Gold Standard Local Stakeholder Consultation Report
Proyecto Mirador Honduras Efficient Cook Stove Project Santa Barbara Province, Honduras, December 18, 2008
CONTENTS
A. Invitations 1. Invitation tracking table 2. Text of invitations or newspaper ads
B. Meeting 1. Program 2. Non-technical summary 3. Participants i. list ii. feedback forms 4. Pictures 5. Outcomes of consultation i. Minutes of the meeting ii. Assessment of comments iii. Revisit sustainable development assessment iv. Summary of alterations based on comments
C. Sustainable development matrix 1. Own sustainable development assessment 2. Outcome blind exercise stakeholders 3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix
D. Preparation of Stakeholder Feedback Round
Annex 1: Non-Technical Summary (Power Point Presentation) Annex 2: Feedback forms
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SECTION A. Invitations
A.1. Invitation tracking table
Please find below the invite tracking table for people invited both from within Honduras and outside of the country as well a discussion on how the Gold Standard process was followed.
How the Gold Standard Process was Followed
1) How did we decide on the invitation process?
In developing the list of invitees for the stakeholders meeting it was important for us to insure adequate representation from local people affected and from government, opinion, and community leaders who could represent their larger constituencies. The community leaders on our list were especially important as they are the gatekeepers to implementation of our project, and their cooperation is essential to our success. Personal invitation with personal follow-up was chosen as the most likely means of insuring a good turnout for our meeting.
2) Were local residents in non-leadership roles invited to the meeting?
Yes. Local residents in non-leadership roles were invited to the meeting. It would be unlikely for us to expect that large numbers of rural families would attend a formal meeting of this type given time constraints due to the December coffee harvest, the cost of transportation from remote areas, illiteracy, and their own lack of monetary resources. That said, please refer to the written feedback of participants #5 Thelma Felseno, #13, Maria Deysi Calles, #17 Deisy Nohemy Garcia, #20 Isidro Munoz, #25 Aminta Pacheco, #28 Corina Meija who are rural women and own stoves and wrote comments on the proceedings (see “Annex 1 Written Evaluation Forms Spanish and Annex 2 Written Evaluation Forms English).
3) Were public notices of the meeting posted in various municipalities?
Yes. The invitations were distributed by hand or mail, as well as by email to invitees with internet access. Follow-up calls were made by cell phone to mayors and community leaders who were asked to disseminate the information through their local channels and word of mouth to the local public. The only central, public buildings for posting notices in some of our communities are small schools that are not frequented by adults, and we did not think this would be an effective means of notification. We are confident that the community leaders followed through with our request to notify their constituents in the most effective means locally available.
Invite Tracking Table and Email List
The Tracking Table is attached as Annex 11 due to the length and size of the file. It could not be formatted to fit into the LSCR.
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A. 2. Invitation text
Please find below the meeting invitation.
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SECTION B. Meeting
B. 1. Agenda of the meeting
Please find below the meeting agenda.
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B. 2. Non-technical summary
Please find attached the non-technical summary in the local language Spanish in the form of a power point presentation that was presented at the meeting. Due to size of the file it is attached as Annex 8. An excerpt is found below.
Alternativa
Surge la Eco-estufa “Justa” como elemento de cambio que ha llegado convertirse en la nueva generación de fogones.
Superando en economía, rendimiento y estética a los fogones tradicionales.
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B. 3. Participants i. List of participants
Two participant lists are included below.
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Comments accompanying Participant List:
The stakeholder meeting attracted a diverse range of participants including: local inhabitants, local mayors, academics, NGO officials, government officials, religious representatives, and local employees of the Proyecto Mirador organization. In total 37 people attended the meeting which lasted over two and a half hours.
Please find a table below demonstrating how the stakeholder meeting satisfied the invitation category criteria of the Gold Standard:
Category Code Category Outcome Numerous people in this category were invited A Local people impacted by the project or official representatives and attended. Numerous people in this category were invited B Local policy makers and representatives of local authorities and attended. For CDM / JI projects, an official representative of the DNA or DFP of the host country of your project, or the UNFCCC focal C point if the DNA or DFP has not yet been set‐up* This project is not a CDM/JI project. Local non‐governmental organizations working on topics Numerous people in this category were invited D relevant to your project and attended. Watanabe, Jr. [email protected] Mr. The local Gold Standard expert who is located closest to your Watanabe was notified and was unable to E* project location attend. Fundación MDL de Honduras Relevant international non‐governmental organizations (NGOs) [email protected] is a Gold supporting the Gold Standard, with a representation in your Standard Supporting NGO. Fundación MDL de region and ALL GS supporter NGOs located in the host country Honduras was notified and was unable to send a F of the project. representative. * It is recommended to invite the local GS expert but this is not mandatory.
