Partnership Assembly Meeting (PA1): Barcelona

At its inaugural meeting, the PA welcomed China, bringing the total number of Implementing Country Participants to nine. All nine received funding to begin work on a Market Readiness Proposal. Morocco also expressed interest to join the PMR.
Date:
May 30 - 31, 2011
Venue:
Barcelona
Day 1: May 30, 2011 | ||
8:30 | Registration | |
1. Opening and Introduction | ||
9:00 | ||
Joëlle Chassard, World Bank | ||
Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
Update since Bangkok Organizal Meeting | ||
9:30 | ||
Confirmation of China’s Participation as an Implementing Country Participant in the PMR | ||
9:45 | ||
Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
Key Steps in the PMR Process and Considerations for Allocation of Funds | ||
Note PA1-2011-1 | ||
Martina Bosi, PMR Secretariat | ||
Template for Market Readiness | ||
Draft Template for Organizing Framework | ||
Guide to Template for Organizing Framework | ||
10:30 | Break | |
2. Presentations by Implementing Country Participants | ||
The Implementing Country Participants presented their Frameworks for PMR activities. The PA provided comments and made funding allocation decisions for the Preparation Phase. | ||
10:45 | ||
Sandra Garavito, Ministry of Environment, Housing, and Territorial Development, Colombia | ||
Colombia: Organizing Framework | ||
Andrei Bourrouet, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica | ||
Costa Rica: Organizing Framework | ||
13:15 | Lunch | |
14:30 | ||
Dicky Edwin Hindarto, National Council on Climate Change, Indonesia | ||
Indonesia: Organizing Framework | ||
Jose Antonio Urteaga, Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico | ||
Mexico: Organizing Framework | ||
17:00 | Break | |
17:15 | ||
Richard Baron, International Energy Agency | ||
Views on Market Readiness | ||
Thomas Black, Centro Andino para la Economia en el Medio Ambiente CAEMA | ||
PMR in Developing Countries: A Bottom-up View | ||
18:30 | Wrap up | |
20:00 | Reception | |
End of Day 1 | ||
Day 2: May 31, 2011 | ||
2. Presentations by Implementing Country Participants (Cont) | ||
8:30 | ||
Sirithan Pairoj-Boriboon, Greenhouse Gas Management Organization, Thailand | ||
Thailand: Organizing Framework |
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Jaime Bravo, Ministry of Energy, Chile | ||
Chile: Organizing Framework | ||
11:00 | Break | |
11:15 | ||
Evren Turkmenoglu, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Turkey | ||
Turkey: Organizing Framework | ||
12:30 | Lunch | |
14:00 | ||
Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank | ||
Wang Shu, National Development Reform Commission, China | ||
China: Organizing Framework | ||
Felix Matthes, Öko Institute | ||
Domestic ETSs: Readiness Preparation and Challenges for Implementation | ||
16:00 | Break | |
3. Informal Presentation(s) by Implementing Country Participant(s) | ||
16:15 | ||
State Environmental Investment Agency, Ukraine | ||
Ukraine: Overview of Efforts under PMR Activities | ||
4. Expression(s) of Interest | ||
16:35 | ||
Remarks by the countries that have submitted an EoI since the OM | ||
5. Next Steps, Budget, Proposals, and Adoption of Decisions | ||
17:30 | ||
Sarah Underwood, PMR Secretariat | ||
Next Steps: Preparation for PA2 and the First Workshop | ||
Duangrat Laohapakakul, PMR Secretariat | ||
Procurement Guidelines for World Bank Borrowers | ||
Elena Chin-lin Lee, World Bank | ||
Annual Budget Proposals FY11 and FY12 | ||
Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
Participation in the PMR | ||
18:45 | ||
Adoption of Decisions by Participants | ||
o China Confirmation as an Implementing Country Participant | ||
Resolution No. PA1/2011-1 | ||
o Authorizing Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 and 2012 | ||
Resolution No. PA1/2011-2 | ||
o Confirmation of Morocco’s Participation as an Implementing Country Participant | ||
Resolution No. PA1/2011-3 | ||
o Allocation of PMR Funding for the Preparation Phase | ||
Resolution No. PA1/2011-4 | ||
o Allocation of Advance Preparation Funding | ||
Resolution No. PA1/2011-5 | ||
End of PA1 | ||