The Clean Development Mechanism in Africa - Potential and Limitations

The unequitable distribution of CDM projects is a much-debated fault of the CDM mechanism. Africa in particular has seen few projects to date. This paper analyses the reasons, looks at proposals aimed at solving the problem and subjects the various approaches to critical evaluation. It would appear that consideration should be given to solutions found outside the climate regime in order to foster efforts towards sustainable development, especially in Africa.

JIKO policy papers are written and published by the Wuppertal Institute on behalf of the German Environment Ministry (BMU). The positions expressed in this policy paper are strictly those of the authors and represent neither the opinion of the Wuppertal Institute nor of the BMU.