GOLD STANDARD LOCAL STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION REPORT

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1 GOLD STNDRD LOCL STKEHOLDER CONSULTTION REPORT CONTENTS. Project Description 1. Project eligibility under Gold Standard 2. Current project status B. Design of Stakeholder Consultation Process 1. Description of physical meeting(s) i. genda ii. Non-technical summary iii. Invitation tracking table iv. Text of individual invitations v. Text of public invitations 2. Description of other consultation methods used C. Consultation Process 1. Participants in physical meeting(s) i. List ii. Evaluation forms 2. Pictures from physical meeting(s) 3. Outcome of consultation process i. Minutes of physical meeting(s) ii. Minutes of other consultations iii. ssessment of all comments iv. Revisit sustainable development assessment v. Summary of changes to project design based on comments D. Sustainable Development ssessment 1. Own sustainable development assessment i. Do no harm assessment ii. Sustainable development matrix 2. Stakeholders blind sustainable development matrix 3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix E. Discussion on Sustainability Monitoring Plan F. Description of Stakeholder Feedback Round nnex 1. Original participants list nnex 2. Original feedback forms

2 SECTION. PROJECT DESCRIPTION. 1. Project eligibility under the Gold Standard Title: Micro Scale Improved Cook Stove Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha Version: 02 Date: 11 th May 2012 The proposed project activity is by Bagepalli Coolie Sangha a 34 year old membership based registered organisation formed by small and poor peasant families in their respective villages. The project activity is to provide Improved cook stoves (ICS) to the rural communities for their daily needs of cooking and water heating and replace the inefficient traditional cook stoves. The project activity promotes local sustainable development and fits into the project eligibility criteria as follows: 1. Type of Project ctivity: The project activity fits in the End-use Energy Efficiency Improvement category - The project activity reduces the amount of energy for delivering or producing non-energy physical goods or services. The Improved Cook Stove reduces the amount of fuelwood for cooking and hot water bath thereby reducing the amount of energy. 2. Scale of the project activity: it is a Micro scale CDM project activity. For GS purpose, it will be a small scale project activity. 3. Host Country or State: The project activity will be in Non-nnex I country India, and is eligible as GS CDM project. 4. Greenhouse Gases: The emission reduction GHG is CO2 and is thus eligible under UNFCCC and the Gold Standard. 5. Financial Plan: The project activity will not be using OD funding. The project implementation will be only through carbon finance. The OD declaration form is uploaded to the GS Registry from the Project Proponent - BCS in this regard. 6. Project Timeframe: Project registration type is normal. The start date of crediting period of the project activity is the same as that of CDM project activity i.e. 1 st Jan 2013 as mentioned in the PDD. 7. Previous announcement check: The project was not previously announced to be going ahead without the revenues from carbon credits. It is a project that is conceived by BCS to implement with GS CDM revenues. 8. Other Certification Schemes: The project will not claim any other certificate and thus double counting would not arise from the issuance of Gold Standard carbon credits. The project is conceived exclusively by BCS to implement with GS CDM revenues. Based on nnex C, Guidance on Project Type Eligibility Project of the Gold Standard nnexes to Toolkit Version 2.1, Improved distributed heating and cooking devices, cook stoves involving a large amount of small, distributed heating, cooking or electricity generation devices using renewable energy sources shall provide the Gold Standard with a clear description of the transfer of credits ownership all along the investment chain, and with proof that end users are aware of and willing to Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

3 give up their rights on emission reductions. The project will be implemented only after successful validation and registration as a GS CDM project. During implementation of the project activity, after distribution of improved cook stoves and satisfactory functioning, an end user agreement will be signed with the end user, wherein she is aware and willing to give up their rights on emission reductions to BCS. draft end-user agreement is uploaded on the GS Registry, which will be signed as soon as the project is registered and they start using Improved cook stove. Thus based on the above, the project activity is eligible as a GS CDM project activity. The project activity is eligible under II.G methodology, Version 3, due to the following: i. This category comprises appliances involving efficiency improvements in the thermal applications of non-renewable biomass. The project activity is introduction of CHULIK, a high efficiency biomass fired cook stoves at household level for cooking and water heating with a thermal efficiency of In the baseline, inefficient cook stoves are being used with an efficiency of ii. The communities are using non-renewable biomass since 31 st December o study was conducted by Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests during 1987 to assess the wood consumption in Kolar district 1. Chickballapur district was part of the erstwhile Kolar district during Based on the study, the fuel wood requirement in 1987 was 8 lakh tonnes/annum against the production of 0.31 lakh tonnes. Thus the non-renewable biomass (f NRB) in 1987 was 96%. o Thus the communities were using non-renewable biomass since 31 st December iii. Type II project activities or those relating to improvements in energy efficiency which reduce energy consumption on the supply and/or demand side, shall be limited to those with a maximum output of 20 GWh per year for a CDM micro scale project activity or an appropriate equivalent, which is below 60 GWh (thermal) and will remain under the limits of micro-scale project activity during every year of the crediting period as shown below. The calculation of annual energy savings is as follows: o Thermal energy savings per household are calculated by multiplying the annual biomass savings per household from CHULIK systems with its calorific value: ysavings biomass Energy Savings (GWh) = B. NCV old B old.(1 ). NCVbiomass = new (1 ) = = MWh/household = GWh/household 1 FSI, Report on wood consumption study in Kolar District, Karnataka. Forest Survey of India, Southern Zone, Bangalore, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Department of Environment, Forests and Wildlife. Government of India. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

4 Where: B old = Quantity of woody biomass used in the absence of the project activity in tonnes = 4.06 t per household (see Section B.4.) η old = Efficiency of the system being replaced = 0.1 (see Section B.4.) η new = Efficiency of the system being deployed as part of the project activity as determined using the Water Boiling Test (WBT) protocol = (see Section B.4.) NCV biomass = Net calorific value of the non-renewable biomass that is substituted = IPCC default for wood fuel, TJ/tonne, corresponds to kwh/t (Reference SSC_223) Thus in each of the household, the appliance achieves an annual energy savings equal to GWh or MWh, which is smaller than 600 megawatt hours. The maximum number of eligible households that can be disseminated with the stove in this project activity is therefore limited to 60 GWh th/ GWh per household = 4,717 households. The project activity will remain under the limit of micro-scale project activity types (annual energy savings below 60 GWh) during every year of the crediting period, because the maximum number of households that will be disseminated with the stove under the project will be limited to 4,500. Thus the total energy savings during the year will be x 4,500 = GWh. Considering the above, MS II.G, Version 3 is applicable to the project activity.. 2. Current project status This is a CDM micro scale Project based on Guidelines for demonstrating additionality of microscale project activities, Version 03, nnex 23, EB 63. The project activity is implementation of 4,500 Improved Cook stoves, Chulika. The project activity falls under Type II project activity, methodology II.G. Energy efficiency in thermal applications of non-renewable biomass. Each improved cook stove has thermal energy saving of GWh th (see Section B.2 of the PDD). Thus 4,500 Chulika will be distributed under the project activity that will have an energy savings of GWh. This is less than 60 GWh th2. The project activity will remain under the limit of micro-scale project activity types (annual energy savings below 60 GWh) during every year of the crediting period, because the maximum number of households that will be disseminated with the stove under the project will be limited to 4,500. Thus the total energy savings during the year will be x 4,500 = GWh th. The end users of each of the improved cook stove are individual households. Hence it justifies qualifying as a CDM micro scale project activity and is deemed additional. The project has been submitted to DOE for validation. The project will be executed with carbon revenue after the project gets registered as a CDM project. The Gold Standard Stakeholder s meeting was conducted on 10 th of March 2012 based on GS Version 2.1. The Communication to UNFCCC and NCDM with regard to Prior Consideration of CDM was on 14 th March GWh (e) x 3 = 60 GWh th. s per General Guidelines to SSC CDM methodologies. Multiply by 3 to derive thermal units from electrical units irrespective of the type of project or methodology applied. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

