fire mode of cooking  Improved social and economic conditions o The project will reduce the amount of money and time spent obtaining wood fuel, especially for children and mothers, the same money can be channeled to other activities like buying food, clothes, paying for medical bills, etc. o The project will bring local employment to rural areas, through distribution, training and monitoring of the efficient stoves, thus reducing poverty.

The project is developed as a carbon offset program by Fair Climate Network Southern Africa, together with TANDAVANALA a local Madagascar NGO. The project is coordinated and implemented by TANDAVANALA.

1 Refer to first Kitchen Tests performed in April 2014

2National Energy Policy 3 World Health Organization, http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/national/countryprofile/Madagascar .pdf

The implementer/TANDAVANALA will distribute the stoves to individual households; due to socio-cultural dynamics each beneficiary will be required to pay a programme fee of 2500 Ariary to obtain the cook stove and be part of the project. This will strengthen the sense of ownership of the participant and will increase his/her sense of participation.

The project is mainly financed through the mechanism of carbon credits and will be certified under the Gold Standard Foundation.

Estimated project start date: Project implementation started in August 2015 with the production of the first efficient Tandavanala TsinjoHarena cook stove, but the start date of the project is 1/1/2016.

Figure 1: Example of an improved Tandavanala TsinjoHarena cook stove

SECTION C. Proof of project eligibility

C.1. Scale of the Project

[See Toolkit 1.2.a]

Please tick where applicable:

Project Type Large Small

X

C.2. Host Country

Republic of Madagascar

C.3. Project Type

Project type Yes No

Does your project activity classify as a Renewable Energy project? X

Does your project activity classify as an End-use Energy Efficiency X Improvement project?

Does your project activity classify as waste handling and disposal project? X

Please justify the eligibility of your project activity:

End-use energy efficiency improvement projects are among the projects which the government of Madagascar through National Energy Policy has ratified to be encouraged for implementation by different national and international organizations.

The Tandavanala TsinjoHarena Improved cook-stove project aims to manufacture and distribute improved cook-stoves –called Tandavanala TsinjoHarena cook-stove- affordable and available to low income rural households across Vatovavy Fitovinavy Region, Republic of Madagascar .

The main objective of the project, set up to reach 60,000 operational stoves in the targeted area, is to replace traditional 3-stone-fires cook-stove. It saves 52% of wood biomass compared with the traditional cook-stove. As a direct consequence, the project has both environmental, by reducing human pressure on forest resources (fight against deforestation) and social benefits, by lowering harmful smoke and households’ money and time spent obtaining wood fuel.

Standard: Voluntary Gold Standard The project follows the methodology "Technologies and Practices to Displace Decentralized Thermal Energy Consumption – 11/04/2011", approved by the Gold Standard Foundation in April 2011.

Size of the project: This is a large-scale project because the CO2 emissions savings are higher than 60,000 ton/year on average.

This project falls into an end-user energy efficiency project defined under the Gold Standard eligibility criteria. The project type eligibility is outlined in Annex C to the Gold Standard toolkit v2.2 under “Improved distributed heating and cooking devices (e.g. bio digesters, cook-stoves), and distributed micro-scale electricity generation units (e.g. micro hydro and PV for households)”.

Pre Announcement Yes No

Was your project previously announced? X Explain your statement on pre announcement

The project was first announced to public on 12th August 2014 when conducting the Local Stakeholders Consultation. It was never announced before to the public and the planning and internal consultation has been taking place for more than 8 months to the date of LSC

C.4. Greenhouse gas

Greenhouse Gas

Carbon dioxide X

Methane X

Nitrous oxide X

C.5. Project Registration Type

Project Registration Type

Regular Comment [U1]: Tandavanala team: As the project is not a retroactive project, this column is checked

Preliminary Retroactive evaluation (eg: Large Rejected by projects Hydro or palm oil- UNFCCC Pre-feasibility assessment (T.2.5.1) related project) (T2.5.3) (T.2.5.2)

Comment [U2]: Tandavanala team: This column is unchecked

If Retroactive, please indicate Start Date of project activity dd/mm/yyyy: 01/01/2016 Comment [U3]: Tandavanala team: The start date is modified to SECTION D. Unique project identification 01/01/2016

