This Gold Standard Project Developer’s manual refers to The Gold Standard Project Design Document for CDM Projects (GS-PDD) and to The Gold Standard Project Design Document for SmallScale CDM Projects (GS-SSC-PDD).This manual helps developers to complete the Gold Standard project design documents for both large- and small-scale projects. It provides guidance on the information that needs to be provided for successful validation and registration under the Gold Standard. The information provided refers to Gold Standard-specific requirements only; further guidance may be needed for compliance with the requirements of the CDM in total.

The manual consists of three parts (and Appendices).

• Part 1 is the Introduction
• Part 2 is the Pre-assessment Framework
• Part 3 is the Assessment Framework