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3.1 Overview of the PDD
Project participants who wish to develop a CDM project activity must first prepare a fully completed
Project Design Document (CDM-PDD) and submit it for validation and registration. The PDD
describes the project activity as well as application of a baseline and monitoring methodology to
the project activity. Project participants should check with the CDM web site for the most recent
version of the PDD. As of October 2008, version 03.2 is the most recent version of PDD 5 . At the same
time, project participants are recommended to refer to the most recent version of the “Guidelines
for completing CDM-PDD and CDM-NM” for detailed guidance of how to fill out these formats, as
well as for explanation of key terms used in the CDM, which is found in the Glossary of CDM terms.
Underlined terms in the CDM-PDD and CDM-NM forms can be found in the glossary. CDM-PDD forms
and guidelines may be downloaded from the CDM web site[http://cdm.unfccc.int/Reference/index.
html].
Contents of the CDM-PDD, version 03.2:
A. General description of project activity
B. Application of a baseline and monitoring methodology
C. Duration of the project activity / crediting period
D. Environmental impacts
E. Stakeholders’ comments
Annexes
Annex 1: Contact information on participants in the project activity
Annex 2: Information regarding public funding
Annex 3: Baseline information
Annex 4: Monitoring plan
When completing the CDM-PDD, project participants should be aware of the following general
guidelines:
(a) The CDM-PDD shall be completed and submitted in English language to the EB.
(b) The CDM-PDD template shall not be altered, that is, shall be completed using the same font
without modifying its format, font, headings or logo.
(c) Tables and their columns shall not be modified or deleted. Rows may be added, as needed.
(d) The CDM-PDD shall include in section A.1 the version number and the date of the document.
(e) If sections of the CDM-PDD are not applicable, it shall be explicitly stated that the section is
left blank on purpose.
(f) The presentation of values in the CDM-PDD, including those used for the calculation of
emission reductions, should be in international standard format e.g. 1,000 representing one
thousand and 1.0 representing one. The units used for weights/currency (Lakh/crore etc)
should be accompanied by their equivalent S.I. units/norms (thousand/million) as part of the
requirement to ensure transparency and clarity.
The guidelines explain the CDM-PDD as follows:
(a) The CDM-PDD presents information on the essential technical and organizational aspects
5 Revisions of the CDM-PDD come into effect once adopted by the EB, bearing in mind the provisions that revisions to the CDM-
PDD do not affect project activities, (a) already validated, or already submitted to the OE for validation, prior to the adoption of
the revised CDM-PDD, (b) submitted to the OEs within a month following the adoption of the revised CDM-PDD, and (c) the
EB will not accept documentation using the previous version of the CDM-PDD six months after the adoption of a new version.
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