D.1. GPS-coordinates of project location

Region Districts GP coordinates

IFANADIANA 21o18’11.092” S

47o38’17.131”E

Lat: -21.303081 Lon: 47.638092

Vatovavy Fitovinany 21 o 59’41.369”S

47 o 22’14.359”E

Lat: -21.9948246

Lon: 47.3706554

MANAKARA 22 o 8’35.624”S

48 o 0’21.536”E

Lat: -22.143228 Lon: 48.005982

MANANJARY 21 o 13’28.251”S

48 o 20’47.193”E

Lat: -21.2245142

Lon: 48.3464426

NOSY-VARIKA 20 o 35’28.526”S

48 o 31’52.42”E

Lat: -20.5912573

Lon: 48.5312278

VOHIPENO 22 o 21’14.39”S

47 o 50’24.936”E

Lat: -22.3539973 Lon: 47.8402601

D.2. Map

Figure 2: Map of the location of Vatovavy Fitovinany Region in Madagascar

SECTION E. Outcome stakeholder consultation process

E.1. Assessment of stakeholder comments

The local stakeholder consultation was held the 20th of August 2014 in Vatovavy Fitovinavy Region in a town called , Madagascar. The workshop gathered all representatives of local governmental entities and technical services, amongst who was the National Director for Climate Change. The local authorities were led by RANDRIAMAROLO Jean Félix, Head of the Vatovavy Fitovinany Region. In all, one hundred and forty two (142) participants were present.

Name RANARIMAHEFFA Erick _ Ifanadiana District How did you As far as I am concerned: I think it was a great meeting, both with the find the responsible and all colleagues that I met. meeting? What did you  Lead us to development and Improvement like the most  Provides development and improvement of living conditions in about this households and society Project?  Our environment will be protected(will be green again) What could About selling the improved cook (I mean the price), We should consider the

have been people who provide those kind of stove, because some of them are making better? money from it, and they feed their family by selling those stoves, In brief, their business. We need to collaborate with them if possible.

Name RAZAFIMARO – Manakara District How did you find the The meeting was fantastic; lots of interesting different topics to meeting? development have been discussed about this improved Stove. What did you like the What I really appreciate is that, this project could be a means to fight most about this against poverty. Project? People have been struggling using the firewood before, but now, we can say that this is the only way (Using Improved Stove), that`s the best solution to a better life! What could have What I wonder is that, the people who sell the firewood, because they do been better? this for a living, the less people buy firewood, the less money they earn. Consequently, both the charcoal and firewood sellers will not have enough income anymore.

Name HAMARY Bonaventure How did you find the Interesting; the leaders were very good at animating. meeting? What did you like the To reduce daily expense of each households most about this Project? What could have This project is not really complete, you should have thought about the been better? improved stove of charcoal as well not only woodstoves.

Name RAMANATENASOA Lucienne –Rural Development Regional Director of Vatovavy Fitovinany Region How did you find the When it comes to the environment, I think it`s very interesting. meeting? What did you like the I really liked it; because now I feel like I have learnt something about most about this “Credit Carbon” Project? What could have The lack of TANDAVANALA Project in the District of Nosy Varika and the been better? South East, which has forests and it is going to be destroyed.

Name ZAFIMBARA Rodolphe Evariste- Chief of CEEF Manakara How did you find the -All participants were very active. meeting? -It was well organized. What did you like the This project will help the Department of the forest to convince people to most about this protect our environment.(This might be a useful tool they could use) Project? What could have The number of beneficiaries is minor if the percentage of the population in been better? the region is considered: The 60 000 units of stoves represent only 25% of the number of household in the region

Name Philemon – district How did you find the I was satisfied about the meeting; and It was well organized. meeting? What did you like the The living standards of farmers will improve and get better if everyone most about this owns the improved stoves, that`s what I appreciate on the project. Project? What could have I don’t quite agree with the price of the Stove. (I think it`s a bit Expensive been better? for peasants)

Name FANOMEZANA Jean- Mayor of Mangatsiotra ( Manakara) How did you find the I see this meeting as 3 aspects: meeting?  Urge us to do reforestation  Let people know how to use Improved Cook.  Improvement of the living standards of households What did you like the This is what I appreciate on the project; expenses of the living standards of most about this households will be reduced (Lightened, daily expenses reduced). Project? The Health of each households will be protected (No more smokes) What could have - been better?

Name RAKOTONIRINA Olivier Francois- President of KASTI, (District Ikongo) How did you find It was going well for me because I understood everything that has been the meeting? discussed and talked. What did you like The life of living beings and the natural resources will improve. the most about this This project will help people to save a surplus of income; thus helping Project? them to cope with periods of welding. What could have I don’t find anything wrong about this project, which means I really been better? appreciate it.

Name BOTOTSARASAOTRA Gervais – Mayor of (Manakara) How did you find There is a sharing of the profits and benefits the meeting? Make an effort to change people`s behavior and for a development. What did you like -Launching of improved stove to the people the most about this -Changing of mentality and lead the households to development Project? -Sharing profits and benefits What could have Nothing been better?

Name MAHATODY Adrien Pierre –Deputy. Chief of District Vohipeno How did you find It was very interesting. And It was well planned and organized. the meeting? All participants were satisfied What did you like Awareness of Environment(Taking into consideration the future of the most about this environment) Project? The will of Tandavanala to protect the ozone layer

Launch of economic stove which is easy to use and convenient for everyone. What could have - been better?

