The Parties have given the
CDM Executive Board a number of specific tasks and powers.
The role of the
CDM EB is to:
- Develop procedures for the CDM;
- Approve new methodologies;
- Accredit Designated Operations Entities (DOEs);
- Register projects (in accordance with specific procedures);
- Issue Certified Emission Reduction (CER) credits earned through CDMprojects in accordance with specific procedures;
- Make publicly available information on proposed CDMprojects in need of funding and investors seeking opportunities;
- Maintain a public database of CDM project activities containing information on registered project design documents, comments received, verification reports, CDM Executive Board decisions and information on all CERs issued;
- Develop and maintain the CDM registry.
The Executive Board comprises of 10 members and 10 alternate members from Parties to the Kyoto Protocol as follows:
The Executive Board may establish committees, panels or working groups to assist it in the performance of its functions. The Executive Board shall draw on the expertise necessary to perform its functions, including from the
UNFCCC roster of experts. Just as in the composition of the
EB itself, regional balance shall be considered in the composition of panels in accordance with rule 32 of the
Rules of procedure of the Executive Board of the CDM.
At its thirty-seventh meeting, the Executive Board approved the
General Guidelines for panels/working groups.
Composition of the CDM Executive Board for 2022 (as of the first meeting of the Board in 2022)
The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol at its sixteenth session elected new members and alternate members to the Board. The term of service of the incoming members/alternate members starts as of the first meeting of the Board in 2022.
The Board elected Mr. Omar Alcock of Jamaica and Mr. Frank Wolke of Germany to serve as Chair and Vice-Chair of the CDM Executive Board respectively until the first meeting of the Board in 2023.
Members and alternate members are listed in alphabetical order by Board member.
a Term: 2 years i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2023.
b Term: 2 years i.e. ending prior to the first meeting in 2024.
Further information about nomination, election and re-election of members and alternate members of the CDM Board can be found in the Rules of procedure of the Executive Board of the CDM.
Information on the election and membership of the bodies of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol can be found here.
This section provides history of the CDM Business and management plans
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