Payment for Environmental Services & Performance Measurement
Climate Change Adaptation Benefit Mechanism
The African Development Bank commissioned an international team of consultants to develop a design framework for a market-based climate change adaptation financing mechanism linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This 'Adaptation Benefit Mechanism' (ABM) provides protocols for the issuance of Adaptation Benefit Units (ABUs) for sale to public and private sector buyers. The ABM is modeled on market-based mechanisms used in climate change mitigation including the Clean Development Mechanism and the international voluntary carbon markets. Carbon Partnership is a member of this 5-person consulting group led by CPMA International. Our role is to contribute to the 'Payment for Environmental Services' elements of this mechanism, with particular emphasis on adaptation unit definition, demand side engagement models, measurement reporting and verification, and additionality.
Client: African Development Bank. Status: Current 2017.
The African Development Bank commissioned an international team of consultants to develop a design framework for a market-based climate change adaptation financing mechanism linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. This 'Adaptation Benefit Mechanism' (ABM) provides protocols for the issuance of Adaptation Benefit Units (ABUs) for sale to public and private sector buyers. The ABM is modeled on market-based mechanisms used in climate change mitigation including the Clean Development Mechanism and the international voluntary carbon markets. Carbon Partnership is a member of this 5-person consulting group led by CPMA International. Our role is to contribute to the 'Payment for Environmental Services' elements of this mechanism, with particular emphasis on adaptation unit definition, demand side engagement models, measurement reporting and verification, and additionality.
Client: African Development Bank. Status: Current 2017.
Outcomes Accelerator
The Ministry for Social Development commissioned a team of advisors to contribute design features for a "payment on results" financing model for community delivery of social development outcomes. The Akina Foundation led the design process by coordinating this team of advisors (Carbon Partnership was a member of this team). Carbon Partnership's contribution focused on providing insights from its experience in the international voluntary carbon market and payment for environmental services market.
Client: Ministry for Social Development. Status: Completed 2016.
The Ministry for Social Development commissioned a team of advisors to contribute design features for a "payment on results" financing model for community delivery of social development outcomes. The Akina Foundation led the design process by coordinating this team of advisors (Carbon Partnership was a member of this team). Carbon Partnership's contribution focused on providing insights from its experience in the international voluntary carbon market and payment for environmental services market.
Client: Ministry for Social Development. Status: Completed 2016.
Smart Farming Programme
The Smart Farming Programme is an initiative of the Carbon Farming Group and focuses on creating a voluntary standard, financing arrangements, and implementation protocols to incentivize (and facilitate) the uptake of sustainable farming practices among New Zealand pastoral farmers. The Carbon Farming Group contracted Carbon Partnership to lead the technical design elements for the Smart Farming Programme.
Client: Carbon Farming Group. Funder: Tindall Foundation. Status: Completed 2015.
The Smart Farming Programme is an initiative of the Carbon Farming Group and focuses on creating a voluntary standard, financing arrangements, and implementation protocols to incentivize (and facilitate) the uptake of sustainable farming practices among New Zealand pastoral farmers. The Carbon Farming Group contracted Carbon Partnership to lead the technical design elements for the Smart Farming Programme.
Client: Carbon Farming Group. Funder: Tindall Foundation. Status: Completed 2015.
Enviroschools Performance Measurement System
The Enviroschools Foundation commissioned Carbon Partnership to develop a performance measurement framework for the Enviroschools Programme. This involved mapping contractual relationships within the Enviroschools system and developing performance measurement and reporting systems capable of demonstrating value to funders, and providing a transparent basis for project management.
Client: Enviroschools Foundation. Status: Completed 2014.
The Enviroschools Foundation commissioned Carbon Partnership to develop a performance measurement framework for the Enviroschools Programme. This involved mapping contractual relationships within the Enviroschools system and developing performance measurement and reporting systems capable of demonstrating value to funders, and providing a transparent basis for project management.
Client: Enviroschools Foundation. Status: Completed 2014.
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