Additional Information in Response to Gold Standard Review:
We are happy to inform you that all required persons were invited as we described in Section B.3.i. The local offices of GS NGO Supporters were invited to the 12/8/08 Stakeholder Meeting including: 1) Fundación MDL Honduras. At the time the invitations were sent in November 2008, this was the only organization listed as a GS Supporter in Honduras. They received the invitation but did not did not provide any comments. The GS Local Expert at the time was invited. This was Mr. Watanabe in Brazil. Mr. Watanabe did not respond to the invitation, nor did he submit comments. We learned of the addition of Mr. Ivan Hernandez Villegas as a local GS Expert from the April 13, 2009 GS press release: http://www.cdmgoldstandard.org/Detail- Page.283+M57a9388919b.0.html Since the Stakeholder Meeting was held December 18, 2008, we hope you will agree that we could not have invited Mr. Villegas. We would be happy to invite Mr. Villegas to attend any future meetings and will be sure to invite him going forward.
Regarding the comment: “please do not forget HELIO International”: the meeting has already occurred so we do not have any recourse to respond to this comment. HELIO
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International is an organization headquartered in Paris, France. We were not aware of this organization at the time of the meeting invitations and we are not aware of their operations in Honduras. We are more than happy to put them on our marketing distribution list and keep them abreast of our developments. Please provide a contact person at Helios as well as the relevant contact details. Such mailings are sent out 2-3 times per year.
ii. Evaluation forms
Evaluation forms in Spanish are attached as Annex 1. Evaluation forms in English are attached as Annex 2.
Comments accompanying Annex 2: As the extensive evaluation forms demonstrate, the overwhelming sentiment of the stakeholder meeting participants was enthusiastic support for the Proyecto Mirador Efficient Cook Stove Project. The 31 evaluation forms collected from participants indicated a very positive impression of the meeting, a diverse set of positive comments for the project and almost no negative comments.
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B. 4. Pictures
Please find below pictures of the meeting and a picture of the LSCR being distributed locally as part of Feedback Round.
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B. 5. Outcome of consultation i. Minutes of the meeting
Please find below minutes of the meeting in Spanish.
Summary of Stakeholder Meeting (in Spanish)
Aquí le escribo una breve reseña de la reunión de el jueves.
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La reunión empezó a las 10.30 am con un total de 37 personas: Hubieron representantes de:
Dos medios de información locales y uno a nivel nacional que vino desde Trinidad Copan.
Representantes de SIEMPRE UNIDOS de la Iglesia Episcopal.
Representantes de Aanglidesh. (Sandra Hernández)
El Profesor Raúl Pineda Alcalde de San Francisco de Ojuera.
Roger Alcántara Alcalde de Atima.
El vice alcalde de Trinidad Copan junto con una comisión de la corporación municipal.
Los dos candidatos a alcaldes de santa bárbara por los dos partidos principales
El gobernador político de santa Bárbara.
El candidato a alcalde de san Vicente Centenario
El alcalde de Ceguaca Santa Bárbara. Y todo nuestro grupo de trabajo.
Hubo una importante aportación de conocimientos por parte de el alcalde de San Francisco de Ojuera, Atima y Trinidad Copan quien manifestó que su corporación municipal esta en busca de fondos para construir eco. Estufas justas en todo su municipio.
El gobernador político también hablo acerca de su experiencia personal con estas estafuas ya que hace poco tiempo nos compro una para su finca y dijo ´´me toco atender a 150 trabajadores y la justa me dio abasto´´.
El profesor Raúl Pineda dijo que el con su estufa tenia 6 meses de no jalar leña. Las personas que venían de el Zamorano manifestaron estar muy contentas con nuestra labor y recalcaron que ellos en 15 años de trabajar en Honduras nunca Habían visto a tantos alcaldes reunidos en una reunión de este tipo, también manifestaron que fue excelente la atención que el publico presto a la reunión.
