Thailand Small Scale Livestock Waste Management Program

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The objectives of the Small Scale Livestock Waste Management Program Project are to: (a) reduce methane emissions from improved livestock waste management practices through a carbon finance transaction between the World Bank and the project sponsor; and (b) serve as a demonstration for future programmatic Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities in Thailand. There are three components to the project, the first component being construction of livestock waste management facilities. These component activities include: (i) installation of anaerobic wastewater treatment systems; (ii) installation of monitoring equipment and devices; and (iii) implementation of an environmental management and indigenous people plan during construction and operation phases. The second component is the carbon finance transaction. This component will facilitate the purchase and transaction of Certified Emission Reduction (CER) from the participating farms through several CDM program activities. Finally, the third component is the capacity building. Participating farms will be responsible for operating and monitoring the livestock waste treatment systems on their own farms as required under the CDM with technical assistance provided by Energy Research and Development Institute of Chiang Mai University (ERDI) and ERDI's consultants. ERDI will provide a capacity building program for the participating farms including: (1) training on the operation of anaerobic wastewater treatment system; (2) training on the handling of monitoring data; and (3) ensuring training for operation and maintenance in close cooperation with suppliers of the generators and monitoring equipments.