5 Thus, as of now the project is not operational or under construction at the time of first submission to the Gold Standard. The likely start of the project activity is only after successful validation and registration of the project activity. Likely start of the project activity i.e. distribution of Chulika will be 01/01/2013. Start of crediting period will be 01/01/2013 or the date of registration with UNFCCC whichever is later. GS crediting period will be the same as CDM crediting period. SECTION B. DESIGN OF STKEHOLDER CONSULTTION PROCESS B. 1. Design of physical meeting(s) i. genda Date: 10 th March 2012 Place: DTS Campus, Bagepalli,Karnataka State, India Duration: M to P.M Language: Kannada Meeting Schedule: Opening of the Meeting Explanation of the project activity Demonstration of Improved Cook Stove Questions for clarification about project explanation Completing sustainable development checklists Discussion on monitoring sustainable development parameters Closure of the meeting ii. Non-technical summary Non technical Summary 1 Purpose of the project activity The Bagepalli Coolie Sangha is a registered community based 34 year-old people s organization formed by small and poor peasant families (landed and landless agricultural labourers) in their respective villages. 38,615 small and poor peasant families have formed village level Coolie Sangha Units (CSUs) in 915 villages. The Coolie Sangha is self-financed through a system of Sangha Fund contributions made by the Member families. The Coolie Sangha gives an identity and protection to its Members and supports them in issues and struggles aimed at their empowerment. The Coolie Sangha implements various grassroots Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

6 planned developmental activities, including children's education, community and referral health, petty credit for Coolie women, activities to support young widows and deserted women, a village level decentralized credit activity, agricultural development, etc. The project aims to replace the inefficient traditional 3 stone/mud stoves with Improved Cook Stove, thereby reducing fuel wood consumption and reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in approximately 5,000 families. The proposed Gold Standard CDM project activity will be implemented with the financial support of carbon credits. This mechanism will enable the project beneficiaries, mainly vulnerable households, to get Improved Cook Stoves free of cost. 2. Project components Currently, biomass is used as fuel in traditional cook stoves to meet their domestic cooking needs. These traditional stoves are inefficient as they consume more wood, emit noxious gases that cause indoor air pollution and are hazardous to health. In India, biomass meets about 75% of the rural energy needs whereas in Karnataka, it accounts for 89% of primary energy needs for cooking. This higher dependency on various biomass sources, mainly firewood is leading to deforestation. The traditional cook stoves currently used by the rural communities are relatively inefficient at 10% while the proposed Cook Stove CHULIK has efficiency greater than 25% and according to guideline of MNRE is an Improved Cook Stove. The improved cook stove will save fuel wood by reducing consumption which will reduce green house gas emissions and will be able to meet the sustainable development goals of the host country. Implementation of the proposed CDM project will be after successful validation and registration of the project with UNFCCC as the project will be financed through carbon credits. 3. Contribution to sustainable development The project contributes to sustainable development goals of the country. Social benefits: Reduction of drudgery to women and children who spend long hours to collect fuel wood. Increases women and children's overall health situation by reducing smoke thus eliminating health hazards from indoor air pollution. Economic benefits: Will provide employment to local communities through repair and maintenance of Improved Cook Stoves. Reduced purchase of fuel wood. Environmental benefits: Improves the biodiversity of the project area by reducing deforestation. void environmental pollution by switching from traditional cookstove to Improved Cook Stove thus reducing Green House Gas emissions and other pollutants such as CO, N 2O and other particulate matter. Technological benefits: Communities will benefit from repair and maintenance knowledge of Improved cook stoves. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

7 Continued innovation of improved models will lead to better utilization of energy needs. 4. Geographic Location of the project The project will be implemented in 5,000 households in 5 Taluks, Bagepalli, Chickballapur, Chintamani, Gudibanda and Sidlaghatta, of Chickballapur District, Karnataka State, INDI. 5. Project Participants Organization: Bagepalli Coolie Sangha ddress DTS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka , India Telephone: +91 (8150) , cooliesangha@gmail.com URL: Represented by: Bagepalli Coolie Sangha, President, Name: Mr. Venkatanarasappa Mobile: +91 (94489) What we require from you? The Indian regulation does not mandate Environmental Impact ssessment (EI) for this particular project activity. We want to ensure that our project is truly beneficial and avoids any negative effects that the project might have on the communities or the environment. Therefore we seek your opinion on the project. Do you see any significant environmental or social impacts of the proposed project activity? Do you see any issues that have to be particularly covered in the project which are not mandatory by the International and Indian CDM regulations? If yes please send us your suggestions and comments. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

8 Non Technical Summary in Local language Kannada Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

9 iii. Invitation tracking table Category Code Organisation (if relevant) Name of invitee Means of invitation Date of invitation BCS Committee Narayanamma By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Member Farmer Nyathappa By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Daily Labour Ramareddy By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Daily Labour Narasimhappa By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Balakendra Rajamma By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Teacher Balakendra maravathi By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Teacher House Wife Devaratna By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes BCS Krishnareddy By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Representative Balakendra nitha By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Teacher Daily Labour Nagamani By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Daily Labour Krishnappa By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes BCS Venkatesh By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Representative Village Health R.V. Nanjundamma By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Worker Daily Labour Shanthamma By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes BCS Committee J.N. Ramalaxmi By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Member House Wife Muniratnamma By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes House Wife Narasamma By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Balakendra Savitri By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Teacher Daily Labour Nanjamma By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes BCS Ramakrishna By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Representative BCS Cluster Venkatarayapa By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Secretary BCS k.v. By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Representative Venkataravanappa Balakendra Teacher Yashodamma By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Confirmation received? Y/N Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