Doña Nicolasa de Santa Fe expreso también su felicidad por haber sido beneficiada con nuestro proyecto y que ella cuando llegaron a hacerle su estufa ya tenia todo listo para que se la construyeran lo antes posible. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Please find below minutes of the meeting in English.
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Summary of Stakeholder Meeting (in English)
Meeting about Project Mirador Santa Barbara December 18th 2008
The point of view and about the lived experience of some of the people who were at the meeting about Project Mirador.
The Mayor of Atima: At the beginning the mayor gave a brief overview of the project and the benefits it has brought to his municipality. He emphasized the importance of using other forms of fuel, like corncobs, discounting the traditional wood use. As a final point he thanked the people that took the initiative to implement the project in the different communities of their municipalities.
The mayor of San Francisco: He further emphasized the benefits the stoves can create in environmental protection and in the reduction of respiratory illnesses. He also signalled that the “eco-estufa” should be taken in to account by all the authorities of municipalities as a way to protect the health of those people of fewer economic resources.
The vice-mayor of Trinidad Copan: He showed complacency with the project and assured that he had promised his municipality would cooperate with their side of the agreement in constructing the “eco-estufas” in all of the possible communities in his municipality.
In this meeting some of the stakeholders suggested some questions
1) The cost of the eco-estufa #1 and 2 if it were to be implemented in the communities of Ceguaca 2) Is there the possibility to establish an agreement with the mayors for the construction of the eco-estufa and is there a way to ensure that the Department of Santa Barbara receives their portion of the benefits. (Wondering if there is an agreement that can be reached that ensures Santa Barbara continues to receive the benefits of stove production) 3) Talk about the life of the stove and if there are spare parts for the stove in case it breaks 4) The questioner also asked if it would be possible to construct at least 3 stoves in the jail. To which the mediator replied that it would be possible but that they should approach the office of Proyecto Mirador to arrange it. 5) Also Dona Nicolosa of the community of Santa Fe, San Francisco de Ojera offered her opinion that the beneficiaries of the Justa stove felt very satisfied with the eco-estufa justa in their house.
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ii. Assessment of comments
Please find below the assessment of comments first in Spanish and then in English.
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iii. Revisit sustainability assessment
Yes No Are you going to revisit the sustainable development assessment?
Give reasoning behind the decision. The reasons are: 1) The stakeholders who attended the meeting gave the project a higher sustainability rating then the project proponents gave themselves prior to the meeting. 2) The project proponents scored 7 indicators “positive” and 5 indicators as “neutral” while the stakeholders scored 11 indicators as positive and one indicator as neutral. 3) The comments received at the meeting were overwhelmingly positive towards the project. 4) Of the few negative comments received most were not criticisms of the project, but expressions of desire that more people should gain access to La Justa stoves and that the government should help plan for their distribution. 5) The most serious negative comment was the view expressed by one participant that the poor could not afford La Justa stoves even with an 80% subsidy. It would be neither prudent nor financially feasible for Proyecto Mirador to distribute La Justa stoves free of charge. The projects track record and experience working with poor families is proof that the cost share model is both financially feasible for poor families and increases the ownership stake a family takes on when they co-finance their own La Justa stove. 6) Neither the project proponent nor the meeting participants gave the project any negative scores on the sustainability assessment.
The project proponents carefully considered each sustainability assessment criteria individually. In some categories such as improving air quality the case was very clear for scoring a positive indicator: the project directly reduces the amount of smoke and harmful pollutants in the kitchen of participants compared to the baseline of traditional fogon stoves and this benefit can be measured, monitored, and is well documented. In other categories such as water quality and quantity, the decrease in deforestation caused by collecting less wood for cooking will likely have an indirect effect on improving watersheds and water quality. However, this indicator is difficult to measure and monitor relative to the baseline of traditional fogons, and thus this indicator was scored as neutral by the project proponents. The project proponents are confident that the project will not result in any negative impacts in any of the 12 sustainability assessment categories and this belief was confirmed by the positive feedback received at the stakeholder meeting.
In sum, there are no reasons to justify changing the sustainability assessment score or to substantially change the project design. With the addition of carbon finance Proyecto Mirador will increase stove distribution in 2009 and going forward to reach more beneficiaries.
iv. Summary of alterations based on comments
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There are no alterations to the sustainability matrix based on comments, but the project has noted that one commenter believes that poor people cannot afford the La Justa stove even with 80% of the cost subsidized by Proyecto Mirador. The project had already decided to increase the level of subsidy to 85% in 2009 prior to the meeting, so this will address the concern of this stakeholder.
