Operational Functions of the EC-CDM

• Establishing project application guidelines to ensure that Project Proposals conform to national program objectives and international UNFCCC standards, while minimizing the volume and complexity of proposals;

• Developing project evaluation criteria and procedures, including specific national priorities or exclusions, additionality criteria, monitoring and validation criteria and requirements for host-country government approval and allocation of certified emission reductions;

• Establishing a project review and approval process, including requirements, procedures, and deadlines for receipt, evaluation approval of project proposals;

• Building local awareness of the program in order to disseminate information about project guidelines and evaluation procedures, and generating interest and new activities;

• Marketing the program internationally, via both diplomatic and commercial channels, in order to increase recognition of project opportunities in Egypt and attract potential investors;

• Overseeing the monitoring, verifying and reporting of project results, including tracking developments in international monitoring and validation standards and reporting to the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice under the UNFCCC;

• Participating in international policy debates and UNFCCC negotiations, in order to communicate the country's interests and support its priorities and concerns;

• Reporting to the Egyptian Authorities on annual activities, and elaborate and publish an annual report describing the achievements during the year.