10 Category Code Organisation (if relevant) Name of invitee Means of invitation Date of invitation Village Health Laxminarasamma By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Worker BCS Narasimhappa By Hand 25-Feb-12 Yes Representative Village Health Venkataravanamma By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Worker Village Health Ramakka By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Worker Balakendra Manjula By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Teacher Village Health Nagamma By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Worker House Wife Laxmidevamma By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Daily Labour Krishnappa By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Driver ppireddy By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Domestic Narasamma By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Worker Village Health Nagamma By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Worker BCS G. Ramachandra By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Representative House Wife Gangaratna By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Daily Labour Kamala By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Cook nitha.g.n By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Village Health Thimmakka By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Worker BCS Cluster Narayanaswamy By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Secretary BCS Rajappa By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Representative Cluster Wazeer hmed By Hand 26-Feb-12 Yes Secretary Balakendra Prameela By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Teacher House Wife Shashikala By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Daily Labour Shivkumar By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes BCS Representative Narasimha Reddy By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Confirmation received? Y/N Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

11 Category Code Organisation (if relevant) Name of invitee Means of invitation Date of invitation Daily Labour Laxminarasimharaju By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes BCS Hemavathi By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Representative Balakendra Ratna By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Teacher Village Health dhilaxmammma By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Worker Balakendra Dakshayani By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes Teacher House Wife K. L. Pushpa By Hand 24-Feb-12 Yes BCS Gangireddy By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Representative Trustee, BCS Mohammad li Baig By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Subbalaxmmamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Ratnamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Gurrappa By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Ravindra Babu By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Venkataravanna By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Kempanna By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Preamamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Trustee, BCS Venkatapathamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Taluk Office Tahasildar, Bagepalli By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Village Health Ratnamma By Hand 27-Feb-12 Yes Worker B TP Member B.Narasimhappa By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member Jayasimha Reddy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B Counsellor Narasimha Naidu By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President nand By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President llah Bakash By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B Vice- President, Jayakumar By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes GP B President, GP Rangamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Manjulamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Venkataswamy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP Vice- President Shivamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Confirmation received? Y/N Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

12 Category Code Organisation (if relevant) Name of invitee Means of invitation Date of invitation B ZP Member shwathappa By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B ZP Member Venkatesh By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member Laxminarasamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member Narayanaswamy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Narasamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President J.V. Venkatesh By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP Member Narasimhappa By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP Member C. Sreenivas By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B ZP Member Meena By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member Nagaraju By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Laxmipathi Reddy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Prameelamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP Vice- Sreenivas By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes President B ZP Member Bharani Venkatesh By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member Jagadish By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member Munivenkataswamy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Muniyamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Shahaeena By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Kamalamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Laxmmamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Muniyappa By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B ZP Member Narayanaswamy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B ZP Member Shobha By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B ZP Member Satish By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP President Venugopal By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member G. Narasimhmurthy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B TP Member Devamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Ratnamma By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Hanumanthareddy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Ramakrishnareddy By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B GP President Chandrashekar By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B Taluk Panchayath Executive Officer, Bagepalli By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Confirmation received? Y/N Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

13 Category Code Organisation (if relevant) Name of invitee Means of invitation Date of invitation B Education Block Education By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Officer, Bagepalli B Health Taluk Health Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Bagepalli B Child and CDPO, Bagepalli By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Women welfare Department B Police Sub Inspector, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Bagepalli Town B Taluk Executive Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Panchayath Gudibande B Education Block Education By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Officer, Gudibande B Health Taluk Health Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Gudibande B nimal Veterinary Doctor, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Husbandary Gudibande B Taluk Office Tahasildar, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Chinthamani B Taluk Executive Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Panchayath Chinthamani B Education Block Education By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Officer, Chinthamani B Health Taluk Health Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Chinthamani B griculture griculture By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Development sst, Chinthamani B Zilla Panchayath sst. Executive By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Officer, Chikkaballapur B Taluk Executive Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B B Panchayath Education Department Health Department Chikkaballapur Block Education Officer, Chikkaballapur Taluk Health Officer,Chikkaballapu r By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Confirmation received? Y/N Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

14 Category Code B Organisation (if relevant) Child and women Welfare Department Name of invitee CDPO, Chikkaballapur Means of invitation Date of invitation By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B Taluk Office Tahasildar, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Siddlagatta B Taluk Executive Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Panchayath Siddlagatta B Education Block Education By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Department Officer, Siddlagatta B Taluk Office Taluk Health Officer, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes Siddlagatta B Child and Women welfare Department CDPO, Siddlagatta By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes B C Forest Department DN, Ministry of Environment and Forests (DN) sst. Director, Siddlagatta Mr. Rajeev Kumar, By Hand 23-Feb-12 Yes By Speed Post 23-Feb-12 D ccion Fraterna Mallareddy 22-Feb-12 Yes D Fair Climate Fairclimate Google 22-Feb-12 Yes Network group E The Gold Standard Foundation Ms. Neha Rao 22-Feb-12 Yes E The Gold Standard Foundation Confirmation received? Y/N Yes Ms yushi Jain 22-Feb-12 Yes F Greenpeace GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No F HELIO INTERNTION L GS NGO 22-Feb-12 Yes F MERCY GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No CORPS F EnerGHG India GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No F REEEP GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No F Carbon Watch GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No F SKG Sangha GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

15 Category Code F F F F F F Organisation (if relevant) Care International Rural Education for Development Society-REDS Winrock International India NERD Society, Coimbatore WWF International Fair Climate Network (FCN) Name of invitee Means of invitation Date of invitation GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No GS NGO 22-Feb-12 No GS NGO 22-Feb-12 Yes GS NGO 22-Feb-12 Yes Sudha Padmanabha 22-Feb-12 Yes Confirmation received? Y/N Please explain how you decided that the above organisations/ individuals are relevant stakeholders to your project. lso, please discuss how your invitation methods seek to include a broad range of stakeholders (e.g. gender, age, and ethnicity). Local Communities: The local communities invited for the stakeholder s meeting were BCS Committee members, BCS cluster secretaries and village level BCS representatives from the taluks of Chickballapur district namely, Bagepalli, Chickballapur, Chintamani, Gudibanda and Sidlaghatta. The representatives of village level Coolie Sangha units (CSU s), village volunteers (Balakendra teachers and village health workers), and Mahila trainers were also part of the invitees. Invitation to attend the meeting was also extended through the weekly Mahila meetings and other BCS meetings. Thus, invitees included small and poor peasant families, without distinction of gender, caste and creed. Local Policy Makers, Representative of Local uthority and Official Representatives: The invitees among local policy makers included Municipal Counsellor, Gram Panchayat, Taluk Panchayat and Zilla Panchayat Presidents, Vice-Presidents and members. The local authorities and official representatives from griculture Department, nimal Husbandry, Child and Women Welfare, Education, Forest, Health, Police and Revenue departments were also invited. They were invited to seek their opinion on the project activity and sustainable development of the project activity. Local NGOs: Local NGO s, SEDS, ccion Fraterna and Timbuktu from neighbouring district nantapur were invited for the meeting. The Fair Climate Network, which is a network of grassroots level NGOs were also invited for the meeting. GS NGOs: There are 8 GS NGOs in India. ll of them were sent invitations for the meeting. lso international Gold Standard NGOs supporters were invited to comment on the project activity. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

