Activity Processes
15 Activity Processes are taken up by the Tech Team for each Project that they undertake. These are further exploded into 43 Jobs, and 140 Tasks under them. Tech Team Members monitor the below Tasks in order to keep a continuous tab on progress.
Activity Process | Job | Task | Stakeholder |
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1. Deciding to Undertake CDM | 1.1. Develop Comfort Level | 1.1.1. Visit running CDM Project & Learn from Experienced Stakeholders | NGO Leadership |
1.1.2. Explain Implications in Dealing with Commercial Moneys | FCN Convenor | ||
1.1.3. Explain Process, Cost & Timeframe to Develop a CDM Project | Tech Team | ||
1.1.4. Discuss Implementation & Monitoring Commitments in a Participatory Workshop with all NGO Staff | CDM Preparation Team | ||
1.2. Assess Capacity | 1.2.1. Study Organisational Structure and Assess Implementation Capacity | Tech Team | |
1.2.2. Assess Staying Capacity and Intimacy with Communities | Tech Team | ||
1.2.3. Share Findings with the NGO Leadership | FCN Convenor | ||
1.3. Decide to Undertake CDM | 1.3.1. Pass Board Resolution to Undertake CDM Project | Project Proponent | |
1.3.2. Assemble a CDM Preparation Team & Appoint Contact Person | Project Proponent | ||
1.3.3. Sign Service Contract with the FCN Tech Team | Project Proponent | ||
2. Selecting CDM Project | 2.1. Identify Technologies | 2.1.1. Make Windscreen Survey of Project Area & Interact with Communities | Tech Team |
2.1.2. Suggest & Explain Possible Technologies | Tech Team | ||
2.1.3. Determine Feasibility of Technology vis-à-vis Resource Avaibility & Absorbtion Capacity | NGO Leadership | ||
2.2. Choose Methodology | 2.2.1. Scan CDM Methodologies for Identified Technologies | Tech Team | |
2.2.2. Determine the baseline scenario in the project area | Tech Team | ||
2.2.3. Determine if Baseline Satisfies Applicability Criteria of the Methodology | Tech Team | ||
2.2.4. Calculate Approximate Scale of Project Activity | Tech Team | ||
2.3. Decide Project Boundary | 2.3.1. Decide on Geographic Boundary & Scale of Project Activity | Project Proponent | |
3. Collecting Demographic Data | 3.1. Design Questionnaire | 3.1.1. Design Preliminary Questionnaire | Tech Team |
3.1.2. Translate to Local Language | CDM Preparation Team | ||
3.1.3. Administer the Questionnaire to about 50 Households | CDM Preparation Team | ||
3.1.4. Enter data in Microsoft Excel | CDM Preparation Team | ||
3.1.5. Analyse the Data | Tech Team | ||
3.1.6. Make Changes to Questionnaire if needed | Tech Team | ||
3.1.7. Print the Survey Sheets | CDM Preparation Team | ||
3.2. Obtain Monitoring Solution | 3.2.1. Negotiate with Tristle Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | Project Proponent | |
3.2.2. Create Customised Monitoring Solution for Chosen Technology & Methodology | Tristle | ||
3.3. Collect Demographic Data | 3.3.1. Collect Household Data | CDM Preparation Team | |
3.3.2. Enter Data into the Module & Retain Survey Sheets till Validation | CDM Preparation Team | ||
3.3.3. Analyse Data for PDD | CDM Preparation Team | ||
4. Determining Baseline (PDD) | 4.1. Scan Literature | 4.1.1. Refer Scientific Literature, Reports, Working Papers, etc. | Tech Team |
4.1.2. Introduce Tech Team Members to District Officiala | Project Proponent | ||
4.1.3. Collect District Level Statistics | Project Proponent & Tech Team | ||
4.2. Design Sample Survey Format | 4.2.1. Design Test Questionnaire | Tech Team | |
4.2.2. Translate into Local Language | CDM Preparation Team | ||
4.2.3. Field test in 50 households | CDM Preparation Team | ||
4.2.4. Make changes in questionnaire if required | Tech Team | ||
4.2.5. Enter data in Microsoft Excel sheet | CDM Preparation Team | ||
4.2.6. Analyse the data | Tech Team | ||
4.2.7. Re-design and Finalise Questionnaire if required | Tech Team | ||
4.3. Conduct Baseline Survey(s) | 4.3.1. Prepare Sampling Plan Document with detailed Instructions | Tech Team | |
4.3.2. Determine Sample Size for Baseline Survey | Tech Team | ||
4.3.3. Collect Household Data using the Finalised Format & Procedure | CDM Preparation Team | ||
4.3.4. Enter data in Microsoft Excel sheet | CDM Preparation Team | ||
4.4. Calculate expected CERs for the Project | 4.4.1. Analyse Baseline Data for PDD | Tech Team | |
4.4.2. Calculate the emission reduction potential for the project activity | Tech Team | ||
