How-to Guide: National Institutional Frameworks for the Kyoto Protocol Flexible Mechanisms in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

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Author(s): UNDP BRC

The goal of this how-to guide is to help national climate change policymakers and UNDP country offices understand the requirements and processes for establishing national institutional frameworks for implementing the Kyoto Protocol in Eastern Europe and the CIS. In particular, the guide is designed to assist countries that will be hosting and approving Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) projects in designing the necessary procedures for project review and evaluation, including criteria for assessing a project's contribution to sustainable development.