16 Official Representative of DN: The invitee of the official representative of the DN for India is the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and was invited to attend the meeting or comment on the project activity. The invitation letter was sent through registered post. The Gold Standard Regional Manager for India was also notified of the meeting and invited to attend the meeting. iv. Text of individual invitations To, Sri/Smt. DDRESS Dear Sri/Smt. and Letter Invitations Sub: Invitation for Gold Standard Stakeholder Consultation Meeting Micro scale Improved Cook stove Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha The Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS) is a registered community based 34 year-old people s organization formed by small and poor peasant families (landed and landless agricultural labourers) in their respective villages. 38,615 small and poor peasant families have formed village level Coolie Sangha Units (CSUs) in 915 villages. The Coolie Sangha implements various grassroots planned developmental activities, including children's education, community and referral health, petty credit for Coolie women, activities to support young widows and deserted women, a village level decentralized credit activity, agricultural development, etc. The proposed project activity aims to replace inefficient traditional 3 stone/mud stoves with Improved Cook Stove, thereby reducing fuel wood consumption and reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in approximately 5,000 families of Chickballapur District, Karnataka, India. The proposed Gold Standard CDM project activity will be implemented with carbon credits. This mechanism will enable the project beneficiaries, mainly vulnerable households, to get Improved Cook Stoves free of cost. Since, the proposed project satisfies the dual objective of reducing GHG emissions and meets the sustainable development goals; BCS intends to develop the CDM project adopting Gold Standard modalities. s part of the Gold Standard modalities, stakeholder consultation process is being organized with a call for public comments on the project activity. In this connection, we would like to invite you to participate in the stakeholder consultation meeting which will be held at DTS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka, on 10 th March 2012 between hours. The genda of the programme is as follows: Opening of the Meeting Explanation of the project activity Demonstration of Improved Cook Stove Questions for clarification about project explanation Completing sustainable development checklists Discussion on monitoring sustainable development parameters Closure of the meeting Please find attached a non-technical summary of project design document for your understanding. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

17 The meeting will be a useful consultation exercise for the project proponent and for all stakeholders attending the meeting. The output of the stakeholder s meeting will provide inputs towards the development of the project activity. We hope you will be able to attend the meeting. We request you to attend the meeting and provide us your feedback or feel free to submit any comments through post or . Sincerely, Venkatanarasappa, President, BCS DTS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka, India Telephone: (+91 (94489) 45247) cooliesangha@gmail.com Screen shot of invitations National GS Supporters Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

18 GS Regional Manager and GS International Supporters Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

19 Fair Climate Network Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

20 Scanned copy of the invitation letter in local language Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

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22 To, English Translation of the Kannada Invitation Letter Dear Sri/Smt. Sub: Invitation for Gold Standard Stakeholder Consultation Meeting Micro scale Improved Cook stove Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha The Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS) is a registered community based 34 year-old people s organization formed by small and poor peasant families (landed and landless agricultural labourers) in their respective villages. 38,615 small and poor peasant families have formed village level Coolie Sangha Units (CSUs) in 915 villages. The Coolie Sangha implements various grassroots planned developmental activities, including children's education, community and referral health, petty credit for Coolie women, activities to support young widows and deserted women, a village level decentralized credit activity, agricultural development, etc. The proposed project activity aims to replace inefficient traditional 3 stone/mud stoves with Improved Cook Stove, thereby reducing fuel wood consumption and reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in approximately 5,000 families of Chickballapur District, Karnataka, India. The proposed Gold Standard CDM project activity will be implemented with carbon credits. This mechanism will enable the project beneficiaries, mainly vulnerable households, to get Improved Cook Stoves free of cost. Since, the proposed project satisfies the dual objective of reducing GHG emissions and meets the sustainable development goals; BCS intends to develop the CDM project adopting Gold Standard modalities. s part of the Gold Standard modalities, stakeholder consultation process is being organized with a call for public comments on the project activity. In this connection, we would like to invite you to participate in the stakeholder consultation meeting which will be held at DTS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka, on 10 th March 2012 between hours. The genda of the programme is as follows: Opening of the Meeting Explanation of the project activity Demonstration of Improved Cook Stove Questions for clarification about project explanation Completing sustainable development checklists Discussion on monitoring sustainable development parameters Closure of the meeting Please find attached a non-technical summary of project design document for your understanding. The meeting will be a useful consultation exercise for the project proponent and for all stakeholders attending the meeting. The output of the stakeholder s meeting will provide inputs towards the development of the project activity. We hope you will be able to attend the meeting. We request you to attend the meeting and provide us your feedback or feel free to submit any comments through post or . Sincerely, Venkatanarasappa, President, BCS DTS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka, India, Telephone: (+91 (94489) 45247) cooliesangha@gmail.com Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

23 cknowledgement of hand delivered invitation letters Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

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26 cknowledgements cknowledgements from NGOs Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

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28 Proof of Post sent to DN Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

29 cknowledgement of letter delivered by hand to Govt Officials Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

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31 v. Text of public invitations dvertisement in the local newspaper Udayavani announcing the Gold Standard Meeting on BCS Improved cook stove CDM Project on 8 th March English Translation of the News Paper dvertisement Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS) STKEHOLDERS MEETING FOR THE GOLD STNDRD PREMIUM QULITY CRBON CREDIT Micro scale Improved Cook stove Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS), invites you to the stakeholder s meeting to discuss the Clean Development Mechanism Project on Improved Cook stoves to be implemented for rural communities in Chickballapur District of Karnataka. Date: 10 th March 2012 Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

32 Location: DTS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka Time: 11 M to 2 PM genda Opening of the Meeting Explanation of the project activity Demonstration of Improved Cook Stove Questions for clarification about project explanation Completing sustainable development checklists Discussion on monitoring sustainable development parameters Closure of the meeting Venkatanarasappa, Bagepalli Coolie Sangha, President, Telephone: ( ), cooliesangha@gmail.com Banner Placed at public locations announcing the upcoming stakeholders meeting Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

33 Posters at public places announcing the upcoming stakeholder consultation meeting English Translation of the Poster Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS) Stakeholders meeting for the Gold Standard Premium Quality Carbon Credits Micro scale Improved Cook stove Project of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha The Bagepalli Coolie Sangha (BCS) is setting up an Improved Cook stove CDM project in 5 Taluks of Chickballapur District, Karnataka, India. Since the proposed project activity satisfies the dual objective of reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and meets the sustainable development goals, BCS intends to develop the project adopting Gold Standard modalities. s part of the Gold Standard modalities, a stakeholder consultation process is being organized with a call for public comments on the project activity. In this connection, we would like to invite you to participate in the stakeholders consultation meeting. The details of the meeting are as follows: Date of the meeting: 10 th March 2012 Location: DTS Campus, Bagepalli Time: am to 2.00 pm. genda Opening of the Meeting Explanation of the project activity Demonstration of Improved Cook Stove Questions for clarification about project explanation Completing sustainable development checklists Discussion on monitoring sustainable development parameters Closure of the meeting Venkatanarasappa, Bagepalli Coolie Sangha, President, Telephone: ( ), cooliesangha@gmail.com Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