However, as previously stated, providing La Justa stoves 100% free of cost to beneficiaries would undermine the key philosophy of “No Cuesta No Cuida.” This means if those who receive stoves do not have to invest something in the construction, they will not care for them in the same way or feel pride in the ownership of the stove. We believe the stoves should never be an outright gift.
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SECTION C. Sustainable Development Matrix
C.1. Own sustainable development matrix
Please find below the sustainable development matrix prepared in advance of the meeting.
Indicator Mitigation Relevance to Chosen parameter and Preliminary score measure achieving MDG explanation Gold Standard If relevant copy Check Defined by project Negative impact: indicators of mitigation www.undp.or/mdg developer score ‘–‘ in case sustainable measure from and negative impact is not development. "do no harm" – www.mdgmonitor.org fully mitigated table, or include score 0 in case mitigation Describe how your impact is planned to measure used to indicator is related to be fully mitigated neutralise a local MDG goals No change in impact: score of ‘–‘ score 0 Positive impact: score ‘+’ Air quality 6) Ensure The project directly environmental reduces the amount of sustainability. smoke and harmful + None Needed. pollutants in the kitchen 7) Combat HIV/AIDS, of participants compared Positive malaria and other to the baseline of diseases. traditional fogon stoves. Water quality Decreased deforestation and quantity caused by collecting less wood for cooking will likely improve 6) Ensure watersheds and water environmental 0 None Needed. quality. Because this sustainability. indicator is difficult to measure and monitor Neutral relative to the baseline of traditional fogons, this indicator scores a neutral zero. Soil condition Decreased deforestation caused by collecting less wood for cooking will likely improve soil 6) Ensure conditions and prevent environmental 0 None Needed erosion. Because this sustainability. indicator is difficult to measure and monitor Neutral relative to the baseline of traditional fogons, this indicator scores a neutral zero. Other pollutants 6) Ensure None Needed Other then the reduction environmental of harmful pollutants in 0
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sustainability. the kitchen area, the project will not affect the Neutral level of other pollutants in the environment. This indicator scores a neutral zero. Biodiversity The project will likely reduce the depletion of renewable wood stocks which will reduce 6) Ensure pressure on natural 0 None Needed environmental habitats. Because this indicator is difficult to sustainability. measure and monitor Neutral relative to the baseline of traditional fogons, this indicator scores a neutral zero. Quality of Proyecto Mirador is one employment of the few employers in the Municipality of Atima to offer full-time employment. The project has 7 direct full-time employees and supports 1) Eradicate extreme + None Needed 7 full-time local suppliers poverty and hunger. in Santa Barbara Province. As the project Positive expands the quality and quantity of employment will increase relative to current conditions. This indicator scores a positive. Livelihood of the Relative to the use of poor traditional fogons, the project has demonstrable 1) Eradicate extreme positive impact on the poverty and hunger livelihood of the poor + None Needed 3) Promote gender including: wood savings, equality and empower time savings, health Positive women. improvement, and increased comfort. Indicator scores a positive. Access to Relative to the traditional affordable and fogon stoves, La Justa clean energy stoves save the users services wood collection costs 6) Ensure (both time and money) + None Needed environmental and provide cooking energy that is clean and sustainability. beneficial to their health Positive through the reduction of respiratory illness. Indicator scores a positive.
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Human and Relative to the traditional institutional fogon stoves, La Justa capacity stoves promote gender equality and empowerment, because women will spend less 3) Promote gender time and resources on + None Needed equality and empower cooking and collecting wood. They will be able women. to devote additional time Positive to self-development and improving the living conditions of their family and community. Indicator scores a positive. Quantitative The project will create employment and local and regional income employment both during 1) Eradicate extreme + generation None Needed the construction phase poverty and hunger. and operational phase. Indicator scores a Positive positive.
Balance of The project is payments and implemented on a very investment 7) Develop a global small scale at the partnership for household level. Net 0 None Needed development. foreign currency savings will also be very difficult Neutral to monitor, therefore this indicator scores a neutral zero. Technology Proyecto Mirador is a transfer and developer, manufacturer, technological and distributor of efficient self-reliance stove technology and will 7) Develop a global train the current and + None Needed partnership for future staff and potential development. distributor partners Positive regarding technical issues related to this activity. Indicator is scored positive.
Comments accompanying own sustainable development matrix.
