Capacity building under the JCM is a must to ensure appropriate management
and MRV implementation on the ground. Although capacity building is not regulated under the JCM, and surprisingly does not seem to be the main interest of
project participants, it should be required from feasibility study phase to project
implementation including on equipment use and maintenance training for
end-users. The partner countries may also provide recommendations on projectlevel capacity building strategies. Attractive information media are always
beneficial.
Ultimately, there is a need for an overarching framework for ensuring sustainable development contribution. At present, a guideline of Sustainable Development
Criteria has been released by the Joint Committee between Japan and Indonesia for
ex-ante and ex-post evaluation on the JCM projects contribution to sustainable
development. The guideline assesses the benefits of each JCM project to the
environment, economy, social conditions, and technological improvement. It consists of a Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) and Sustainable
Development Implementation Report (SDIR). Project participants are required to
evaluate their own project using SDIP, which identifies potential impact of the
project through a negative/exclusion checklist. After a chosen period, the project
participant develop a SDIR to report the impact of their project, or outcomes of their
SDIP, and review the contribution of their project to sustainable development,
especially at the project area and its surrounding. The SDIP and SDIR are essential
to integrate the JCM projects into the broader environmental, economic, and social
impact management of the hosting entity, as well as to assess the co-benefits of
projects.
The SDIP and SDIR are reviewed by the Joint Committee. The three registered
projects were approved before adoption of these guidelines, but they may still be
required to submit their plans. This procedure is applicable for all selected projects
before they are registered by the Joint Committee. Availability of this procedure
should be seen as an opportunity for the JCM to improve the sustainability assurance of projects in market-based mechanisms. There are benefits for the project
participants, too, in preventing the project risks. These guidelines could be made as
a mandatory part of submission. The application of similar guideline in the other
partner countries and a procedure for grievance/complaints from stakeholders
during project should also be considered as a follow up of SDIP and SDIR.
The collective evaluation on these project-based SDIPs and SDIRs by the Joint
Committee or the Japanese government may be used to evaluate contribution
to sustainable development at mechanisms-level for the JCM.
27 Negotiations
under the Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could consider the development of
27 Mapping the Indicators: An Analysis of Sustainable Development Requirements of Selected
Market Mechanisms and Multilateral Institutions. Berlin: German Emissions Trading Authority
(DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency.
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and MRV implementation on the ground. Although capacity building is not regulated under the JCM, and surprisingly does not seem to be the main interest of
project participants, it should be required from feasibility study phase to project
implementation including on equipment use and maintenance training for
end-users. The partner countries may also provide recommendations on projectlevel capacity building strategies. Attractive information media are always
beneficial.
Ultimately, there is a need for an overarching framework for ensuring sustainable development contribution. At present, a guideline of Sustainable Development
Criteria has been released by the Joint Committee between Japan and Indonesia for
ex-ante and ex-post evaluation on the JCM projects contribution to sustainable
development. The guideline assesses the benefits of each JCM project to the
environment, economy, social conditions, and technological improvement. It consists of a Sustainable Development Implementation Plan (SDIP) and Sustainable
Development Implementation Report (SDIR). Project participants are required to
evaluate their own project using SDIP, which identifies potential impact of the
project through a negative/exclusion checklist. After a chosen period, the project
participant develop a SDIR to report the impact of their project, or outcomes of their
SDIP, and review the contribution of their project to sustainable development,
especially at the project area and its surrounding. The SDIP and SDIR are essential
to integrate the JCM projects into the broader environmental, economic, and social
impact management of the hosting entity, as well as to assess the co-benefits of
projects.
The SDIP and SDIR are reviewed by the Joint Committee. The three registered
projects were approved before adoption of these guidelines, but they may still be
required to submit their plans. This procedure is applicable for all selected projects
before they are registered by the Joint Committee. Availability of this procedure
should be seen as an opportunity for the JCM to improve the sustainability assurance of projects in market-based mechanisms. There are benefits for the project
participants, too, in preventing the project risks. These guidelines could be made as
a mandatory part of submission. The application of similar guideline in the other
partner countries and a procedure for grievance/complaints from stakeholders
during project should also be considered as a follow up of SDIP and SDIR.
The collective evaluation on these project-based SDIPs and SDIRs by the Joint
Committee or the Japanese government may be used to evaluate contribution
to sustainable development at mechanisms-level for the JCM.
27 Negotiations
under the Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could consider the development of
27 Mapping the Indicators: An Analysis of Sustainable Development Requirements of Selected
Market Mechanisms and Multilateral Institutions. Berlin: German Emissions Trading Authority
(DEHSt) at the Federal Environment Agency.
126
A. Amellina