Name BETY Jean Claude-Association TANALA MIRAY How did you find The meeting was good the meeting? Meeting room was big enough and the food was delicious and enough for all participants. What did you like These are what I appreciate on the project: the most about this -There are many profits and benefits (especially in our environment) Project? -In the social field -Economy of households will be improved What could have Nothing to declare been better?

Name RANDRIANASOLO Félix

How did you find Many people came and participated in the meeting and it went really the meeting? well. What did you like What I really appreciate is that our environment will be saved and the the most about this use of fire woods for cooking will be reduced. Project? What could have I really don’t like the way we always collaborate with the overseas been better? country. We should have had our own.

Name RANDRIAMANANTSOA Severin –Mayor of Commune Kalafotsy (District of Ikongo) How did you find We have learnt so many different things, and we understood everything. the meeting? The leaders were really good at animating.

What did you like This project is really great because, first, people in the countryside will the most about this not cut as many woods as they used to, second, each household will have Project? a good health and of course they will have enough rain to irrigate rice fields. What could have This must be said: been better? The rich countries pollute and we are the one who should fix that?, therefore they should help the Malagasy people with something in return (Reward) in order to help the peasants as well. Getting the improved stove is not enough; they should give us some infrastructures as something in return. (Such as: building schools, roads…or sustainable project)

Name RAKOTONIRINA Lalaoharisoa Josiane- Dir MNP Ranomafana

How did you find I really liked the meeting.

the meeting?

What did you like Help us to protect the environment in the field of: the most about this -Development Project? -Reduce the destruction of the forests

What could have These 60.000 improved stoves won`t be enough for all people in the been better? region The reforestation project should not be separated with development and launching the improved stoves.

Name Herman R- Prosperer project in Manakara

How did you find All participants were active the meeting? There were so many topics, and most of them were interested

What did you like Greenhouse gas emission reduction the most about this This project is a good strategy that could bring benefits to our Project? environment

What could have What will happen to the soil? If the soil will be used to make this new been better? kind of stove, and of course in the future we won`t have any.

Stakeholder comment Was Explanation (Why? How?) comment taken into account (Yes/ No)?

About selling the improved cook (I YES The project has to consider the people mean the price), We should consider who live in manufacturing of traditional the people who provide those kind of stoves. stove, because some of them are making For the production of improved cook money from it, and they feed their stoves, a manufacturing workshop will family by selling those stoves, In brief, be implemented. The project will work their business. exclusively with local artisans who will We need to collaborate with them if be recruited. possible. Those who have experiences in stoves manufacturing will be recovered What I wonder is that, the people who NO Anyway, the fire wood is still the main sell the firewood, because they do this source of energy in the region. The for a living, the less people buy demand of firewood in the region firewood, the less money they earn. remains high because of the number of Consequently, both the charcoal and households is significant firewood sellers will not have enough

income anymore.

This project is not really complete, you YES For the actual project, we have should have thought about the developed the woodstoves because of improved stove of charcoal as well not the significance of the households using only woodstoves. the wood for energy especially in the rural areas. Only the woodstoves was studied and written on the PDD. However, for the next year, we are about to develop the charcoal stoves for people in urban areas.

The lack of TANDAVANALA Project in YES The Nosivarika district will be included as the District of Nosivarika and the South project area East, which has forests and it is going to be destroyed.

The number of beneficiaries is minor if NO The number of targeted households is the percentage of the population in the still maintain at 60 000 households region is considered. These 60.000 according to the scale of the project. improved stoves won`t be enough for all people in the region. The 60 000 units of stoves represent only 30% of the number of households in the region.

I don’t quite agree with the price of the YES Before defining the price of cook stove, a Stove. (I think it`s a bit Expensive for survey and cost analysis was done in peasants) households. However, for the most vulnerable households who have difficulties in buying stoves, an another ownership mechanism is developed: "stoves to be distributed to the participants in the training organized by Tandavanala"

The approaches on the distribution of stoves will have to consider the vulnerable people.

I really don’t like the way we always YES The project is governed under the collaborate with the overseas country. international carbon market mechanism. We should have had our own. In this project we try to take advantage of this mechanism in favor of the The rich countries pollute and we are vulnerable households. So, we have the one who should fix that?, therefore interest to work with foreign countries. they should help the Malagasy people with something in return (Reward) in With this mechanism, we are able to order to help the peasants as well. develop small social development Getting the improved stove is not projects such as tree planting, enough; they should give us some

infrastructures as something in return. environmental education, etc. (Such as: building schools, roads…or sustainable project) The integration of distribution centers with other socio - economic activities will be considered

The reforestation project should not be YES With some proportion of the carbon separated with development and credit issued, the reforestation project launching the improved stoves. will be conducted with the communities as social and development project What will happen to the soil? If the soil will be used to make this new kind of stove, and of course in the future we won`t have any.

No alterations will take place (see in section above "assessment of all comments", how the comments have been taken into account and influenced the project design).