5. Determining Technology (PDD) | 5.1. Detail the Technology | 5.1.1. Describe Details of Chosen Technology | Project Proponent & Tech Team |
5.1.2. Provide Laboratory Tests, Efficiency Certification, etc. | Project Proponent | ||
5.2. Prove Cost Efficiency of Chosen Technology | 5.2.1. Obtain Quotations from Technology Providers | Project Proponent | |
5.2.2. Demonstrate that Costing is Realistic and Not Inflated | Project Proponent | ||
5.3. Apply Baseline and Monitoring Methdology | 5.3.1. Apply Title & Reference of the Approved Methodology | Tech Team | |
5.3.2. Justify Choice of the Project Category | Tech Team | ||
6. Developing Monitoring Plan (PDD) | 6.1. Determine Monitoring Parameters | 6.1.1. List Monitoring Parameters | Tech Team |
6.1.2. Determine Monitoring Frequency for these Parameters | Tech Team | ||
6.1.3. Determine Monitoring Duration of Project Activity | Tech Team | ||
6.1.4. Determine Maintainence & Servicing Mechanism of the Technology | CDM Preparation Team | ||
6.2. Institutional Structure for Monitoring | 6.2.1. Describe Institutional Structure of NGO | Project Proponent | |
6.2.2. Describe Management Plan for Monitoring | Project Proponent | ||
6.2.3. Describe Roles & Responsibilities of Monitoring Team | Project Proponent | ||
6.2.4. Recheck and Introduce Monitoring Parameters into the digitized Monitoring Solution after Validation | Tristle | ||
7. Assessing Project Financials (PDD) | 7.1. Conduct Background Research | 7.1.1. Study Requirements for the Technology | CDM Preparation Team |
7.1.2. Identify Sources, Suppliers & Obtain Quotations | CDM Preparation Team | ||
7.2. Assess the Financials of the project | 7.2.1. Assess Financial Viability of the Project | Project Proponent | |
7.2.2. Determine Financing Mechanism for the CDM Project | Project Proponent | ||
7.2.3. Determine End User Contribution to Costing | Project Proponent | ||
7.2.4. Spell out the Carbon Revenue Sharing Agreement | Project Proponent | ||
8. Proving Additionality (PDD) | 8.1. Demystify Additionality | 8.1.1. Conduct Workshop to Explain Additionality to NGO Leadership & CDM Team | Tech Team |
8.1.2. Involve Project Staff to Provide Field Information, Local Insights & Arguments to Prove Additionality | Tech Team | ||
8.2. Address Investment Barrier | 8.2.1. Describe Scale, Extent & Field Reality Check of Government Subsidies & Incentives Available for Chosen Technology | Project Proponent | |
8.2.2. Describe Loans & Institutional Finance Available for Project Activity | Tech Team | ||
8.2.3. Describe Financing Mechanism for the CDM Project | Project Proponent | ||
8.3. Address Technology Barrier | 8.3.1. Make a Literature Scan | Tech Team | |
8.3.2. Prove Technology Barrier through a Macro Survey | Tech Team | ||
8.4. Address Barriers due to Prevailing Practices | 8.4.1. Map the Sociocultural Behavioural Patterns of Participating Families | Project Proponent | |
8.4.2. Conduct PRA Exercises to Discern Rational Choices that Participating Families would Normally Make | CDM Preparation Team | ||
8.5. Address Other Barriers | 8.5.1. Make a Literature Scan and Apply Wild Imagination | Tech Team | |
9. Determining Project Duration (PDD) | 9.1. Address Project Duration Issues | 9.1.1. Anticipate a Realistic Start Date for the CDM Project | Project Proponent |
9.1.2. Assess the Operational Lifetime of the Chosen Technology | Tech Team | ||
9.1.3. Choose the Crediting Period for the Project Activity | Tech Team | ||
10. Evaluating Environmental Impacts (PDD) | 10.1. Conduct EIA if required | 10.1.1. Contract an External Consultant to Conduct Environmnetl Impact Assessment, if required by MoEF | Project Proponent |
11. Obtaining Gold Standard Certification | 11.1. Conduct GS Stakeholder Meeting | 11.1.1. Familiarise CDM Team & NGO Staff on Procedure | Tech Team |
11.1.2. Prepare Non-Technical Summary | Tech Team | ||
11.1.3. Translate Non-technical summary into Local Language | CDM Preparation Team | ||
11.1.4. Prepare Draft Invitation Letters & Emails, Write-ups, Posters, matter for Newpaper Ads, etc. | Tech Team | ||
11.1.5. Translate Texts into Local Language | CDM Preparation Team | ||
11.1.6. Decide on Date(s) & Venue(s) for the GS Stakeholder Meeting(s) | Project Proponent | ||
11.1.7. Assist in Drawing up Invitation List | Tech Team | ||
11.1.8. Place Newspaper Ads & Send Out Invitations with Support Documents | CDM Preparation Team | ||
11.1.9. Conduct GS Stakeholders Meeting(s) | CDM Preparation Team | ||
