Philippine Experience in Training in Cambodia

1. Philippine Experience in Training in Cambodia Training on the Preparation of the National Communication on Climate Change and CDM

2. Outline of Presentation • Context of Cooperation • Training Activities • Results/Critical Success Factors • Barriers and Constraints • Lessons Learned • Other South-South Collaboration on Climate Change Activities

3. Context of Cooperation • Preparation of the National Communication • Training on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Implementing Agency-Cambodia; Requesting agency and beneficiary (for the training) Implementing Agency-Philippines

4. Areas of Cooperation/Training Activities Preparation of the National Communication on Climate Change • The Philippine Team of experts was requested to conduct a 10-day training on the Preparation of the National Communication on Climate Change in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 1999, sponsored by UNITAR. • The objective is to train the Cambodia’s National Climate Change Team on: • Guidelines for the Preparation of the National Communication from Non-Annex 1 Parties • GHG Emissions Inventory • Methods and Techniques for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Mitigation

5. Areas of Cooperation/Training Activities Training on the CDM • CDM Training for the Cambodia Climate Change Office was conducted, upon the request of the Cambodian Government, a part of the fulfillment of the objective of the CD4CDM to “strengthen their capacity on the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)” • 3-Day training (March 29-31, 2004) at Phnom Penh, Cambodia • Phils. CD4CDM team shared technical expertise with the Cambodian team through the conduct of intensive technical workshops/exercises

6. Results/ Critical Success Factors • Sharing of technical expertise between Philippines and Cambodia • Exchange of implementation experiences, and learning from these experiences • Similarities in political, economic situations, hence richer and more meaningful discussions of problems and solutions • Tailor-fitted approach in training and use of up-to-date information to maximize capacity building impacts • “learning by doing” approach (i.e. use of actual project in Cambodia as case in point for all hand-on exercises – later became the 1st CDM registered project in Cambodia)

7. Barriers and Constraints • Lack of funding for the training • Language barrier • CDM as a new, and still emerging, concept • Lack of clear and functional CDM institutional structures (in 2004) for both countries • Rapidly evolving rules for CDM which can be hard to continuously digest

8. Lessons Learned • Tailor-fitting the training best serves the target audience’s interests and needs • “learning by doing” is still the most effective training • Need for constant collaboration and exchange of crucial information among other developing countries • Capacity building is a continuous process, hence programs should be designed to nurture/strengthen the capacities of major players

9. Other South-South Collaborationon Climate Change • Training on Hydrographic modelling technique • Bangkok, Thailand, May 16-22, 2002 • Regional Study (AS07) for the Assessment of Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change (AIACC) trained staff (Philippines and Indonesia) from the AS21 Study on the SEA-Basin hydrographical modelling on a watershed runoff model. • Training courses and technical assistance for scientists from Indo-China (Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia) • Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines • 6 scientists/experts from Indo-China were trained by AIACC-AS21 team/trainers • Training-Workshop for Bhutan Local Scientists: Methodologies in Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Local Communities • Bhutan, May 3-14, 2004

10. Thank you.

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