E.2. Stakeholder Feedback Round

Please describe report how the feedback round was organized, what the outcomes were and how you followed up on the feedback.

Concerning the Stakeholder Feedback Round, the LSC report is published to the public for comments: it is sent by email for feedback request to the stakeholders with other document such as non-technical summary. It is also published on the Tandavanala website: www.tandavanala.org and on the Gold Standard registry. All documents including the PDD and the LSC report is made available as printed version at the office of Tandavanala in Fianarantsoa. Tandavanala have sent also the LSC report to their partners to call for comments.

The advertisement for stakeholder’s feedback round is sent on the newspaper “L’Express de Madagascar”.

All stake holders invited to the consultation meetings, including those who were unable to attend the physical meeting, was invited to take part in the feedback round by email. The LSC report is made available on the municipalities. But considering the fact that LSC report is not available in the whole municipalities; an oral communication by local radio station about the Feedback Round covering all the project area is carried out on the beginning of April, 2016.

On this oral communication by radio, the beneficiaries and local authorities will be encouraged to give comments and suggestions on the Local Stakeholder Consultation report.

The feedback round will last for at least two months and it is performed in parallel to the validation process by the DOE. Any comments will be incorporated in the final PDD and final Passport based on this feedback round.

E. 3. Discussion on continuous input / grievance mechanism

Method Chosen (include all Justification known details e.g. location of book, phone, number, identity of mediator)

Continuous Input / Grievances and shares feedback Books established in the Grievance Expression about the project are made communes are much closer to the Process Book continuously to improve the beneficiaries, and easy to perform. project.

Thus, grievances books will be set up in each municipality. Households, individuals, associations which are beneficiaries of the project can access this book grievance to register their feedback, their new proposals for improvement. Thus, the staff of Tandavanala periodically conducts a visit to Public and collect information entered in the books.

Telephone access Especially for beneficiaries who Ease of use, rapid response have telephone access, two phone numbers are shared to people in each distribution of improved stoves. Every person can call these numbers. They must state their name and place of location before talking grievances.

The phone numbers are: +261 34 20 516 58 (every hour) and +261 75 516 58 (office hour)

Internet/email access For the project partners, other Facility of communication for such NGOs working in synergy with the kind of person who have access to project, an email address was Internet and email. communicated to them for the collection of grievances was established.

The email address is: [email protected]

Nominated Independent Mediator (optional)

All issues identified during the crediting period through any of the Methods shall have a mitigation measure in place. The identified issue should be discussed in the revised Passport and the corresponding mitigation measure should be added to sustainability monitoring plan in section G.

SECTION F. Outcome Sustainability assessment

F.1. ‘Do no harm’ Assessment

[See Toolkit 2.4.1 and Annex H]

Safeguarding Description of relevance to my project Assessment of my Mitigation principles project risks breaching measure it (low, medium, high)

The project respects human rights in all points mentioned in Low Not Annex H of GSv2.2 requirements4. In particular Madagascar necessary 1 has ratified all necessary conventions on human rights including; United Nations Convention on Civil and Political Rights; United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; Universal Declaration on Human Rights; African Charter on Human and Peoples‟ Rights; further the Madagascar Constitution at Chapter 4 guarantee fundamental freedoms and principles.

2 The project does not involve any type of relocation and only Low Not has a positive economic impact on people involved in the necessary project, as outlined under Annex H of GSv2.2 requirements. Madagascar has not ratified the ILO Convention No. 169 but has ratified other ILO conventions that are relevant to indigenous and tribal peoples (Conventions Nos. 111, 29 and 182). Further, the Constitution of Madagascar incorporates the principle of non-discrimination, guarantees civil and political rights, recognizes economic, social and cultural rights, as well as group rights.

Involuntary resettlement is not common in Madagascar and where it has to happen as a matter of necessity inhabitants must receive full and market value compensation as

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provided for by the law, specifically Land Vesting Article 207 of the Constitution of Madagascar.

3 The project does not involve and is not complicit in the Low Not alteration, damage or removal of any critical cultural necessary heritage. On the contrary, the project will encourage the maintenance of cultural/religious shrines in the forests that are endangered through deforestation. The Madagascar Constitution recognizes culture as the foundation of the nation and as the cumulative civilization of the Madagascar people and nation. In subsequent articles the constitution provides for the protection of cultural diversity and protection of traditional knowledge. Madagascar has ratified or acceded to the relevant UNESCO conventions on cultural heritage. Madagascar has established Departments in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture to promote the principle of cultural heritage protection as envisaged in Chapter 4, Article 26 of the Constitution of Madagascar .

