BELIZE Facing the climate change

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements (pdf 195 KB)

Preface
Foreword: A Series for Central America
Introduction: Belize in the scenario of climate change

PART I - LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF BELIZE FACING THE CLIMATE CHANGE  (pdf 272 KB)

Political and Legal Framework 
Legal and Institutional Requirements for Participating in CDM
Overall Framework for Project Verification
Relevance of the CDM to the Land use and Forestry Sector
Relevance of the CDM to National Sustainable Development
Political support and capacity of national institutions to host CDM projects
National actions to combat climate change

Institutional Framework  (pdf 88 KB)
General institutional framework of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Institutional arrangements favorable to the promotion of CDM projects

PART II - THE POTENTIAL OF MITIGATION OF BELIZEAN FOREST SECTOR  (pdf 418 KB)

Methodological framework to identify the po tential for mitigation of Belize
The seven steps
Observations on the methodology
The national perspective

Potential for mitigation in the land use and forest sector of Belize
Socioeconomic trends
Land potential and land use trends
Land tenancy and rate of deforestation
Sources and sinks in the land use and forestry sector

Estimation of the carbon sequestration potential of Belize  (pdf 785 KB)
Potential areas for forest mitigation under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Kyoto Areas with real mitigation potential under the established criteria 
Areas with biophysical potential for reforestation projects
Areas with socioeconomic potential for reforestation projects
Establishment of the baseline assessment
Quantification of the baseline for the potential project areas
Potential project activities feasible under national circumstances
Estimation of total carbon sequestered under each project activity

The potential of Belize  (pdf 560 KB)
Estimation of net carbon sequestered under project scenario
Calculation of total carbon sequestered for Belize
Accounting for the risk factors
Final potential: adjustments for the risk factors

Conclusions and recommendations  (pdf 59 KB)

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