Namibia Workshop SANUMARC Univeristy of Namibia, Hentiesbay 3 - 5 June 2010

Presenter Biographies

THE UNITED NATIONS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM AND OPPORTUNITIES CREATED IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD.

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has been created by the UN to allow technological and financial transfer to the Developing World. This allows the application of a wide range of methodologies to produce Carbon Credit generating projects. These credits are then used to achieve financing from the 38 countries that have ratified the Kyoto protocol.

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Mr Loftus has a 15-year career in sales and marketing in the medical joint replacement industry.

He has established several highly successful medical companies in Namibia over the last 6 years and lives permanently in Namibia. He has consistently delivered growth of his territory throughout his sales career.

Jacques is a passionate environmentalist who gets a great deal of his energy from the ocean and is thus very aware of the balance that Climate Change threatens to impact.

He joined Global Carbon Exchange (GCX Namibia) in 2008 in the hope of dedicating his business skills to preventing rapid climate change.