International Conference on “Facilitating Forestry Mitigation Projects in India: Promoting Stakeholder Dialogue and Capacity Building”

 June 15th – 17th , 2005

at

 Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education,
Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal, India

June 15, 2005

          Pre-workshop tour to visit potential A&R sites in Yamunanagar, Haryana

 

June 16, 2005       

Session 1: Background and setting the scene for Forestry CDM Projects in India


Chairman :           Mr. J.C. Kala, PCCF, Tamil Nadu

Co-Chairman:     Dr. Ken Andrasko, USEPA,

 

During this session, four papers were presented.

1. Mr. R.K. Sethi, Director, Climate Change, MoEF presented “Institutional setting and policy framework for CDM in India”

2. Mr. Srikant Panigrahi, Consultant, Planning Commission, GOI presented  “Implementation of CDM in India”

3. Dr. Ken Andrasko, USEPA, presented “Global Forums for Forestry and Climate Change Mitigation”.

4.  Dr. Neil Bird, Joanneum Research, Austria presented “Forestry options with in the CDM of the Kyoto Protocol”.

 

Session 2: Barriers to Forestry CDM projects


Chairman :           Dr. Gerald Kapp, Freiburg University

Co-Chairman:     Dr. Florence Daviet, World Resources Institute

 

During this session, five papers were presented.

 

1.  Ms Anandi Sharan, “Experience of LULUCF projects developers – case study - India”

2.  Dr. Timm Tennigkeit, Freiburg University presented  “Case study, ENCOFOR”

3.  Dr. R.C. Dhiman, WIMCO Plantation Co. Ltd. presented “Expectations of Project Developers ”.

4.  Dr. Jessica Orrego, Plan Vivo ECCM, UK, presented “Expectations  of CER purchasers”

5.  Dr. Timm Tennigkeit, Freiburg University presented “Transaction Costs of A & R (Forestry) projects

 

June 17, 2005       

Session 3: Enabling Environment for A&R CDM Projects


Chairman :           Dr. B.S. Burfal, PCCF, Uttranchal

Co-Chairman:      Dr. Shashi Kumar, DDG (Research), ICFRE

During this session, five papers were presented.

 

1.  Mr. Adrian Stott, Mitsubishi Securities, Japan presented “CDM Opportunities”

2. Mr. Mohan Reddy, Zenith Energy, presented the presentation of Ms. Pamposh Bhatt, GTZ Programme India on “Facilitating implementation of CDM projects – CDM capacity building programme: GTZ India”

3.  Dr. Gerald Kapp, Freiburg University presented paper on “Models of feasible A & R (forestry) Projects”.

4.  Dr. Mohit Gera, IGNFA, presented “Models of Feasible A & R (Forestry ) Projects”

5.  Mr. A.K. Lohia, Biofuel Board Uttranchal presented “A & R model for Jatropha”

 

Session 4: Key Considerations in Projects development          


Chairman :           Mr. R.P.S. Katwal, Addl.  D.G. (Wild Life)

Co-Chairman:      Dr. Timm Tennigkeit

During this session, seven papers were presented.

 

1.  Dr. Neeta Hooda, ICFRE presented “Procedure A & R (Forestry) projects, CDM cycle. Meeting CDM criteria”

2. Mr. Dharminder Sharma, IWDP, Punjab presented  “Role of state agencies (Foresters) in fostering mitigation projects in India”

3.  Mr. H.D.Kulkarni, ITC presented “Role of state agencies (Foresters) in fostering mitigation projects in India”.

 

Session 4: Key Considerations in Projects development (contd.)


Chairman :           Mr. K.L. Arya, Addl. PCCF, Uttaranchal

Co-Chairman:     Dr. Mehar Singh, ADG (Media & Publication), ICFRE

 

1.  Mr. Neil Bird, Joanneum Research, Austria presented  “A Decision support system for designing CDM AR projects”

2.  Mr. V.R.S. Rawat, ICFRE presented “PIN and PDD Illustration”

3.  Ms. Florence Daviet, WRI, presented “Project Accounting Baseline Methodologies for Afforestation and Reforestation”

4.     Mr. Shivananda Shetty, SGS India, presented “Project Verification, Validation and Certification – Monitoring issues, insurance issues, validity of CERs”

 

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