This program was conducted under the Integrated Capacity Strengthening for Clean Development Mechanism (ICS-CDM) Program of the Ministry of Environment, Japan MoEJ. The program included a two-day training workshop followed by two one-day training programs to address the needs of sector-specific stakeholders including potential project developers. Winrock International India (WII) concentrated on the WII-IGES CDM capacity building activities in the southern and western parts of India where a large number of potential CDM projects, renewable energy projects, large industries, and various textile mills were located.

These workshops/training programs opened up opportunities to develop a portfolio of CDM projects in India for offering Certified Emission Reductions (CER) from such projects to the Japanese Investors/CER Buyers.

The activities under the project included:

1. One training workshop in Ahmedabad in September 2005 on CDM Capacity Building for project developers in the following sectors:
   
   
• Energy efficiency (in large and medium industries such as textiles, aluminum, graphite, cement, etc.)
• Renewable energy such as wind, biomass, solar, etc
• Fuel stitch in the power and transport sectors and other industries, and
• Methane avoidance (MSW projects)
  
  
2. Two training programs in Hyderabad and Ahmedabad in November 2005 for sector specific project developers on preparation of Project Information Note (PIN) and Project Concept Note (PCN)