South South North Project (SSN)

Division:  Climate Change

Status: Ongoing

Project Title: SouthSouthNorth Project (SSN) - CDM Capacity Building Activities

Client: SSN Trust

Donor/Funder: The Netherlands Government

Project-In-Charge: Dr. Atiq Rahman

Project Description:

The mission of the SouthSouthNorth (SSN) project is to learn from the designing, developing and implementing of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects under the Kyoto Protocol. The SSN will create the framework for self-developed southern driven CDM projects, provides funds and professional services, and through the process of Development Facilitation it will allow stakeholders to identify, design, and implement projects by themselves. The SSN project derives its name from the co-operation between southern countries, and the relationship between these southern and northern countries. The project is implementing in Bangladesh , Brazil , Indonesia and South Africa . The northern link for the SSN project is the Netherlands.

Time Period: October, 2001 to December 2004

Outputs:

1.Three CDM projects will be developed in Bangladesh in association with Project Developer for transacting at least two projects in accordance with CDM modalities and procedures;

2.Established Designated National Authority (DNA) in Bangladesh;

3.CDM Toolkit;

4 Increased awareness at national and international level; and

5.Enhanced capacity of public and private sectors.

For Further Information:

Dr. Atiq Rahman  
Bangladesh Country Team Leader  
SSN Bangladesh  
www.southsouthnorth.org

Reference:

www.cdmguide.org

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