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mechanisms such as the JCM. Once the negotiations start discussing sustainable development the JCMapproach to sustainable development evaluation can be an example. 7.5 Recommendations Theassessment could recommend several improvement opportunities as follows. Governance: There is a need to discuss theways of accounting and reporting emissions reductions by the JCM projects in national reports, and to discuss the pathway towards tradable schemeor to staynon-tradable. MRVmethodologies: Procedures for conductingmarket surveys inmethodol- ogy development need to be strengthened as they are heavily used for setting reference emissions. In the long run, quality ofmethodologies and their develop- ment process aswell as their applicability need tobe consistent between countries and continuepromoting local standards. Project development and capacity building: Future capacity building activities should put more focus in project identification, development, and approval. The challenge of ‘matchmaking’ local companies in partner countries and Japanese companies may be tackled through business approaches with highlights on eco- nomic benefits, and increasing visibility of potential projects inNDCs.Enhancing capacities and promoting involvement of local entities as third-party entities and project participants are important to increase quality of projects andMRV. Sustainable development evaluation framework: Focus is needed in the regu- latory frameworkof the JCMsustainabledevelopment criteria evaluation, enhanc- ing capacity building and local stakeholders engagement. Other ways to evaluate the JCM effectiveness should also be explored, for example by evaluating the variety of implemented sector and each sector’s emission reduction to investigate howmitigation actions frommultiple sector canbe facilitated through the JCM. OpenAccess This chapter is distributed under the termsof theCreativeCommonsAttribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, duplication, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in anymedium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to theCreativeCommons license and indicate if changesweremade. The images or other third partymaterial in this chapter are included in thework’s Creative Commons license, unless indicatedotherwise in thecredit line; if suchmaterial is not included in the work’s Creative Commons license and the respective action is not permitted by statutory regulation, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to duplicate, adapt or reproduce thematerial. 7 Enhancing the JointCreditingMechanismMRVtoContribute toSustainable. . . 127