The Designated National
Authority (DNA) will consider each Project application against these
indicators and will make an assessment of whether, on balance, the
Project supports sustainable development in the country. In some
instances, the project may have a negative impact on one or more
dimensions of sustainable development and a positive impact on the
other dimensions.
The DNA will evaluate
CDM projects submitted to it through consideration of the following
main criteria:
In this evaluation the
DNA will use the Sustainable Development Indicators contained in the
table hereunder.
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|
Indicators |
|
Economic |
1.0 |
Does the proposed CDM
Project contribute to economic development in Mauritius? |
|
1.1 |
Impact of the Project on Direct Employment |
|
1.2 |
Impact of the Project on Indirect Employment |
|
1.3 |
Sustainability of Balance of Payments |
Impact of the Project on foreign exchange requirements,
e.g. reduction in import of fossil fuels |
|
Impact of the Project on foreign direct investment |
|
1.4 |
Hard
currency expenditures on technology, replicability, where
applicable, and contribution to technological self-reliance |
Positive or negative
implications for the transfer of technology to Mauritius arising
from the Project |
|
Demonstration and
replication potential of the Project, where applicable |
|
1.5 |
Impact of the Project
on Energy |
Reducing
the burden on the imports of fossil fuels / Security of Energy
Supply |
|
Increasing share of renewable energy in
energy supply |
|
1.6 |
Impact of the Project
on investment in priority sectors
|
|
Social |
2.0 |
Does the Project
contribute to social development in Mauritius? |
|
2.1 |
Impact of the Project
on Employment quality/levels
|
Number of jobs
created/lost |
|
Types of employment –
skilled/manual |
|
Distribution of
employment opportunities |
|
Local skills development |
|
2.2 |
Impact of the Project on Quality of Life |
Improvement of
Infrastructure |
|
Poverty alleviation |
|
Access to affordable
clean energy services |
|
Improvement of quality
of life and well-being |
|
2.3 |
Impact of the Project on Community Development |
Empowerment / Community
Participation |
|
Education/Transfer of
technical skills |
|
Environmental |
3.0 |
Does the Project
protect the environment?
Are disturbances and
losses avoided, or where they cannot be avoided, are they
minimized and remedied in a responsible manner? |
|
3.1 |
Impact of the Project on Air Quality |
|
3.2 |
Impact of the Project on Land |
Land Use Changes,
Leaching of pollutants in soil |
|
Solid Wastes / Hazardous
Wastes – Generation and Disposal |
|
3.3 |
Impact of the
Project on Water Resources |
Water quantity –
Availability and Access |
|
Water quality |
|
3.4 |
Impact of the Project on Conservation / Contribution to Biodiversity |
|
3.5 |
Impact of the Project
on marine environment |
|
3.6 |
Impact of the Project on the efficiency and sustainability of use of Natural
Resources |
|
3.7 |
Any other positive
or negative environmental impacts of the Project |
Noise |
|
Safety |
|
Health |
|
Visual impacts /
Landscapes |
|
Traffic |
|
Others (e.g. heat,
electromagnetic radiation, odour, etc) |
|
Others |
4.0 |
Other Impacts |
|
4.1 |
Support for Corporate
Social Responsibility activities derived from the CDM project
activity |
|
4.2 |
General Project
Acceptability |
Reasonable and fair distribution of project
benefits |
|
Alignment with the
spirit of the Kyoto Protocol |
