ABOUT THE C3D PROJECT | C3D - Climate Change Capacity Development (C3D)

Why this project?

This project builds upon the UNFCCC Marrakech Accords of November 2001, which includes a decision and framework outlining the needs and areas for capacity building in developing countries (Decision 2/CP.7). This Framework identifies the scope of, and basis for action on, capacity building related to the implementation of the Convention and the effective participation of developing countries in the Kyoto Protocol process. In particular, it underlines

"the importance of mobilizing existing institutions in developing countries and building on existing processes and endogenous capacities at the regional, national or local levels, in order to ensure the sustainability of such programmes."

This is the key inspiration behind this capacity development programme. UNFCCC Decisions 10 and 11 at the Fifth conference of the parties recognized the need for training of non-Annex I Parties and stressed the necessity to provide support for capacity building. Decision 10/CP.5 emphasized that implementation of the Convention is constrained by

"the lack of financial resources and appropriate institutions, the lack of access to necessary technologies and know-how, including information technology; and the lack of regular opportunities to exchange information and views among developing countries".

In light of these decisions, the C3D project aims to strengthen the human resources and institutional capacity of Non-Annex I Parties to the UNFCCC, for effective negotiation, policy analysis and co-ordination on climate change. It seeks to promote an institutionalized and sustainable approach to capacity building by strengthening endogenous centres in Non-Annex I countries. In the spirit of the capacity building decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties, C3D is working in close cooperation with other capacity development initiatives as well as with the UNFCCC Secretariat with the view to contribute to the implementation of these decisions.

How does it work?

Each of the three partners has chosen its specific field of work that serves as a group resource: ENDA-TM on climate change on vulnerability and adaptation, MIND on climate change and sustainable development and ERC on GHG mitigation. Further expert consultation has been provided by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). The partners have developed training modules for each of these topical areas and have then delivered training to the other centres as well as local and regional stakeholders.

This has resulted in members of each partner centre being trained in the three topical areas, thereby enhancing the capacity of each centre through South-South collaboration. The development of these activities is conducted in direct consultation with expert representatives from each nation involved through a Project Advisory Panel. This ensures that the project outcomes respond directly to their needs.

This project capitalizes on the comprehensive approach to climate change and sustainable development, conceived by its project partners over the past three years. The tools developed help users to identify, prioritize and analyze the linkages between climate change and sustainable development, with the aim of integrating climate change policies into national sustainable development strategies. The figure below illustrates this approach.

Project partners

Environment Development Action in the Third World (ENDA- TM) is an international non-profit organization based in Dakar, Senegal, and includes a network of decentralized branches worldwide in Latin America, Asia and Africa. The organization's main objective is to alleviate poverty in the developing world with a broad global vision to find ways of ensuring that the organization's immediate struggles against poverty and environmental degradation are conceived as part of a process to push for socio-economic andpolitical change.

ENDA's Energy, Environment and Development Programme strives to work for populations who are becoming increasingly vulnerable to economic, social and environmental stresses, including climate change. As expressed in the "Energy-poverty initiative", the programme puts forth alternatives that enable people to cope, adapt and develop in a more sustainable, indigenously-driven fashion.

The objectives of the ENDA's Energy, Environment and Development Programme include:

To contribute towards a greater understanding of energy and development issues in Africa in technical, economic, political and social terms;
To help expand access to affordable energy services for deprived populations;
To support the formulation and implementation of multilateral agreements on the environment by African countries such as the Conventions on Climate Change, Desertification, Biodiversity, etc.; and
To analyse and conduct research into synergies between energy, the environmentand development via an approach in which priority is placed on development and poverty eradication.

These objectives are to be met through:

Research and empirical studies of populations and policies from local to international levels;
Training, political dialogue and technical support, both in the field and remotely;
Awareness-raising, production and dissemination of technical data and documents to a varietyo f readerships; and
The identification and elaboration of projects rooted in conceptual analysis.

