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ZAMBIA’S EFFORTS IN IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE 6 OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT
Sharing lessons learned on A6 Implementation, 19th March 2024
By
Dr. Alick Muvundika
Chairperson - Technical Climate Change Committee for Mitigation, Zambia

Location of Zambia

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Overview of efforts to implement Article 6• Zambia’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) consists of both mitigation and adaptation
components based on the country’s national circumstances.
• Zambia’s nationally determined contribution (NDC) consists of both mitigation and adaptation
components based on the country’s national circumstances.
• The NDC has a conditional pledge of reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 25%(20,000 Gg CO2 eq.) by 2030 against a base year of 2010 under the Business As Usual (BAU)
scenario with limited international support or by 47% (38,000 Gg CO2 eq.) with substantial
international support. Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can help Zambia to implement its NDC• Article 6 identified to contribute towards meeting the conditional pledge of the country’s
NDC.

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Steps to be followed for Participating in Article 6

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Progress in Article 6 implementation
Step 1

1. Readiness and Needs Assessment: Completed 2022
2. Policy & Regulations:i. A Climate Change Bill is in draft and pending submission to Parliament in Q1
2024. The Bill will govern Carbon Stock Management & Markets.
ii. Forestry Act and SI 66 (Forest Carbon Stock Management) are in place tosupport Carbon Stock management and regulation of REDD+ and other
Voluntary Carbon Market activities in the Forestry sector.
Note: there is a need to align the Forest Act (SI 66) & the Climate Bill to facilitate
operationalization of Carbon Markets under Article 6 for all sectors.

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Step 2

1. As part of the national A6 strategy the government has identified and submitted arobust NDC and LT-LED to the UNFCCC
2. MGEE is also in the process of preparing an updated NDC including an enhanced
sectoral analysis with marginal abatement cost. Medium to Long Term Emission
Planning is also underway - Sector Studies are underway in 5 sectors; Forestry,Livestock, Waste, Cement and Power. Results and reporting to be concluded by
Q2 – Q3 2024.
3. The Ministry is also in the process of finalizing the Carbon Market Framework:
a. Part I – Guidelines for the Submission and Evaluation of A6 Mitigation
Activities completed and published in October 2023.
b. Part II – Fees & Share of Proceeds; Part III – Guidelines for theTransition of CDM and VCM projects to Article 6 and Part IV –National Registry are expected to be complete and incorporated into
the CMF by the end of Quarter 1 2024.
c. The Zambia Carbon Market framework will be linked and backed by theClimate Change Bill/Act.

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Fees, Share or Proceeds & Benefit Sharing• Host countries can determine the “levies” for project development as part of their Carbon MarketFramework and decide how the respective funds are used. The Zambia Carbon Market Framework
will elaborate and set requirements for project developers with regards the application of Fees, Shareof Proceeds (SOP) and Benefit Sharing Mechanism (BSM) guidelines. Where;• Fees are costs applicable to projects and are meant to cover the administrative processing andevaluation of submissions• SOP is a share of emission reduction certificates that can be purposed to cover iMRV operation
costs and support a National Climate Fund
• BSM is the distribution of benefits, both direct and indirect, of project activities, including projectfunding, between different participants and stakeholders.
• SOP may be collected by the host country on projects developed under Article 6.2 and on projects
carried out for the Voluntary Carbon Market that ask for a Corresponding Adjustment (not for Art.
6.4 transactions! ).
• Whereas SOP may be applicable to all carbon projects requesting corresponding adjustment, theBSM is and will still be applicable to community conservation and community forest initiatives such as
REDD+ Programs.
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Step 3

1. The Climate Bill in its’ draft form has established institutional processes for thecoordination of carbon market activities.
MGEE Department forGreen Economy & ClimateChange

MGEE is responsible for overseeing the regulation of carbon markets
and bilateral engagements with prospective Article 6.2 Acquiring
Parties.

Technical Climate Change
Committee for Mitigation

Serve as the technical working group for operationalizing of Article 6,
and is the authority for assessing, approving, or rejecting A6
opportunities/activities

Zambia Environmental
Management Agency

Fulfils technical requirements under the UNFCCC and the Paris
Agreement including the MRV and accounting, GHG inventory,
registry operations, reporting and corresponding adjustments

Secretariat

Secretariat functions provided by the Ministry of Green Economy andEnvironment (MGEE), Department for Green Economy & Climate
Change2. The Carbon Market Framework, will also establish the processes and proceduresfor the operationalization of Carbon Markets under Article 6.
3. Integrated Measurement, Reporting & Verification System: the establishment of a
National Carbon Registry that will be integrated with the national Measurement,
Reporting & Verification System (iMRV) is in process
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A6 Mitigation Activity Approval Process• Zambia’s A6 approval process a two-phased assessment and authorization
process.

MAIN Phase
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MADD Phase

The Article 6 activity cycle requires government
action at multiple stages

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Step 4

1. The Ministry has and will continue to engage and build capacity for bothgovernment and private sector stakeholders in institution of guidelines and theoperationalisation of Article 6.
2.

Step 5Article 6 and VCM capacity building has been conducted and is underway for both Government& Private sector. Financial Sector Capacity Building is also planned for 2024 to enable thefinancial sector to access blended finance opportunities and support increased investment inmitigation activity development.

1. Development of A6 Opportunities: A total of 27 projects were submitted as
potential A6 pilots and 3 projects have subsequently been selected as pilot
activities for project development including financing approaches andimplementation. The 3 projects are;i. Kafue Sugar; 40MW Renewable Energy Projectii. Art. 6-based national Clean Cookstove Programiii. Green Tourism Project

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Bi-lateral Framework Agreements:
The launch of the Guidelines for Submission & Evaluation of Mitigation Activities
has created a positive perception of Zambia’s readiness to participate in A6
amongst international buyer countries. The following countries have, to date, shown
interest to engage in a cooperative approaches with Zambia;· Sweden;· Switzerland;· Germany (German companies);· Singapore.

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