4 The project respects freedom of association and collective Low Not bargaining and does not restrict in any way any freedoms necessary and rights outlined in Annex H of GSv2.2 requirements. Madagascar guarantees the freedom of association in the Constitution. Article 32(1)(2) of the Constitution provides that “Every person shall have the right to freedom of association, which shall include the freedom to form associations. (2). No person may be compelled to belong to an association.” In the implementation of the project the project encourages women to form women groups therefore demonstrating that it does not limit freedom of association and collective bargaining, rather fostering it. Employee association is a common practice in Madagascar through workers unions spread across the country.

5 The project does not involve any forced labour. All Low Not employees are engaged on voluntary basis and are free to necessary quit their positions without penalty. Madagascar has ratified ILO Conventions 29 & 105. Madagascar Constitution prohibits under Chapter 4, article 27 all forms of slavery, servitude or forced labour. Slavery, servitude or forced labour is not a common practice in Madagascar.

6 The project does not employ child labour. All employees are Low Not of the age of majority. Madagascar has ratified ILO necessary conventions 138 and 182. The Constitution protects children rights and in Article 23 provides that “All children, regardless of the circumstances of their birth, are entitled to equal treatment before the law. 2. All children shall have the right to a given name and a family name and the right to a nationality. 3. Children have the right to know, and to be raised by, their parents. 4. Children are entitled to be protected from economic exploitation or any treatment, work or punishment that is, or is likely to - a. be hazardous; b. interfere with their education; or c. be harmful to their health or to their physical, mental or spiritual or social development.

5. For purposes of this section, children shall be persons under sixteen years of age. Child labour in its strict sense is not a common practice in Madagascar though within the family children often help in household chores. The project seeks to address this issue by free more time from firewood

collection choses that children are often engaged.

7 The project does not discriminate in any of the ways outlined Low Not under Annex H of GSv2.2 requirements. Madagascar has necessary ratified ILO conventions 100 and 111. Furthermore the Constitution of Madagascar prohibits all forms of discrimination under Chapter 4Article 5. Section 1 of Employment Act of 2000, prohibits employers from discriminating by providing that, “No employer shall discriminate directly or indirectly, against an employee or prospective employee or harass an employee or prospective employee― (a) on grounds of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, nationality, ethnic or social origin, disability, pregnancy, mental status or HIV status; (b) in respect of recruitment, training, promotion, terms and conditions of employment, termination of employment or other matters arising out of the employment. Discrimination at work is not a common occurrence in Madagascar.

8 On the side of distribution of stoves no particular safety Low Not issue or exposure to hazardous materials is envisaged. In necessary the production of the stove, the project outsources the services of stove manufacturing from companies that adhere to strict safety requirements as required by law. Madagascar through Occupational Safety, Health and Welfare Act of 1997, provides for the safety, health and welfare of workers and all persons lawfully present at workplaces.

9 The project does not harm the environment in any of the Low Not outlined concerns as in Annex H of GSv2.2 requirements. necessary Madagascar has ratified all the major conventions and protocols relating to environmental protection. The project is mainly reliant on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol which Madagascar has ratified. Madagascar Constitution under Article 42 guarantees a right to a clean and healthy environment. Other laws are enacted to protect the environment such as the Environmental Management Act, Environmental Protection Act , National Parks and Wildlife Act, Forest Act etc.

10 The project area harbors some critical natural habitats such Low Not as the, several forests and rivers such as Bua River. The necessary impact of the project is positive on these sites because it reduces stress on forested areas. The project through local stakeholders‟ consultations has sought the opinion of all relevant authorities concern with the management of these critical natural habitats. Madagascar has ratified all major conventions and protocols relating to protection of biological diversity. Violation of critical natural habitats is common in Madagascar due to increasing competition for resources including firewood for household’s cooking which the project seeks to rectify.

11 The project does not involve corruption practices and is not Low Not concerned by it, given its core activity. As a matter of fact, necessary corruption is not a common practice in improved cook stoves projects in the country.

Madagascar has ratified the UN Convention against Corruption. Moreover, the Madagascar legislation is

strongly condemning the practice of corruption; Corrupt Practices Act establishes Anti-corruption Bureau which provides that the Bureau has the power to “undertake preventive”

F.2. Sustainable Development matrix

Prelim Mitigation Chosen parameter Indicator Relevance to achieving MDG inary measure and explanation score

1. Air quality Not relevant The disseminated domestic Chosen parameters: + stove burns with rocket number of technology with a far less Tsinjoharena stoves harmful impact compared to the in use and quantity baseline open fire mode of of wood consumed. cooking. Therefore, the project will reduce indoor air pollution A reduction in wood associate with the open fire consumption will cooking method, with an result in lower levels important impact on women of RSPM and CO, so and children, with clear health improving the air benefits and reduced sickness quality. experienced by the population during test phase. This helps in achieving MDG 4 (Reduce child mortality) due to fewer respiratory diseases, and MDG 7 (ensure environmental sustainability), since it contributes in reducing emissions of GHG gases.

