Nairobi Framework
Background
The Nairobi Framework (NF) was initiated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its UNEP Risoe Centre, the World Bank Group, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the specific target of helping developing countries, especially those in sub-Sahara Africa, to improve their level of participation in the clean development mechanism (CDM). The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) also joined the partnership in 2009..The NF has benefited as well from cooperation with other international organizations whose goals and work plans support its target. These organizations include the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the Asia Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).
MoreObjectives
The Framework consists of five objectives, agreed to by the initiating agencies, considered to be key priority targets in order to move the CDM forward in the beneficiary countries:- Build and enhance capacity of DNAs to become fully operational
- Build capacity in developing CDM project activities
- Promote investment opportunities for projects
- Improve information sharing/outreach / exchange of views on activities / education and training
- Inter-agency coordination
Information sharing
The UNFCCC secretariat, in its function of facilitator of the Nairobi Framework and the broader work to enhance the regional distribution of CDM project activities, coordinates relevant activities to be carried out by partners and cooperating organizations. The implementing agencies, working together, address identified needs and opportunities according to the situation in the countries and regions where they are active, as well as their own mandates.
Other agencies, private institutions, bilateral programmes and NGOs are also encouraged to provide assistance to enhance the regional distribution of CDM project activities and to inform the secretariat, so that this information can also be made available through this webpage.
The information accessible from this web portal will provide an overview of assistance (ongoing or planned) under the Framework, partly as an outreach tool to demonstrate progress being made towards the objectives of the Nairobi Framework and partly to provide lessons from past experiences.
Initiatives already undertaken
Key documents and links
- Nairobi Framework Work Plan 2013
- CDM and DNA Help Desks
- Nairobi Framework Annual Report 2012
- CDM in Africa - Finance and Support
- CDM Loan Scheme available to projects from countries with less than 10 registered CDM projects.
- An analysis: Indexing CDM Distribution
- African least developed countries and the carbon market
Further information
+ CDM Statistics ![]() |
CDM Bazaar: Web-based facility, which seeks to support project opportunities |
Contact details of Designated National Authorities (DNA)
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