34 Handouts announcing the Stakeholders meeting distributed in the Villages B. 2. Description of other consultation methods used Of the invitation list, those who were not able to attend the meeting, they were asked to send in their written feedback or comments on the project based on the non-technical summary of the project given to them. SECTION C. CONSULTTION PROCESS C. 1. Participants in physical meeting(s) i. List of participants Participant list stakeholder consultation Date and time: 10 th March Location: Bagepalli Karnataka Category Male Female Total Local People Local Policy Makers/ Local Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

35 Officials Local NGOs GS NGOs Total In total, 437 people participated in the local stakeholder consultation. The meeting was well represented by local communities especially women from the CSUs of all the five taluks. The complete participants list is attached in nnex 1. The local policy makers who attended the meeting were Municipal Counsellor, Municipal Standing Committee Chairman, Zilla Panchayat Vice- President and Taluk Panchayat President. There was representation from GS Support NGO. few households were given Chulikas to get their feedback before implementation as a CDM project. They were also part of the stakeholder s meeting. They shared their experiences of cooking with the improved cook stoves. This helped in better understanding of its contribution to sustainable development of the project activity. ii. Evaluation forms In total 96 evaluation forms were received, of which 5 were in English and 91 were in Kannada. The breakup of the stakeholders that submitted evaluation forms are as follows: Category (Male + Female)Total Local People (49+39) 88 Policy Makers and Govt Officials (3+1) 4 Gold Standard NGO's (2+2) 4 Total (54+42) 96 The compilation of the responses from the evaluation forms are as follows: Questions Responses No. of Stakeholders What is your Meeting well conducted 41 opinion on Good participation of women in the meeting 13 this meeting? Good discussion on CDM processes 4 Women spoke openly in the meeting 2 wareness created about environment conservation 6 Meeting was a good opportunity to meet Coolie Sangha members from 1 different regions of the district Good demonstration given on usage of Improved Cook Stove - Chulika 1 People using Chulika shared their experiences and described its benefits 4 No comments 6 What did you like in the project? The project is beneficial to women 18 Time saved and ease in cooking 18 There will be an improvement in health 3 There will be reduction in indoor smoke 3 Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

36 What do you dislike in the project? Reduced fuelwood consumption 8 Saves forests and reduces drudgery to women 6 Women will be decision makers as they receive the CER revenue 22 Cooking can be done anywhere in the house as the cook stove is easy to 2 carry around Children can reach school in time as the cooking is fast 5 Coolie Sangha will be benefitted from the CER revenue added to the 1 Sangha fund No Comments 10 There is still little amount of smoke produced 9 Not very useful for big families 1 Non-Sangha families are left out in the project 8 Chulika is expensive 1 No Comments 66 Translation of evaluation forms given in Kannada included in nnex 2. Sl. No. Question nswer Name: dilakshmamma, Village: Varadaiahgaripalli 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? Well conducted meeting 2 What do you like in the project? Though we cannot cook like rich family woman, we will be benefited with CER money through this project. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments Name: Shivamma, GP president, Village: Palyakere 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? 2 What do you like in the project? Good meeting and I am very glad to be part of the meeting. Very helpful for small poor coolie woman. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments Name: R.V.Nanjundappa Village: Gundlapalli 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? Well conducted meeting where we shared our opinions and also learnt a lot about the project and its positive benefits 2 What do you like in the project? Usage of fuelwood will decrease and will also improve the health of woman. 3 What do you dislike in the project? Nothing. Name: Ramakka Village: Madhyampalli 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? It is very nice to see all members gathering at one place and sharing their experiences and opinions. 2 What do you like in the project? The Improved Cook Stove is very useful for woman. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

37 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments. Name: V.njinappa 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? Through this meeting, we learnt about Chulika and its advantages. 2 What do you like in the project? This project is pro poor. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No comments Name: Venkatalaxmamma, Lakkepalli 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? In this meeting we learnt how to use Chulika efficiently. 2 What do you like in the project? The project can improve the economic status of end users. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments Name: Manjula, Marahalli 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? In this meeting our doubts about Improved Cook Stoves were clarified. 2 What do you like in the project? Chulika will reduce the quantity of firewood for cooking. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments Name: Susheela, Basavanaparthi 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? In this meeting, woman shared their opinions and experiences. This demonstrates that Coolie Sangha and women s meetings can achieve a lot for posterity. 2 What do you like in the project? CER amount generated in this project will be distributed to woman. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments Name: Gangi Ready, Yorrapalli 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? We learnt a lot from this meeting. 2 What do you like in the project? This project is helpful for families who do not have cattle and place to build biogas. We can cook with Chulika anywhere in the house. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments Name: Shantamma, Gundlapalli, 1 What is your opinion on this meeting? We learnt to use Improved cook stoves in this meeting. 2 What do you like in the project? Woman getting CER amount. 3 What do you dislike in the project? No Comments Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

38 C. 2. Pictures from physical meeting(s) Registration of Participants for the stakeholders meeting Opening of the meeting Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

39 Explanation of the project activity by BCS President Demonstration of Improved Cook Stove Chulika by Manufacturer, ISquareD Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

40 View of the udience attending the meeting nswering questions of stakeholders with regard to the project activity Discussion on sustainable development indicators and its monitoring Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

41 Recording the minutes of the meeting C. 3. Outcome of consultation process i. Minutes of physical meeting(s) Date: 10 th March 2012 Place: DTS Campus, Bagepalli, Karnataka Duration: M to PM Language: Kannada 1. Opening of the Meeting The meeting was opened by an address from Mr. Ram Esteves, Project Director, DTS. Welcoming the gathering of the Coolie Sangha members, he was in praise of the efforts of Bagepalli Coolie Sangha to rid themselves of exploitation and empowerment of women. He highlighted the role of BCS in implementation of BCS CDM biogas project and wished them all success in implementation of this project which is especially been implemented for families without cattle and space to build biogas. 2. Explanation of the Project ctivity Mr. Venkatanarasappa, President of BCS, explained the purpose of the project activity which aims to replace the inefficient traditional 3 stone/mud stoves with Improved Cook Stove, thereby reducing fuel wood consumption and reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in approximately 5,000 families. He explained that the proposed Gold Standard CDM project activity will be implemented with the financial support of carbon credits. This mechanism will enable the project end users, mainly vulnerable households, to get Improved Cook Stoves with carbon revenue. Through this CDM project, BCS is planning to distribute 5,000 Improved cook stoves to the Coolie Sangha families in the 5 taluks of the Chickballapur district namely Bagepalli, Chickballapur, Chintamani, Gudibanda Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

