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CDM-Project Portfolio

E. Project Portfolio

Registered Projects

To date, there are 3 CDM projects submitted to the DNA - 3 Project Idea Notes (PINs) and 2 Project Design Documents (PDDs). The projects submitted to the DNA for initial review and approval involve one waste-to-energy project and two cogeneration project.

PINs & PDDs Developed under CD4CDM Project

Efficient street lighting in Mauritius

Solar water heater subsidy in Mauritius

Animal feedstock from poultry waste

Cattle manure biogas valorization project at Golden Cream Dairy

Financial Analysis: Street lighting

Financial analysis: Solar water Heater

Sustainable Development Criteria and Indicators for the CDM

The Designated National Authority (DNA) will consider each Project application against these indicators and will make an assessment of whether, on balance, the Project supports sustainable development in the country. In some instances, the project may have a negative impact on one or more dimensions of sustainable development and a positive impact on the other dimensions.

The DNA will evaluate CDM projects submitted to it through consideration of the following main criteria:

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	Economic: Does the project contribute to economic development in Mauritius?
	Social: Does the project contribute to social development in Mauritius?
	Environmental: Does the project conform to the Environment Protection Act 2002 principles of sustainable development

In this evaluation the DNA will use the Sustainable Development Indicators contained in the table hereunder.

Sustainable Development Indicators

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		Indicators
Economic	1.0	Does the proposed CDMProject contribute to economic development in Mauritius?
	1.1	Impact of the Project on Direct Employment
	1.2	Impact of the Project on Indirect Employment
	1.3	Sustainability of Balance of Payments	Impact of the Project on foreign exchange requirements, e.g. reduction in import of fossil fuels
			Impact of the Project on foreign direct investment
	1.4	Hard currency expenditures on technology, replicability, where applicable, and contribution to technological self-reliance	Positive or negative implications for the transfer of technology to Mauritius arising from the Project
			Demonstration and replication potential of the Project, where applicable
	1.5	Impact of the Project on Energy	Reducing the burden on the imports of fossil fuels / Security of Energy Supply
			Increasing share of renewable energy in energy supply
	1.6	Impact of the Project on investment in priority sectors
Social	2.0	Does the Project contribute to social development in Mauritius?
	2.1	Impact of the Project on Employment quality/levels	Number of jobs created/lost
			Types of employment – skilled/manual
			Distribution of employment opportunities
			Local skills development
	2.2	Impact of the Project on Quality of Life	Improvement of Infrastructure
			Poverty alleviation
			Access to affordable clean energy services
			Improvement of quality of life and well-being
	2.3	Impact of the Project on Community Development	Empowerment / Community Participation
			Education/Transfer of technical skills
Environmental	3.0	Does the Project protect the environment? Are disturbances and losses avoided, or where they cannot be avoided, are they minimized and remedied in a responsible manner?
	3.1	Impact of the Project on Air Quality
	3.2	Impact of the Project on Land	Land Use Changes, Leaching of pollutants in soil
			Solid Wastes / Hazardous Wastes – Generation and Disposal
	3.3	Impact of the Project on Water Resources	Water quantity – Availability and Access
			Water quality
	3.4	Impact of the Project on Conservation / Contribution to Biodiversity
	3.5	Impact of the Project on marine environment
	3.6	Impact of the Project on the efficiency and sustainability of use of Natural Resources
	3.7	Any other positive or negative environmental impacts of the Project	Noise
			Safety
			Health
			Visual impacts / Landscapes
			Traffic
			Others (e.g. heat, electromagnetic radiation, odour, etc)
Others	4.0	Other Impacts
	4.1	Support for Corporate Social Responsibility activities derived from the CDM project activity
	4.2	General Project Acceptability	Reasonable and fair distribution of project benefits
			Alignment with the spirit of the Kyoto Protocol

Projects are compared to a baseline (Business As Usual) scenario.