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C.2. Outcome Blind sustainable development exercise
Indicator Mitigation measure Chosen parameter Score given by stakeholders and explanation Gold Standard If relevant copy Defined by project Negative impact: indicators of mitigation measure developer score ‘-‘ in case negative impact sustainable from "do no harm" – is not fully mitigated development. table, or include score 0 in case impact is planned mitigation measure to be fully mitigated used to neutralise a No change in impact: score 0 score of ‘–‘ Positive impact: score ‘+’ Air quality + Water quality and + quantity Soil condition + Other pollutants + Biodiversity + Quality of + employment Livelihood of the poor + Access to affordable + and clean energy services Human and + institutional capacity Quantitative + employment and income generation Balance of payments 0 and investment Technology transfer + and technological self-reliance
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Comments resulting from the blind sustainable development exercise:
Note: the blind sustainable development exercise was not administered precisely as prescribed in the Gold Standard Technical Manual. The stakeholders discussed each category of impact extensively, but a numeric score was not produced at the meeting. The project proponent synthesized a sustainability matrix based on the collective comments of the stakeholders attending the meeting after the meeting.
Matriz de desarrollo Sostenible: PROYECTO MIRADOR
Este matriz refleja las comentas de las personas que asistieron la reunión “Stakeholder” en el 18 de Diciembre, 2008. He listado las comentas en la mejor manera que podría.
1) (+) Calidad Ambiental
CON LA ECO ESTUFA JUSTA SE REDUCE UN ALTO PORCENTAGE DE CONTAMINACION LO QUE ESTA SEGUROS QUE AL CONSTRUIR UNA ESTUFA NUEVA ESTA MEJORANDO EL MEDIO AMBIENTE Y CREANDO UN MUNDO MEJOR PARA LAS GENERACIONES VENIDERAS.
2) (+) Calidad y Cantidad del Agua
ESTE ES UN EFECTO COLATERAL DEL PROYECTO, YA QUE LAS FAMILIAS AL CONSUMIR MENOS LEÑA, SE REDUCE LA DEFOSRESTACION, POR LO QUE LA CALIDAD Y CANTIDAD DE AGUA MEJORA CADA DIA.
3) (+) Condición de la Tierra
COMO CON ESTE PROYECTO SE DISMINUYE LA DEFORSTACION L MISMO TIEMPO BAJAN LOS NIVELES DE EROSION DEL SUELO, LO QUE PERMITE TIERRAS MAS FERTILES PARA LA PRODUCCION AGRICOLA QUE ES UNO DE LOS PRINCIPALES RUBROS EN ESTE PAIS.
4) (+) Otros Contaminantes
PROYECTO MIRADOR ESTA CENTRADO EN LA REDUCCION DE BIOXIDO DE CARBONO Y OTROS GASES DE EFECTO CONTAMINANTES.
5) (+) Bidoversidad
CON LA DISMINUICION DE LA TALA DEL BOSQUE PROPISIAMOS UN HABITAT MEJOR PARA LA FLORA Y FAUNA SILVESTRE EN NUESTRO PAIS.
6) (+) Calidad del Trabajo
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ES POSTIVO POR QUE GENERA EMPLEOS Y ASI MEJORA SU CONDICIONES DE VIDA Y LAS DE SU FAMILIA.
7) (+) Calidad de vida de personas con bajos recursos
SE MEJORA LA CALIDAD DE VIDA DE LOS POBRES, DEFORESTANDO MENOS Y DISMINUYENDO LA INCIDENCIAS DE PROBLEMAS DE SALUD.
COMO SE COMPRA MENOS LEÑA Y LOS BENEFICIARIOS SE ENFERMAN MENOS DE LAS VIAS RESPIRATORIAS Y VISUALES ENTONCES AHORRAN DINERO QUE LO PUEDEN INVERTIR EN OTRAS ACTIVIDADES.
8) (+) Accesibilidad de servicios de energía que son económicos y limpios
EN BASE A LA EFICIENCIA DE LA ESTUFA JUSTA OBTENEMO UN BUEN RENDIMIENTO DE LA COMBUSTION DE LEÑA, TENIENDO ASI UNA ENERGIA PURA.