2. Water quality Not relevant no relevant impact0 on water - 0

and quantity quality and quantity

3. Soil condition Not relevant The soil conditionReduced related to 0 Reduced harvesting 0 MDG 7: “Ensureharvesting environmental of wood will result in sustainability” isof improved wood will b y reduced soil erosion reducing deforestationresult in due to and an increase in

the reduction of wood fuel soil condition. consumption contributes to the maintenance of forest ground No parameter

cover, thus improving soil chosen: this conditions: soil protected indicator is difficult against potential erosion and to measure and soil structure improved monitor as no direct Comment [U4]: Tandavanala impact on soil team: Modified condition

4. Other Not relevant No impact is recorded - 0 pollutants

5. Biodiversity Not relevant The project will bring about the No parameter 0 conservation of the forest cover chosen: this in the country, therefore indicator is difficult contributing to reaching MDG 7 to measure and (Ensure environmental monitor as no direct sustainability). Environment impact on conservation is a very important biodiversity. topic for the population in the region, as recorded during LSC, and reduced pressure on the environment is highly appreciated.

6. Quality of Not relevant The implementation of the Chosen parameters: + employment project will bring about more certificates of fulfilling jobs with expected high labour, contents of salaries/wages, both in the training courses manufacturing and the monitoring of the project on site. The project will employ field officers, several artisans to produce the Tsinjoharena cook stove. Also, the time spent on collecting wood is reduced, enhancing working and life conditions.

Hence the project contributes to reach MDG 1 (eradicate extreme poverty and hunger) and MDG 1b (Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, including women and young people)

7. Livelihood of Not relevant The project will reduce the Chosen parameters: + the poor amount of money spent on fuel Money spent on wood; the same money may be wood per channeled to other activities like household, time buying food, clothes, paying for spent on wood medical bills, etc. This is collecting extremely relevant to achieve MDG 1 (eradicate extreme poverty and hunger) and MDG 3 (promote gender equality and empower women), since better life conditions are provided to these parts of the population in particular; daily tasks will be alleviated, and a clear goal of well-being for the community was recorded by participants in the LSC.

8. Access to Not relevant Over 90% of households in the Chosen parameters: + affordable project use traditional method Number of and clean of cooking (with women and households energy children being the most switching from services exposed); women and children traditional way of also travel long distances to cooking fetch firewood, and this will change with full deployment of the project. An approach of sensibilization to tree planting is recorded by the population, to ensure the highest degree of sustainability in access to energy.

9. Human and Not relevant The project will adopt a system Chosen parameters : + institutional of training the local artisans in Number and capacity the production management contents of skills. Basic bookkeeping will information sessions also be organised as a way to about sharpen the artisans on their environmental and business skills. A contribution health issues will also be given to achieve MDG 2 (Achieve universal primary education), a key factor put forward by the population during LSC. The project ensures cohesion in the community, and sensitizes on environmental

issues.

10. Quantitative Not relevant The project will bring about at Chosen parameters: + employment least 15 full employed people, in Number of and income the manufacturing of the stoves. employments generation Those involved in the created and income distribution will be at least 10. generated as a result The number will rise up at an of the project average rate of 10% per year as more households and institutions are reached out; a decisive advance in achieving MDG 1 is therefore present.

11. Balance of Not relevant No impact is recorded - 0 payments and investment

12. Technology Not relevant The project will train more Chosen parameters: + transfer and artisans with skills in the Number of technological production of improved wood participants in self-reliance stoves. Those who deal with kiln information services will also be taught on sessions, training how to make improved courses insulation liners with the required density. The project will train the beneficiaries on how to use the stove (take advantage of efficient cooking method) and how to take care of it (perform regular checks/maintenance in order to preserve the stove). The new technology is an improvement for the community, bringing modernization in everyday life. (MDG 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger); training on correct usage is a key factor and must be taken into account.

Justification choices, data source and provision of references

A justification paragraph and reference source is required for each indicator, regardless of score

1. Air quality Indoor air pollution is also one of the main causes of lower respiratory tract infections (for example pneumonia), eye infections and pneumonia in children. Reduction in wood consumption will reduce exposure to indoor air pollution (like emissions of carbon monoxide,

total suspended particulate matter and respiratory suspended particulate matter exposure). Effects will be particularly beneficial to women and, children, who are most usually present during cooking. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Madagascar exposure to indoor air pollution is responsible for 59,000 deaths per year http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/national/countryprofile/madagascar.pdf?ua=1

It has been decided not to measure these air quality parameters directly but to use the number of Tandavanala TsinjoHarena cook stove stoves sold and the amount of wood consumed.

2. Water quality and quantity No negative impact on water is recorded. Water scarcity is an issue in Madagascar , and the project indirectly provides better conditions for water usage by reducing stress on forestry areas http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Project-and-Operations/MG- 2005-138-EN-ADF-BD-WP-MADAGASCAR-RURAL-WATER-SUPPLY-AND-SANITATION- PROGRAMME.PDF 3. Soil condition Reduced pressure on forests brings as a side effect the reduced risk of soil erosion and floods.

