As a small island developing state (SIDS) and CDM Host Country with relatively limited potential for mounting many large-scale projects, Mauritius quickly recognized the need to establish a robust legal framework to promote foreign investment in GHG Reduction projects and an efficient CDM project approval process.
Under the umbrella of the CD4CDM project, a two-year capacity building program implemented by the UNEP Risoe Center (URC) together with the Mauritian Ministry of Environment, a comprehensive Regulation governing the CDM was formulated in record time in comparison to other countries in the region.
Over the course of three days, the DNA Secretariat, the Minister of Environment, and URC advisors convened all relevant government stakeholders including the State Law Office around the table to quickly thrash out the content of the regulation. Beyond the process itself, the final regulation adopted—the Environment Protection (Designated National Authority) Regulations of 2009—is one of the most compact yet comprehensive models yet to be adopted in Africa, with a streamlined approval procedure eliminating duplication between the EIA processes and the public participation requirements associated with CDM approval.
This is an example of both good practice in DNA regulation development and the benefits of more structured CDM capacity building programs that include targeted legal reform and regulatory advisory services.
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