Next Steps for CDM Activities: Gaps and Ways to Overcome

Date: Wednesday, 15 December 2004
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Venue: Room B-30, Blue Pavilion, La Rural Exhibition Center (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Co-organized by: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)

Agenda
Chairperson: Mr. Taka Hiraishi, Member of the Board of Directors, IGES

18:00-18:05	Welcome Remarks
	- Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES
18:05-18:15	Japan's Initiatives n the CDM and the next steps
	- Mr. Osamu Mizuno, Director, Office of International Strategy on Climate Change, Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MoEJ)
18:15-19:15	MoEJ's Capacity building activities for the CDM
	A: Institutional and Human Capacity Strengthening
	Issues leaned through capacity development
	- Mr. Shinichi Iioka, CDM Programme Manager, IGES
	Perspectives from host countries -The Philippines
	- Ms. Joyceline Goco, Head Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change Secretariat, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Environmental Management Bureau
	B: Technical Support
	Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) and its activities
	- Ms. Masako Ogawa, Director of Project Division, GEC
	CDM Project Manual
	- Mr. Kazuhito Yamada, General Manager, Global Environment Department, Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd.
	CDM Methodology Manual
	- Dr. Naoki Matsuo, Senior Research Fellow, Executive Director, Climate Experts Ltd.
	C: Networking
	Activities under the Kyoto Mechanisms Information Platform
	- Mr. Makoto Kato, Reseacher, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
	Comments from a Platform Partner
	- Mr. Ernesto de Michelli, Patagoni CO2, Argentina
19:15-19:35	Experiences from other initiatives
	UNDP - Mr. Brian Dawson, Climate Change and CDM advisor, Bureau of Development Policy, United Nations Development Programme
	ADB - Mr. Jan van Heeswijk, Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
19:35-19:55	Panel discussion on "Issues to address for successful implementation of CDM projects"
	Panelists: IGES/CDM Programme, GEC, OECC, Representatives from ICS-CDM Countries, UNDP and ADB
19:55-20:00	Closing remarks
	- Mr. Taka Hiraishi, IGES