4. Other pollutants The cook stoves do not represent a source of pollution, neither in production nor in utilization phases. 5. Biodiversity The use of biomass for cooking has had a huge impact on deforestation in Madagascar , With over 70% of the population living in vulnerable situations, firewood remains the main energy access by rural households while charcoal remains the source of most energy used by urban households for cookingWWF, Diagnostic du secteur énergie à Madagascar, Report, September, 2012It is unlikely that this impact will be directly measurable and attributable to the project solely. Impacts on biodiversity depend on natural and human environmental variability.

6. Quality of employment Employment is provided in full respect of working conditions regulation at both international and national level (see Do Not harm assessment for details). The project will monitor the number of trainings employees will receive. 7. Livelihood of the poor The program tackles the issue of poverty and access to energy, enhancing energy efficiency in cooking and providing women and children with more time to perform other daily tasks. In fact, lack of modern energy services can prevent the realization of basic human needs like education, sanitation, health, and communication.

8. Access to affordable and In less developed countries like Madagascar , energy-poor rely primarily on traditional biofuels clean energy services like firewood, crop residues, dung, and coal for cooking, lighting, water heating, and heating. By reducing the need of those fuels (via increased energy efficiency), access to energy services is enhanced. The project is designed to provide cleaner, safer, more affordable and more efficient cooking stoves than traditional stoves to rural households by means of carbon finance. 9. Human and institutional Relevant MDG: Promote gender equality and women empowerment (3) The project will bring capacity benefits to women. They will spend less time and resources on cooking and collecting wood. They will be able to devote additional time to self-development and improving the living conditions

10. Quantitative employment The project provides income generation opportunities for workers in many fields: construction, and income generation maintenance, distribution of work on the field. The number of employment opportunities created will be recorded. 11. Balance of payments and No significant impact on this indicator. investment

12. Technology transfer and The project involves technological transfer of efficiency energy systems, thus introduces a technological self-reliance new technology to Madagascar . Training courses will be provided and help to achieve self- reliance.

SECTION G. Sustainability Monitoring Plan

No 1

Indicator Air Quality

Mitigation measure n/a

Chosen parameter Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) – measured indirectly by wood consumption and number of stoves distributed

Current situation of As determined by research (see table “Justification of choices”) and parameter field staff, traditional cooking methods produce large amounts of RSPM. It is not justifiable to measure this quantitatively but it will be measured qualitatively as described below.

Estimation of baseline The baseline is determined by the current situation. situation of parameter

Future target for parameter The project aims to reduce wood consumption and hence make a reduction in the defined parameter.

Way of How Project KPT, sales record. monitoring When Bi-Annually

By who TANDAVANALA

Chosen parameter CO concentration – measured indirectly by wood consumption and number of stoves distributed

Current situation of As determined by research (see table “Justification of choices”) and parameter field staff, traditional cooking methods produce large amounts of carbon monoxide. It is not justifiable to measure this quantitatively but it will be measured qualitatively as described below

Estimation of baseline The baseline is determined by the current situation. situation of parameter

Future target for parameter The project aims to reduce wood consumption and hence make a reduction in the defined parameter.

Way of How Project KPT, sales record

monitoring When Bi-Annually

By who TANDAVANALA

No 2

Indicator Quality of employment

Mitigation measure n/a

Chosen parameter Content of training organized

Current situation of parameter

Estimation of baseline situation of parameter

Future target for parameter

Way of How Reports of employees training organized by TANDAVANALA monitoring When Continuously

By who TANDAVANALA

Chosen parameter Certificates of labour conditions

Current situation of parameter

Estimation of baseline The baseline is determined by the current situation. situation of parameter

Future target for parameter Employment is provided in full respect of working conditions regulation at both international and national level

Way of How Labour certificates provided by TANDAVANALA, copy of employees monitoring contract.

When Annually

By who TANDAVANALA

No 3

Indicator Livelihood of the poor

Mitigation measure n/a

Chosen parameter Money spent on wood per household, time spent on wood collecting

Current situation of parameter

Estimation of baseline The baseline is defined by a survey carried out in May 2014. The results situation of parameter are provided in the PDD.

Future target for parameter The project is expected reduce the amount of money spent on fuel wood; the same money may be channeled to other activities like buying food, cloths, paying for medical bills, etc. This is extremely relevant to achieve MDG 1 (eradicate extreme poverty and hunger) and MDG 3 (promote gender equality and empower women).

Way of How Surveys on a sample of population monitoring When Annually

By who TANDAVANALA

No 4

Indicator Access to affordable and clean energy services

Mitigation measure n/a

Chosen parameter Number of households switching from traditional way of cooking.