9) (+) Capacidad humano y institucional
COMO LAS AMAS DE CASA DISMINUIRAN EL TIEMPO DE TRABAJO EN LA COCINA Y LA RECOLECCION DE LEÑA. ENDRAN MAS TIEMPO PARA MEJORAR LA CALIDAD DE VIDA DE SUS FAMILIAS, YA SEA: DEDICAR MAS TIEMPO A SUS HIJOS O INVOLUCRARSE EN ACTIVIDADES DE SU COMUNIDAD.
10) (+) Empleo cuantitativo y generación de ingresos
GENERANDO TRABAJO EN LAS COMUNIDADES DA LA OPORTUIDAD DE CAPTAR INGRESOS POR PARTE DE LOS HABITANTES DE LAS COMUNIDADES.
11) (0) Balanza de pagos y inversión
EL TRABAJO DE PROYECTO MIRADOR ES LA RESULTA DE LOS ESFUERZOS JUNTOS DE LOS EMPLEOS DE PROYECTO MIRADOR, LAS FAMILIAS QUE TIENEN ECO-ESTUFAS Y ALCALDES EN LOS MUNICIPALIDADES DE ATIMA, HONDURAS Y LAS PERSONAS DE FUNDACIÓN MIRADOR EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.
12) (+) transfiere de tecnología y independencia tecnológica
LA TRANSFERENCIA DE TECNOLOGIA SE DA AL MOMENTO DE CONSTRUIR LA ESTUFA, Y ESTA DA LUGAR A MODIFICACIONES O REPRODUCCIONES DE MANERA INDEPENDIENTE. Sustainability Matrix: PROYECTO MIRADOR, December 18, 2008
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This matrix reflects the comments of the people who attended the Stakeholders Meeting on December 18 in Santa Barbara and I have listed the comments to the best of my ability (by Dona Emilia Mendoza.)
1. + Air Quality With the eco stove, one reduces a high percentage of contamination. If one permits us, it is sure that upon building a new stove the environment is improving and it is creating a better world for the generations that are coming.
2. + Water quality and quantity This is a collateral effect of the project, already the families consume less wood, deforestation is reduced, therefore, the quality and quantity of water improves each day.
3 + Soil Condition This project diminishes deforestation and at the same time it lowers the level of erosion of the ground, so that it allows land to be more fertile for agricultural production. That is one of the field principles (principles of fields) in our country.
4. + Other pollutants Project Mirador is central in the reduction of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas contaminants.
5. + Biodiversity With the reduction of the deforestation we are helping to create a better habitat for flora and wild fauna in our country.
6. + Quality of employment It is positive for general employment and thus improves the condition of life for the person and their families.
7. + Livelihood of the poor It improves the quality of life for the poorest people, lessens deforestation, reduces the incidence of problems of health.
Because they buy less wood, and because the beneficiaries of the project do not get sick as much from respiratory and visual problems, they save money that can be invested in other activities (for their families).
8. + Access to affordable and clean energy services At its foundation the efficiency of the La Justa obtains a great yield of combustion of wood, thus having a pure energy.
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9. + Human and Institutional capacity The mistress of the house reduces the time of working in the kitchen and the collection of wood. They are able to spend more time improving the quality of life of their families already they are: dedicating more time to the children and involving themselves in the activities of the community.
10. + Quantitative income and employment generation Generating work in the communities gives the opportunity to gain income for some of the inhabitants of the communities.
11. 0 Balance of payments and investment
Proyecto Mirador is a partnership (joint effort) between Proyecto Mirador employees, the families (who receive stoves), and mayors in the area of Atima, Honduras and the people of the Overlook International Foundation in the U.S.
12. + Technology Transfer and Technological Self Reliance The transfer of technology is given at the moment of construction of a stove and this gives a place for modifications or reproductions with independent labor.
Additional Information in Response to Gold Standard Review:
In response to Gold Standard review, Proyecto Mirador reached out to MIGUEL ANGEL ENAMORADO VALLECILLO /PRESIDENT of INTERNATIONAL MISSION OF MEN AND WOMEN OF GOOD WILL FOR DEVELOPMENT, a local NGO in Honduras, to conduct the Blind Sustainability Matrix exercise. This was accomplished in an unbiased way as attested in the letter from Mr. Vallecillo. The results are that the NGO gave the project positive sustainability indicator scores in 11 of 12 categories and a neutral score in one category. This is a very similar result as the feedback received durring the stakeholder meeting in December 2008. Stakeholders overwhelmingly perceive the project to have positive sustainable development impacts and in fact score the project higher then the «own sustainable development matrix» developed by project proponents.