42 and Sidlaghatta. He explained that the purpose of the meeting was to give clarity about the project activity to the stakeholders and get their feedback on sustainable development of the project activity. The BCS President also explained the financial model which is through carbon revenue and monitoring requirements for the project activity. 3. Demonstration of Improved Cook Stove Mr. Prashant, Demonstrator from ISqaure D was present at the meeting. He demonstrated the use of Chulika in the proper way to maximize efficiency. He showed the way to ignite the stove without use of kerosene. He also demonstrated the sizing of fuelwood and efficient use of the stove to attain maximum thermal efficiency. Participants of the meeting were appreciative of this demonstration and rightful use of the stove. 4. Clarification of questions about project activity This session on answering questions on the project activity was taken by BCS President Mr. Venkatanarasappa. He was assisted by Mr. Towfeeq hmed, Program Co-ordinator DTS and Mr. Prashant from ISquareD. The doubts of Coolie Sangha women were clarified by not only the project proponent, but also by some of the women who were using Chulika in a demonstration mode. 5. Completing the sustainable development checklists and its monitoring Mr. Towfeeq hmed deliberated upon the environmental, social, technological and economic development indicators for the project activity. Women currently using Chulika under the demonstrative phase were able to deliberate upon the positive impacts of Improved Cook Stove on sustainable development checklists. Indicators were either scored positive or neutral and none as negative. 6. Closure of the Meeting Vote of thanks was proposed by BCS President, followed by lunch to all the attendees of the meeting. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

43 ii. Minutes of other consultations For those who were not able to attend the meeting, written comments were invited. 38 policy makers and govt employees have submitted written comments. Comments by former Minister and M.L. Mr. Muniyappa and Gram Panchayat President Ms. Shaeena are herewith enclosed. English translation of the opinion letter given by V.Muniyappa, ML of Shidlagatta taluk. To, Date 29/02/2012 President, BCS, Chikkaballapur District. Dear Sir, Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

44 BCS and DTS are striving very hard from many years to improve the livelihood of poor coolie families and unite them to get social, economical and political justice in the society. In this industrial development age, global temperature is increasing alarmingly, increasing pollution in the environment. To reduce such pollution, BCS is doing a very good job by introducing this project for the poor people in Chickballapur district. This project will definitely help the poor people by reducing indoor air pollution and drudgery to women. This will improve the health of rural women and children. I strongly believe that this project will improve the livelihood of the poor and their economic status. English translation of the above opinion letter given by Gram Panchayat President, Ms. Shaeena Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

45 To, Date 12/03/2012 President, BCS, Chikkaballapur District. Dear Sir, BCS is striving towards poverty alleviation of poor coolie families in the Chickballapur district from many years. Through this project BCS wants to improve their cooking conditions and also conserve the environment by distributing improved cook stoves. I hope there is improvement in environment by reduction in use of firewood by communities. iii. ssessment of all comments Stakeholders comments To cook, can a cooker be placed on CHULIK? How large a vessel can be placed on the stove? How can the stove be lit? What do we do, if the stove has to be repaired or parts replaced? What is the cost of the stove and how much do we have to pay? Who are the end user families of the project activity? We are from the Gudibanda Taluk Coolie Sangha. Since we do not have cattle, we could not benefit from the BCS Biogas Project. Could Was comment taken into account (Yes/No) Clarification Clarification Clarification Clarification Clarification Clarification Clarification Explanation Yes, a cooker can be placed on the stove and used to cook rice, dal, etc. vessel which can cook up to 5 kgs can be placed on the stove. The stove can be lit without the use of kerosene. piece of paper can be lit and placed on wood to ignite a fire. In every village, the village health worker or the Balakendra teacher will be in charge of reporting repair/ replacement of the stoves to BCS. maintenance team will help in repairs or replacement of stove parts/stove if. The stove costs Rs and 2 stoves will be given to each family. Under the CDM project, the stove will be given to 5,000 households with upfront carbon revenue. The women do not have to pay for the stove. End user families will be from the Bagepalli Coolie Sangha. This project will be implemented in coolie Sangha villages, wherein CDM biogas project was implemented and were not recipient of biogas units. The households are currently using inefficient traditional cook stoves. Yes, we will include your Sangha in the project activity. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

46 you include us in this project activity and give us improved cook stoves? iv. Revisit sustainability assessment re you going to revisit the sustainable development assessment? Please note that this is necessary when there are indicators scored negative or if there are stakeholder comments that can t be mitigated The sustainable development assessment will not be revisited, as there are no indicators which are scored as negative. There were no comments from the stakeholders, where needs mitigation. Yes No v. Summary of alterations based on comments If stakeholder comments have been taken into account and any aspect of the project modified, then please discuss that here. The comments from the stakeholders were with regard to benefit from the project activity and clarification with regard to project implementation. ll the clarifications raised by the communities were cleared during the stakeholder s meeting. Relevant questions and their responses are shown in the table. Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

47 SECTION D. SUSTINBLE DEVELOPMENT SSESSMENT D. 1. Own sustainable development assessment i. Do no harm assessment Description of relevance to my project Human Rights The project activity involves distribution of improved cook stoves to willing CSU families in the BCS villages, who are willing to replace their traditional inefficient cook stoves. part from fuelwood and monetary savings, Improves Cook Stoves have benefits in reduced drudgery and reduced smoke related health hazards. The drudgery is primarily due to the collection of firewood and is directly proportional to the total amount of firewood consumed in the household. The lesser the fuel consumed, the lesser the drudgery 3. Thus the project does not involve issues of human rights including dignity, cultural property and uniqueness of indigenous people. The project is also not complicit in Human Rights abuses. The BCS respects personal, political, economic, social and cultural freedom of CSU families. The project involves distribution of improved cook stoves to the existing families, which will be used in the existing Kitchen in place of the traditional stoves. The improved cook stoves are compact 4 (height 25cm and diameter 27 cm) and can be carried around as per convenience and hence, the project activity does not involve and is not complicit in involuntary resettlement. The project boundary is individual existing houses and does not involve and is not complicit in the alteration, damage or removal of any critical cultural heritage and sites with natural environmental features with cultural values. The tradition in the rural households is to use 2 stoves for cooking and heating water purposes. To maintain this tradition, each household will be provided with 2 improved cook stoves and hence the project activity does not ssessment of my project risks breaching it (low, medium, high) Low Low Low Mitigation measure N/ N/ N/ 3 Kishore, V.V.N., Ramana, P.V., 1999, Improved Cookstoves in rural India: How Improved are they? critique on the perceived benefits from the National Programme on Improved Chulhas. Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI). New Delhi 4