Contacts:

Jean-Philippe Thomas: enda.energy[at]orange.sn
Tel +221 822 5983

Isabelle Niang: enda.energy[at]orange.sn
Tel +221 822 5983

Lawrence Flint: enda.energy[at]orange.sn
Tel +221 822 5983

ENDA-TM Energie-Environnement-Developpement
54 Rue Carnot B.P. 3370, Dakar, Senegal
URL: www.endaenergy.org

The Energy and Research Centre (ERC) is a multi-disciplinary energy research centre, housed in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Cape Town. The ERC conducts high quality, targeted and relevant research as well as offering postgraduate opportunities at the Masters and PhD levels.

The ERC undertakes quality research that is relevant to society, the economy and the environment. ERC research is published internationally, where it is subject to peer review. The staff of the ERC have qualifications in engineering, natural and environmental sciences, urban and regional planning, economics, law, politics, sociology and anthropology. The interdisciplinary mix of the staff enables the ERC to provide balanced insight into energy problems pertinent to Africa. This is reflected in the major research focus areas of Energy, Poverty and Development; Energy Efficiency; Modeling; Environment and Climate Change; and Economics.

The Energy, Environment and Climate Change research group focuses on the intersection between energy, local environment and global climate change. Research themes relating to global climate change include:

mitigation,
greenhouse gas inventories,
the impact of potential future allocation schemes on South Africa,
Clean Development Mechanism, and
capacity building and adaptation to the impacts of climate change.

This includes strategic analysis to evaluate and prioritizes mitigation opportunities, methodologies, economic and financial analysis, as well as emission baseline for CDM projects. The emphasis of the research group lies in demonstrating how these projects can benefit the poor.

Contacts:

Stanford Mwakasonda Stanford.Mwakasonda[at]erc.uct.ac.za
Tel: +27 21 650 2521

Harald Winkler: Harald.Winkler[at]erc.uct.ac.za
Tel +27 21 650 2100

Andrew Marquard: Andrew.Marquard[at]erc.uct.ac.za
Tel +27 21 650 2827

ERC - Energy Research Centre University of Cape Town Private Bag
Rodebosch 7700, South Africa
URL: www.erc.uct.ac.za

The Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) is a private, non-profit organization, established to nurture communities of scholars addressing sustainable development issues worldwide, and identify practical means of achieving this goal in Sri Lanka. The organization seeks to "make development more sustainable", by promoting education, training, research and dissemination of knowledge in relevant fields, as well as through the better integration and balanced consideration of the Sustainable Development Triangle - based on social, economic, and environmental dimensions. MIND is committed to strengthening the linkages amongst all stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector and government, and to improving the analytical and policy skills of public and private sector decision-makers.

MIND has developed high quality collaborative programmes to further these goals, with other organizations in Sri Lanka and abroad that share similar goals. Specific activities include scholarships to university students, book donations to libraries, research studies, seminars and workshops, and publication and dissemination of relevant information, in cooperation with both local and international partner institutions.

Contacts:

Mohan Munasinghe: mohan-MIND[at]Eureka.Lk
Tel + 94 11 255 1208

Sria Munasinghe: sria-MIND[at]Eureka.Lk
Tel + 94 11 255 1208

MIND- Munasinghe Institute for Development
10/1 De Fonseka Place Colombo, Sri Lanka
URL: www.mindlanka.org

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) was established in 1965 as an autonomous body within the United Nations with the purpose of enhancing the effectivenessof the United Nations through appropriate training and research. UNITAR is governed by a Board of Trustees and is headed by an Executive Director. The Institute is supported by voluntary contributions from governments, inter-governmental organizations, foundations, and other non- governmental sources.

UNITAR has the following functions:

To conduct training programmes in multilateral diplomacy and international cooperation for diplomats accredited to the United Nations and national officials involved in work related to United Nations activities.
To carry out a wide range of training programmes in the field of social and economic development, including in the field of environmental management which has become the fastest growing sector of UNITAR's work.
To carry out result-oriented research, in particular, research on and for training and to develop pedagogical materials including distance learning training packages, work books, as well as software and video training packs.
To establish and strengthen cooperation with faculties and academic institutions, in particular for the development of research on and for training.

Contact:

    Mamadou Moussa DIAKHITÉ
    Manager
    Climate Change Programme (CCP)
    United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
    Palais des Nations
    1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
    Tel +41 22 917 85 82
    Fax +41 22 917 80 47

Email: mamadou.diakhite[at]unitar.org

http://www.unitar.org/ccp