The results of the blind exercise and the accompanying letter are attached (see Annex 9).
Give analysis of difference between own sustainable development table and the one resulting from the blind exercise with stakeholders. Explain way of consolidation.
Proyecto Mirador will keep the sustainability matrix as written prior to the stakeholder meeting and no consolidation is needed. As discussed earlier the stakeholders scored 11 of 12 indicators positive and one neutral while the project proponents scored 7 of 12 indicators positive and 5 neutral. All 7 categories that the project scored positive were
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also scored positive by the meeting participants. We’re pleased with the positive reaction the project received. We’re not moved to increase our positive scores, because we focused on the positive indicators which are core to the project activity and which can be measured and monitored relative to the baseline situation of reliance on traditional fogon stoves. Many of categories that we rated “neutral” could plausibly be rated positive, but based on our thorough study of the Gold Standard methodology we feel the approach we are taking is appropriately conservative and realistic.
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C.3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix
Indicator Mitigation Relevance to Chosen Final score measure achieving MDG parameter and explanation Gold Standard If relevant copy Check Defined by Negative impact: indicators of mitigation www.undp.or/mdg project developer score ‘–‘ in case sustainable measure from and negative impact is development. "do no harm" – www.mdgmonitor.org not fully mitigated table, or score 0 in case include Describe how your impact is planned mitigation indicator is related to to be fully mitigated measure used local MDG goals No change in to neutralise a impact: score 0 score of ‘–‘ Positive impact: score ‘+’ Air quality + Positive Water quality and 0 quantity Neutral Soil condition 0 Neutral Other pollutants 0 Neutral Biodiversity 0 Neutral Quality of + employment Positive Livelihood of the poor + Positive Access to affordable + and clean energy services Positive Human and + institutional capacity Positive Quantitative + employment and income generation Positive Balance of payments 0 and investment Neutral Technology transfer + and technological self-reliance Positive
Justification choices, data source and provision of references
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Air quality See original sustainability matrix in Gold Standard Passport which has not changed. Water quality and quantity Soil condition
Other pollutants
Biodiversity
Quality of employment Livelihood of the poor
Access to affordable and clean energy services Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Balance of payments and investment Technology transfer and technological self-reliance
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SECTION D. Preparation of Stakeholder Feedback Round
The purpose of the stakeholder feedback round is to demonstrate how due account was taken of the comments of the stakeholders who attended the meeting. To accomplish this the project will take the following steps: 1) Upload the Local Stakeholder Consultation Report to the Proyecto Mirador website. The LSCR will be open for comments for 2 months from the date of posting. 2) Print hard copies of the LSCR and make them available at a few public locations accessible to local stakeholders.
No major project design changes are planned compared to the project design that was presented in the meeting and nothing in the meeting suggested that project design changes are warranted. We believe that this LSCR demonstrates that the project has taken due account of local stakeholder feedback. The stakeholder feedback round will confirm whether the stakeholders are satisfied that due account of their feedback was taken.
In distributing the LSCR we will call stakeholders’ attention to the two sustainability matrices and ask them to consider whether they have any concerns with the how the sustainability matrices are scored.
Update post-Stakeholder Feedback Round: The LSCR was uploaded to the Proyecto Mirador website on March 18, 2009. An e-mail link was posted to the website in order to facilitate responses. A screen shot of the relevant web page is attached (see Annex 10) with a reduced copy immediately below:
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Hard copies of the draft LSCR were printed and posted in public locations during the week of February 18, 2009. In each case, the contact information for Proyecto Mirador was included so that people had the opportunity to respond.
Also added to the updated LSCR is a photo of Proyecto Mirador distributing the LSCR locally, in this case to the secretary to the Governor of Santa Barbara Province. (see photo in Section B.4).
Emilia Mendoza, Director, delivered copies of the document to the following locations: 1. Ing. Agenor Sabillon gobernador departamental. 2. Roger Alcántara Alcalde municipal de Atima S.B. 3. Profesor Raúl Pineda Pineda Alcalde municipal de San Francisco de Ojuera S.B. 4. Profesor Isidro Muñoz alcalde municipal de Ceguaca Santa Barbara
No comments were received following the public posting of the LSCR, either via e-mail or by other means.
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Annex 8: Non-Technical Summary (Power Point Presentation)
Attached as separate document.
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Annex 1 and 2: Feedback forms
Attached as separate document.
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