48 damage or remove any forms of culture embodying traditional lifestyles. Labour Standards The project activity does not deal with setting up a factory and recruiting employees. BCS is distributing cook stoves to CSU families after procuring from the manufacturer. The freedom of association and right to collective bargaining is an inherent culture of BCS 5. Thus the project activity will not hinder freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining of BCS employees and end user CSU families of the project activity. The project activity will involve having village level volunteers BCS Balakendra teachers / Village Health workers who will assist in monitoring the project activity. They are adults and are involved in the activities of BCS for several years now 6. They will be involved in monitoring voluntarily and does not involve and is not complicit in any form of forced or compulsory labour or even child labour. The project does not involve and is not complicit in any form of discrimination based on gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other basis. BCS is a membership based organisation comprising of small and poor peasant families, landed and landless agricultural labourers who are united to rid themselves against exploitation. The membership is based on economically weaker section of the society 5,7. ll the Coolie Sangha families in the CSU village who are willing to replace their traditional cook stove with improved cook stoves are part of the project activity. The project activity does not create any extra work space as it involves only replacing the existing inefficient cook stoves with improved cook stoves. The maintenance of the stove is easy and involves very basic steps 8 and there are no potential hazards from chemicals, materials and processing for the stove maintenance team. The village level volunteers are from the villages wherein the Low Low Low Low N/ N/ N/ N/ Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

49 Mahila meetings are being conducted regularly for more than 34 years now 9. Thus it does not involve any work environment and is not complicit in exposing workers to unsafe or unhealthy work environments. Environment Protection The project does not involve planting invasive species, agriculture activities or producing hazardous waste. Instead, the cook stoves produces very little ash and smoke as by products compared to the traditional cook inefficient cook stoves 10. Thus the project activity does not pose any environment challenges and is not complicit in practices contrary to the precautionary principle. The project helps in reducing deforestation and improving biodiversity by reducing the quantity of fuelwood used for cooking and heating water purposes 10. The project boundary is confined to existing houses. Thus it does not involve and will not be complicit in significant conversion or degradation of critical natural habitats, including those that are (a) legally protected, (b) officially proposed for protection, (c) identified by authoritative sources for their high conservation value, or (d) recognized as protected by traditional local communities. nti-corruption The project does not involve and is not complicit in corruption. The project will not have any element of corruption as it will be handled by BCS, the project proponent. ll documentation will be transparent and is available on the BCS website Low N/ Low N/ Low N/ are for the project activity as none of human rights, labour standards and environmental standards will be violated. ii. Sustainable development matrix The following sustainable development indicators were discussed with regard to above parameters of MDG. Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score ir quality MDG No. 7 - No. of Stoves working Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

50 Water quality and quantity Soil condition Other pollutants Biodiversity - Reduction in indoor air pollution MDG No. 7 - Decreased fuelwood requirement MDG No. 8 - Decrease of smoke in kitchen compared to baseline based on community perspective. - Reduced demand for wood will enhance ground water quality and quantity via formation of water bodies. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence is rated as neutral. - Reduced demand for wood leading to slowing deforestation and soil erosion. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence was rated as neutral. - This indicator is not linked to the proposed project. Hence, it is rated as Neutral and has no impacts. - Reduced pressure on forests and common property resources improving biodiversity. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence was rated as neutral Quality of employment - Project training and seminars that will improve the quality of employment. - Number and type of training sessions, workshops and seminars. + Livelihood of the poor MDG No. 1 Change in living standards - Lesser time spent on collection of fuelwood; more time to do other activities + Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

51 ccess to affordable and clean energy services Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Balance of payments and investment MDG No. 7 - Reliability of services and create environmental sustainability. MDG No. 2 & 3 - Empowerment, education and gender equality MDG No. 1 - Income from CERs and employment from project activity MDG No. 1 & 8 - ccess to project finance through forward sales of emission reductions. - Presence, affordability of services and reliability of services from the maintenance team. - No. of stoves being used; ease of cooking. - Training to the local communities - Empowerment & benefit of women. - Community development with CER revenues. - Monetary benefits to the households. - Jobs created due to the project activity. - Investment to local energy needs and access to domestic investment and foreign direct investment Technology transfer and technological self-reliance MDG No. 2 - Builds usable and sustainable knowhow in the poorer communities who lack the know-how - daptation to a new technology by the communities - Number of woodstoves being used - Number of workshops, trainings, seminars organized - Number of participants attending the capacity building programmes + The relevant sustainable development indicators for the ICS project are: - Improved ir Quality - Quality of Employment - Livelihood of the Poor - ccess to affordable and clean energy services - Quantitative employment and income generation - Human and Institutional capacity - Balance of payments and investment - Technology transfer and technological self reliance The comments for each of the above indicator including Neutral scores 0 rated for Water quality and quantity, soil condition, other pollutants and biodiversity are explained in detail in section D.3 (b). Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

52 There are no negative impacts of the project activity. Thus no mitigation are for the project activity. D. 2. Stakeholders Blind sustainable development matrix ir quality Indicator Water quality and quantity Soil condition Other pollutants Biodiversity Quality of employment Livelihood of the poor ccess to affordable and clean energy services Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Mitigation measure Chosen parameter and explanation - Reduced smoke in the kitchen - Need not use air blower like being used for traditional stoves. - Reduces watering of eyes. - Reduce in use of water due to lesser soot Score given by stakeholders - Do not see any negative impact 0 - Lesser particulate matter in the kitchen due to complete combustion - Reduces fuel wood use for cooking + - More involvement of BCS in climate mitigation projects. - Reduction in fuel wood use, reducing the number of trips to collect fuel wood. - Better heat production, reducing cooking hours. - Can cook with twigs and branches and no need of logs - Can cook quickly - Even older women can cook easily on Chulika compared to traditional stoves. - Training workshops, especially for women because they are the users of ICS. - Will put BCS on world map for the efforts to reduce global warming. - Number of jobs created across various villages for monitoring project activity. - Income generation from CER Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

53 revenue Balance of payments and investment Technology transfer and technological self-reliance - Do not see any negative impact 0 - Do not see any negative impact 0 Comments resulting from the stakeholders blind sustainable development matrix for ICS CHULIK stoves were disseminated to certain families in the project area to understand its impact on the families. They were specifically invited for the meeting to get their first hand experience. This assisted in getting valuable response from the communities toward developing blind sustainable development matrix. The communities gave positive scores for environmental indicators, water quality and quantity, other pollutants and biodiversity due to implementation of improved cook stoves. However they are long terms benefits and difficult to monitor within the project scope. They did not see any negative impact with regard to balance of payments and investment and technology transfer, though it has positive impacts. There were no negative scores for any of the sustainable indicators by the community. Therefore, the sustainable development indicators are not being re-visited. Give analysis of difference between own sustainable development matrix and the one resulting from the blind exercise with stakeholders. Explain how both were consolidated. Indicator Relevance to achieving MDG ir quality MDG No. 7 Chosen parameter and explanation From own sustainable development indicators - Reduction in indoor air pollution - No. of Stoves working. - Decrease of smoke in kitchen compared to baseline based on community Chosen parameter and explanation from blind sustainable development matrix Blind Sustainable indicators - Reduced smoke in the kitchen - Need not use air blower like for traditional Preliminary score +/+ Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