Current situation of Over 93% of households in the project use traditional method of parameter cooking. This project will introduce energy efficient cook stoves into project area, reducing fuel use and associated greenhouse gas emissions by end users. Other benefits will include a contribution to other local sustainable development issues such as deforestation and illnesses caused by smoke inhalation. This is in line with the stated aims of the GS.

This project falls into an end-user energy efficiency project defined under the Gold Standard eligibility criteria. The project type eligibility is outlined in Annex C to the Gold Standard toolkit v2.2 under “Improved distributed heating and cooking devices (e.g. bio digesters, cook-stoves), and distributed micro-scale electricity generation units (e.g. micro hydro and PV for households)”.

Estimation of baseline As defined by current situation situation of parameter

Future target for parameter It is anticipated that the efficient stoves distributed will save up to 58% of fuel wood.

Way of How Sales record and annual usage survey to determine the percentage of monitoring stove still in use.

When Continuously and annually

By who TANDAVANALA

No 5

Indicator Human and institutional capacity

Mitigation measure n/a

Chosen parameter Number and contents of information sessions about environmental and health issues

Current situation of parameter

Estimation of baseline situation of parameter

Future target for parameter The project aims to raise the awareness about environmental and health problem due to fuel wood stoves (Diseases due to air pollution, deforestation, impact on climate change).

Way of How Meeting reports monitoring When Continuously

By who TANDAVANALA

No 6

Indicator Quantitative employment and income generation

Mitigation measure n/a

Chosen parameter Number of employments created and income generated as a result of the project

Current situation of parameter

Estimation of baseline situation of parameter

Future target for parameter The project aims to create opportunities for workers in many fields:

manufacturing, maintenance, distribution of work on the field.

Way of How TANDAVANALA’s employees contracts record monitoring When Continuously

By who TANDAVANALA

No 7

Indicator Technology transfer and technological self-reliance

Mitigation measure n/a

Chosen parameter Chosen parameters : Number and contents of training courses

Current situation of parameter

Estimation of baseline situation of parameter

Future target for parameter By performing training course, the project aims to train the beneficiaries on how to use the stove (take advantage of efficient cooking method) and how to take care of it (perform regular checks/maintenance in order to preserve the stove).

Way of How Training courses reports monitoring When Continuously

By who TANDAVANALA

Additional remarks monitoring

None

SECTION H. Additionality and conservativeness

H.1. Additionality

Not applicable since the sections on additionality and choice of baseline follow Gold Standard guidance.

H.2. Conservativeness

Not applicable since the sections on additionality and choice of baseline follow Gold Standard guidance.

ANNEX 1 ODA declaration

[See Toolkit Annex D] ANNEX D - OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DECLARATION

Date: August 12, 2014

The Gold Standard Foundation

79 Avenue Louis Casai

Geneva Cointrin, CH-1216

Switzerland

RE: Declaration of Non-Use of Official Development Assistance by Project Owner of [INSERT GS ID Number]

TANDAVANALA

As Project Owner of the above-referenced project, and acting on behalf of all Project Participants, I now make the following representations:

Nôra Badenhorst

I hereby declare that I am duly and fully authorized by the Project Owner of the above-referenced project to act on behalf of all Project Participants and make the following representations:

I. The Gold Standard Documentation I am familiar with the provisions of The Gold Standard Documentation relevant to Official Development Assistance (ODA). I understand that the above-referenced project is not eligible for Gold Standard registration if the project receives or benefits from Official Development Assistance with the condition that some, or all, of the carbon credits [CERs, ERUs, or VERs] coming out of the project are transferred to the ODA donor country. I hereby expressly declare that no financing provided in connection with the above-referenced project has come from or will come from ODA that has been or will be provided under the condition, whether express of implied, that any or all of the carbon credits issued as a result of the project’s operation will be transferred directly or indirectly to the country of origin of the ODA.

II. Duty to Notify Upon Discovery If I learn or if I am given any reason to believe at any stage of project design or implementation that ODA has been used to support the development or implementation of the project, or that an entity providing ODA to the host country may at some point in the future benefit directly or indirectly from the carbon credits generated from the project as a condition of investment, I will notify The Gold Standard immediately using the Amended ODA Declaration Form provided below.

III. Investigation The Gold Standard reserves the right to conduct an investigation into any project it reasonably believes may be receiving ODA with the condition that some or all of the carbon credits from the project will be transferred to the ODA donor country.

IV. Sanctions I am fully aware that the sanctions identified in The Gold Standard Terms and Conditions may be applied to me or the above-referenced project in the event that any of the information provided above is false or I fail to notify The Gold Standard of any changes to ODA in a timely manner.

I swear that all of the statements contained herein are true to the best of my knowledge.

Signed: ______

Name: NôRA BADENHORST

On behalf of: FAIR CLIMATE NETWORK SOUTHERN AFRICA – NOVA INSITUTE

Place: PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA