Ministry of Energy, Development, and Environmental Protection (MEDEP) The Republic of Serbia Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia Project Activity Completion Report February 2013 Japan International Cooperation Agency Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd. GE J R 13-048 Ministry of Energy, Development, and Environmental Protection (MEDEP) The Republic of Serbia Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia Project Activity Completion Report February 2013 Japan International Cooperation Agency Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd. Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia Project Activity Completion Report Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW··············································································· 1-1 1.1 Background ······························································································1-1 1.2 Objectives and Outputs·················································································1-2 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT ACTIVITIES ·································································· 2-1 2.1 Activity 1: Enhancement of general understanding on NAMAs and MRV ····················2-4 2.1.1 Collection and sharing of information on NAMAs and MRV ·································2-4 2.1.2 Development of Matrix of other countries’ NAMAs············································2-5 2.2 Activity 2: Development of capacity to shortlist MRV-able NAMAs ···························2-8 2.2.1 Collection of Information on NAMA candidates ················································2-8 2.2.2 Preparation of NAMA Long List································································· 2-12 2.2.3 Evaluation of NAMA Long List ································································· 2-13 2.2.4 Preparation of NAMA Shortlist ·································································· 2-16 2.2.5 Identification of Needs for implementation of MRV·········································· 2-24 2.3 Activity 3: Development of capacity to produce documents for promoting NAMA implementation ····················································································· 2-26 2.3.1 Development of NAMA Short Descriptions ··················································· 2-26 2.3.2 Development of NAMA Guideline ······························································ 2-35 2.3.3 Implementation of financial workshop·························································· 2-36 2.4 Activity 4: Enhancement of capacity to promote NAMA recognition························· 2-39 2.4.1 Development of web contents ···································································· 2-39 2.4.2 Implementation of COP side event ······························································ 2-40 2.4.3 Implementation of NAMA seminar······························································ 2-42 2.4.4 Preparation of NAMA promotion materials ···················································· 2-50 2.5 Implementation of Technical Training in Japan··················································· 2-51 2.5.1 Training participants··············································································· 2-51 2.5.2 Training Program··················································································· 2-51 2.5.3 Knowledge and Experience Gained from the Training ······································· 2-54 CHAPTER 3 ACHIEVEMENT OF PROJECT ·························································· 3-1 3.1 Project Purpose··························································································3-1 3.2 Toward Overall Goal ···················································································3-3 3.3 Project Outputs ··························································································3-4 i Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia Project Activity Completion Report Annex 1. PDM (Project Design Matrix) and PO (Plan of Operation) 2. Project Activity Flow 3. Implemented Expert Dispatch 4. Memo of Joint Coordinating Committee meetings 5. Matrix of Other Countries’ NAMA 6. NAMA Long List evaluation result 7. NAMA Portfolio 8. NAMA Short Description 9. NAMA Development Guideline (English) 10. NAMA Development Guideline (Serbia) 11. Balkan Regional NAMA seminar participants list and presentation materials 12. Presentation Materials for Technical Training in Japan ii Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia Project Activity Completion Report Chapter 1 OVERVIEW 1.1 Background The Republic of Serbia ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a successor state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and ratified the Kyoto Protocol in October 2007 (as a Non-Annex I Party) to tackle with global warming. The Republic of Serbia (hereinafter referred to as “Serbia”) also joined Japan’s Cool Earth Partnership in September 2009. Since greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from developing countries account for about half of the global GHG emissions, even if a significant emission reduction is achieved in developed countries, without effective GHG mitigations in developing countries, stabilization of GHG concentrations in the atmosphere will not be accomplished. And therefore, UNFCCC has been stipulating developing countries to take measures to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Formulation of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) is an immediate priority in Serbia and developing countries. However, Serbia was facing barriers that prevented formulation of NAMAs. One of such barriers was considered to be the limited human resources in Serbia who have sufficient skills and experiences to develop and formulate effective NAMAs. To solve such problems and also to achieve GHG emission reduction at a national level by the year 2020, the Government of Serbia requested the Government of Japan in August 2009 for technical assistance for formulation of climate change mitigation measures and NAMAs. Upon this request, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) conducted a preparatory study in June and July, 2010, which identified the background and contents of the technical assistance. Cooperation program was then established and agreed between two governments. Record of Discussions (R/D) on the project was agreed on August 20, 2010, which was instituted with the Ministry of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection (MEDEP)* of Serbia as a counterpart agency (C/P) of this project. Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd. was entrusted by JICA and JICA Expert Team was dispatched to Serbia to conduct the “Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia” (herein after called the “Project”). * The name of the counterpart agency, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) has been changed to Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning (MEMSP) in March, 2011, which has been changed to Ministry of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection (MEDEP) in July, 2012. 1-1 Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia Project Activity Completion Report 1.2 Objectives and Outputs Main objective of the Project is to enhance the capacity of staff and organization of Ministry of Energy, Development and Environmental Protection (MEDEP) and NAMA-related agencies in Serbia, so that MEDEP and NAMA-related agencies will be able to formulate and promote nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) in an efficient and effective manner. Overall goal and purpose of the Project have been agreed through the preparatory study as the followings: Overall Goal Serbian Government becomes capable of defining its contribution to climate change. Purpose Capacity to formulate and promote NAMAs is developed. Verifiable Indicators a) At least 3 people in Climate Change Division of MEDEP sufficiently understand process of NAMAs planning. b) At least 1 person in each organization participating in working group sufficiently understands process of NAMAs planning. c) Document containing NAMAs and descriptions necessary for their implementation is developed. Outputs 1. General understanding on NAMAs and measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) is enhanced. 2. Capacity to shortlist NAMAs which are measurable, reportable and verifiable is developed. 3. Capacity to produce documents to promote implementation of NAMAs is developed. 4. Capacity to promote recognition of NAMAs is enhanced. Project Design Matrix (PDM) and Plan of Operation (PO) of the Project have been modified after discussions with C/P, JICA and Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) members. See Annex 1 for the latest version of PDM and PO. Major modification points on PDM are as follows. - Change in the name of C/P 1-2 Capacity Development Project on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Republic of Serbia Project Activity Completion Report - Modification of Objectively Verifiable Indicators - Addition of activities on development of the guideline related to developing NAMA Short Descriptions These modifications were approved by JCC in March 2012. (See Annex 4 of this Report for Minutes of JCC meetings)