54 Water quality and quantity perspective. - Reduced demand for wood will enhance ground water quality and quantity via formation of water bodies. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence is rated as neutral. stoves. - Reduces watering of eyes. - Reducing in use of water due to lesser soot 0/+ Soil condition - Reduced demand for wood leading to slowing deforestation and soil erosion. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence was rated as neutral. - Do not see any negative impact 0/0 Other pollutants - This indicator is not linked to the proposed project. Hence, it is rated as Neutral and has no impacts. - Lesser particulate matter in the kitchen due to complete combustion 0/+ Biodiversity MDG No. 7 - Decreased fuelwood requirement - Reduced pressure on forests and common property resources improving biodiversity. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond - Reduces fuel wood use for cooking 0/+ Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

55 Quality of employment MDG No. 8 - Project training and seminars that will improve the quality of employment. the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence was rated as neutral. - Number and type of training sessions, workshops and seminars. - More involvement of BCS in climate mitigation projects. +/+ Livelihood of the poor ccess to affordable and clean energy services Human and institutional capacity MDG No. 1 Change in living standards MDG No. 7 - Reliability of services and create environmental sustainability. MDG No. 2 & 3 - Empowerment, education and gender equality - Lesser time spent on collection of fuel wood; more time to do other activities - Presence, affordability of services and reliability of services from the maintenance team. - No. of stoves being used; ease of cooking. - Training to the local communities - Empowerment & benefit of women. - Community development with CER revenues. - Reduction in fuel wood use, reducing the number of trips to collect fuel wood. - Better heat production, reducing cooking hours. - Can cook with twigs and branches and no need of logs - Can cook quickly - Even older women can cook easily on Chulika compared to traditional stoves. - Training workshops, especially for women because they are the users of ICS. - Will put BCS on world map for the efforts to reduce global warming. +/+ +/+ +/+ Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

56 Quantitative employment and income generation Balance of payments and investment MDG No. 1 - Income from CERs and employment from project activity MDG No. 1 & 8 - ccess to project finance through forward sales of emission reductions. - Monetary benefits to the households. - Jobs created due to the project activity. - Investment to local energy needs and access to domestic investment and foreign direct investment. - Number of jobs created across various villages for monitoring project activity. - Income generation from CER revenue - Do not see any negative impact +/+ +/0 Technology transfer and technological self-reliance MDG No. 2 - Builds usable and sustainable knowhow in the poorer communities who lack the knowhow - daptation to a new technology by the communities - Number of woodstoves being used - Number of workshops, trainings, seminars organized - Number of participants attending the capacity building programmes - Do not see any negative impact +/0 With consolidation of own and blind sustainable development matrix, it can be seen that the participants have not scored negative for any of the indicators. They see positive impacts of the project activity for 9 out of 12 indicators, while we have scored 8 of 12. The communities gave positive scores for environmental indicators, water quality and quantity, other pollutants and biodiversity, while we see these indicators as difficult to monitor due to other influencing factors. The participants scored neutral for balance of payments and investment and technology transfer, though it has positive impacts which can be monitored at the project level. The rest of the indicators were scored positive by us and the participants. None of the indicators scored negative. D. 3. Consolidated sustainable development matrix Indicator Mitigation measure Relevance to achieving MDG Chosen parameter and explanation Preliminary score ir quality MDG No. 7 - No. of Stoves working. + Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

57 Water quality and quantity Soil condition Other pollutants Biodiversity - Reduction in indoor air pollution MDG No. 7 - Decreased fuelwood requirement MDG No. 8 - Decrease of smoke in kitchen compared to baseline based on community perspective. - Reduced demand for wood will enhance ground water quality and quantity via formation of water bodies. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence is rated as neutral. - Reduced demand for wood leading to slowing deforestation and soil erosion. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence was rated as neutral. - This indicator is not linked to the proposed project. Hence, it is rated as Neutral and has no impacts. - Reduced pressure on forests and common property resources improving biodiversity. However, monitoring of this indicator is beyond the project scope and dependent on other external factors. Hence was rated as neutral Quality of employment - Project training and seminars that will improve the quality of employment. - Number and type of training sessions, workshops and seminars. + Livelihood of the poor MDG No. 1 Change in living standards - Lesser time spent on collection of fuelwood; more time to do other activities + Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

58 ccess to affordable and clean energy services Human and institutional capacity Quantitative employment and income generation Balance of payments and investment MDG No. 7 - Reliability of services and create environmental sustainability. MDG No. 2 & 3 - Empowerment, education and gender equality MDG No. 1 - Income from CERs and employment from project activity MDG No. 1 & 8 - ccess to project finance through forward sales of emission reductions. - Presence, affordability of services and reliability of services from the maintenance team. - No. of stoves being used; ease of cooking. - Training to the local communities - Empowerment & benefit of women. - Community development with CER revenues. - Monetary benefits to the households. - Jobs created due to the project activity. - Investment to local energy needs and access to domestic investment and foreign direct investment Technology transfer and technological self-reliance MDG No. 2 - Builds usable and sustainable knowhow in the poorer communities who lack the know-how - daptation to a new technology by the communities - Number of woodstoves being used - Number of workshops, trainings, seminars organized - Number of participants attending the capacity building programmes + ccording to the EI notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF, 2006), the project does not require Environment Impact ssessment (EI). 11 SECTION E. DISCUSSION ON SUSTINBILITY MONITORING PLN Discuss stakeholders ideas on monitoring sustainable development indicators. Do people have ideas on how this could be done in a cost effective way? re there ways in which stakeholders can participate in monitoring? The BCS members present during the meeting reflected upon their existing practice of Mahila meeting which is conducted on fixed days weekly once. They suggested the same platform for 11 Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

59 monitoring the usage of stoves and sustainable development indicators. SECTION F. DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGN OF THE STKEHOLDER FEEDBCK ROUND 1. The stakeholder consultation report, PDD and the Draft Passport Document will be made available on the Gold Standard website for public comments. It will also be web hosted on BCS/DTS website for comments. 2. announcements will be sent to all the stakeholders on the invitation list, NGOs and related experts with regard to download option of the reports. Comments on the documents will be solicited for a period of 60 days. 3. The stakeholder consultation report and the draft passport document will be made available at the local library and the BCS office for a feedback from the public. 4. The report will also be discussed during the BCS cluster meetings for stakeholders who are illiterate. 5. The Grievance Mechanism was not discussed during Stakeholder s meeting. This will be discussed during the Taluk level Coolie Sangha Meetings which are regularly held at 5 taluks monthly once. book will be maintained at the Taluk office of BCS/DTS so that the communities can provide their written feedback on the project activity. NNEX 1. ORIGINL PRTICIPNTS LIST Complete participants list has been uploaded into the GS registry Sample Scanned copy of the participants list Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July

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