11.2. Prepare GS Stakeholders Meeting Report | 11.2.1. Provide Proof of Invitation | CDM Preparation Team | |
11.2.2. Provide Photos of the GS Stakeholders Meeting(s) | CDM Preparation Team | ||
11.2.3. Provide Scanned Copies of Evaluations Forms, Participants List, etc. | CDM Preparation Team | ||
11.2.4. Translate Sample Evaluation Forms from Local Language into English | CDM Preparation Team | ||
11.2.5. Prepare Sustainable Development Matrix | Tech Team | ||
11.2.6. Finalise the GS Stakeholder Meeting Report | Tech Team | ||
11.3. Open Account at the GS Registry | 11.3.1. Explain Procedure to Open an Account at the GS Registry | Tech Team | |
11.3.2. Open the Account | Project Proponent | ||
11.3.3. Send Signed Copies of GS Agreement to GS Registry | Project Proponent | ||
11.3.4. Upload GS Stakeholders Meeting Report onto the GS Registry | Project Proponent | ||
11.4. Review of the Stakeholder Meeting Report | 11.4.1. Receive Comments & Feedbacks from the Gold Standard | Project Proponent | |
11.4.2. Address Issues Raised & Revise GS Stakeholder Meeting Report accordingly | Tech Team | ||
11.4.3. Upload Revised GS Stakeholders Meeting Report onto the GS Registry | Project Proponent | ||
11.5. GS Passport & Feedback | 11.5.1. Prepare GS Passport | Tech Team | |
11.5.2. Webhost GS Stakeholder Meeting Report and Draft Passport Report for public comments for 60 days | Project Proponent | ||
12. Finalising PDD | 12.1. Finalise the PDD | 12.1.1. Finalise all Sections of the PDD & Submit to Project Proponent | Tech Team |
12.1.2. Revise PDD based on NGO Feedback | Tech Team | ||
13. Obtaining Host Country Approval | 13.1. Submit PIN & PDD to MoEF | 13.1.1. Prepare Project Idea Note (PIN) | Tech Team |
13.1.2. Make 20 Hard Copies and 2 CDs of PIN & PDD | CDM Preparation Team | ||
13.1.3. Mail Hard Copies and CDs to MoEF, New Delhi | CDM Preparation Team | ||
13.2. Attend Personal Interview with Designated National | 13.2.1. Receive Letter from DNA for the Personal Interview | Project Proponent | |
13.2.2. List Documents to be Submitted to the DNA | Tech Team | ||
13.2.3. Prepare Documents for Submission at the Personal Interview | Project Proponent | ||
13.2.4. Attend the Personal Interview at New Delhi | Project Proponent & Tech Team | ||
13.2.5. Prepare & Submit Additional Documents, if required | Tech Team | ||
13.2.6. Grant Host Country Approval | DNA | ||
14. Validating the PDD | 14.1. Appoint a DOE | 14.1.1. Advise the Project Proponent on Strengths, Capabilities, Fees, etc. of various Validators | Tech Team |
14.1.2. Appoint a DOE for the project | Project Proponent | ||
14.1.3. Submit the PDD for Validation | Project Proponent | ||
14.2. Site Visit | 14.2.1. Communicate Date & Agenda for Site Visit | DOE | |
14.2.2. List Desk Review Documents required during Site Visit | Tech Team | ||
14.2.3. Accompany the DOE on Site Visit | Project Proponent & Tech Team | ||
14.2.4. Respond to DOE Queries during Desk Review & Site Visit | Project Proponent & Tech Team | ||
14.3. Draft Validation Report | 14.3.1. Receive Draft Validation Report | Tech Team | |
14.3.2. Prepare Additional Documents & Provide Information to answer CLs and CARs | Project Proponent | ||
14.3.3. Respond to Clarifications (CLs) and Corrective Action Requests (CARs) | Tech Team | ||
14.3.4. Revise PDD based on Draft Validation Report, CLs & CARs | Tech Team | ||
14.3.5. Technical Review of PDD | DOE | ||
14.3.6. Respond to Queries & Revise PDD based on Technical Review | Tech Team | ||
14.3.7. Issue Final Validation Report | DOE | ||
14.4. Modalities of Communication (MoC) | 14.4.1. Choose Contact Person(s) for Modalities of Communication and Submit Form to DOE | Project Proponent | |
14.4.2. Submit PDD, Validation Report and MoC to the E.B., UNFCCC | Project Proponent | ||
15. Registration | 15.1. Registration Fee | 15.1.1. Webhost for Paying Registration Fee & send Email | UNFCCC |
15.1.2. Pay the CDM Registration Fee to the E.B., UNFCCC | Project Proponent | ||
15.2. Completeness Check | 15.2.1. Webhost for Completeness Check | UNFCCC | |
15.2.2. Answer Queries, if any, by Revising PDD | Tech Team | ||
15.3. Webhost for Registration | 15.3.1. 4 weeks Webhosting for SSC projects | UNFCCC | |
15.3.2. Minor Corrections & PDD Review, if any | UNFCCC | ||
15.3.3. Revise PDD to Address Minor Corrections and/or Review Questions | Project Proponent & Tech Team | ||
15.3.4. Resubmit Revised PDD to UNFCCC | DOE | ||
15.3.5. PDD Registered | UNFCCC |