Perspectives performed the work in close cooperation with Climate Focus, Carbon Partners, DEEC and the World Bank. The specific tasks Perspectives carried out were: • Contribute to drafing an inception report incorporating inputs from the kickoff meeting. • Establish a governance framework to leverage the experience and norms derived from various carbon markets or climate finance standards (e.g. CDM, GCF); and closely aligned with the decision making process of NDCs to promote synergy with broader climate action strategies. • Conduct a stocktake to assess the current situation in Senegal, focusing on key aspects such as the institutional and regulatory ; create a draft report, including its subsections, such as requirements of activities, seeking feedback from the DEEC and the World Bank. • Support in conducting targeted consultations and interviews with select individuals in Senegal. • With partners, develop an operational manual in the form of a report including considerations for: (1) Regulatory framework and institutional arrangements; (2) Requirements and eligibility of activities; (3) Processes for Art. 6.2, 6.4 and 6.8 and the VCM; (4) Training plan including development of communication materials • Assist in the development of training plan to enhance the capacity of national authorities and other identified stakeholders; including the identification of capacity building needs for national authorities and other stakeholders (e.g. project developers, auditors); development of an Annex, which supplemented the final report with templates and additional supporting documentation such as letters of authorization and letters of intent. • Support in the developement and delivery of a validation workshop set up in coordination with the DEEC and the World Bank. The workshop featured detailed presentations and materials prepared by the consortium. • Discuss the contents of the final report with the Senegalese Comité National sur les Changements Climatiques (COMNACC) and relevant government stakeholders. • Provision of a report to accurately reflect the inputs of the DEEC, the World Bank, COMNACC and other relevant stakeholders, to ensuring that it represents a comprehensive overview of all the packages supporting the operationalisation of Article 6 in Senegal.