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Status of the Project Implementation in Viet Nam

Status of the Project Implementation in Viet Nam. Nguyen Khac Hieu Climate Change Coordinator Vietnam National Office for Climate Change & Ozone Protection Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Contents. Current Status Project Implementation in the Preparation Phase

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Status of the Project Implementation in Viet Nam

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  1. Status of the Project Implementation in Viet Nam Nguyen Khac Hieu Climate Change Coordinator Vietnam National Office for Climate Change & Ozone Protection Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

  2. Contents • Current Status • Project Implementation in the Preparation Phase • Preliminary Results • Conclusion

  3. Current Status • ADVANTAGES • Vietnam signed Kyoto Protocol (PK) on 03 December 1998 and ratified it on 25 September 2002. • Article 12 of KP to UNFCCC created Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to assist developing countries like Viet Nam in achieving sustainable development and in contributing to the ultimate objective of UNFCCC. • Implementation of CDM by means of developing and carrying out CDM projects will play an important role in sustainable socio-economic development in Viet Nam.

  4. Current Status • The Hydro-Meteorological Service of Viet Nam, nowadays Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is assigned by the Government as a National Authority for implementing UNFCCC and KP as well as a CDM National Focal Point Agency. • Under UNEP Project: “Capacity Development for CDM”, National Office for Climate Change & Ozone Protection (NOCCOP) – Country Executing Agency of the project - belongs to MONRE. • National Action Plan to implement UNFCCC, including CDM is being developed.

  5. Current Status • Viet Nam is carrying out a National Strategy Study on CDM project (NSS) supported by the Government of Australia through World Bank (WB). • National Steering Committee and Study Team of NSS have been established. • Country GHG emission reduction potential and costs are assessed. • Several climate change potential projects are identified and developed. • Outcomes of NSS will be fruitful for implementation the UNEP Project in Viet Nam.

  6. General Information • DISADVANTAGES • Few people can understand CDM in Viet Nam. • Development strategies, policies, plans of sectors are available but the CDM was not taken into consideration at the moment. • At present, official procedure to establish new offices with powerful function such as Designated National Authority for CDM takes long time. • A Climate Change Country Team has been established since 1996. It is necessary to reorganized and strengthened the Team to meet CDM requirements.

  7. Project Implementation in the preparation phase • Assist the UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment (UCCEE) Team in preparing and arranging meetings and working sessions with government institutions and local stakeholders to identify and designate the appropriate institutional setting to coordinate CDM activities. • Review issues regarding the KP & CDM regulatory framework on institutional set-up. • Identify initially capacity building needs for CDM in the country.

  8. Project Implementation in the preparation phase • Gather and prepare related materials, documents to raise public awareness on UNFCCC, KP and CDM. • Translate CDM Booklet of UNEP into Vietnamese. Publish this Booklet with 1500 volumes to use for raising public awareness on CDM in the country. • Establish a Project Core Team including key persons and senior experts from related ministries, institutions to prepare a multi-year work plan for promoting national CDM activities and investments in Viet Nam.

  9. Project Implementation in the preparation phase • Organize and conduct a 2-day National Workshop on Capacity Development for CDM (Hanoi,27-28 Nov 2002). • Develop a Draft Work Plan for CDM Capacity Development in the period of 2003-2005 in Viet Nam. • Organize meetings and working sessions with key experts to review and comment on the Draft Work Plan. • Take part in the Regional Workshop on Capacity Development for CDM. (Thailand, 16-18 Jan 2003).

  10. Preliminary Results • A specific approach to obtain supports of related ministries for facilitating CDM activities in the country is identified. • Identification of Capacity Building needs for CDM: • To improve understanding on CDM, • To create a better management of CDM activities • Preparation and issue of General Materials regarding KP & CDM for raising public awareness on CDM. • Preparation of Inventories regarding pass and ongoing activities related to CDM, AIJ, First National Communication and UNFCCC.

  11. Preliminary Results • Establishment of a Core Team (6 members) to carry out the project tasks in project preparation phase. Members of the Team: • NOCCOP, MONRE • National Centre for Natural Science & Technology • Institute of Energy, MOI • Institute of Meteorology & Hydrology, MONRE • Research Center for Energy & Environment • A two-day National Workshop on CD for CDM was organized successfully.

  12. Preliminary Results • Draft Work Plan for CDM Capacity Development (CD) in 2003-2005 is completed. Six specific tasks for this period are identified: Task 1: Public information for raising CDM awareness Task 2: CD on CDM for policy makers Task 3: Establishment and CD for CDM National Authority (CNA) Task 4: CD for stakeholders relevant to CDM projects Task 5: CD on CDM research and education Task 6: Creating a pipeline of CDM eligible projects

  13. Organization Chart for Implementing Project on CDM Capacity Development MONRE Steering Committee UNEP Project Coordinator Regional Centre (AIT) Secretariat Task 1 Leader Task 2 Leader International Experts National Technical Experts

  14. Conclusion • Prior activities in the country for the project implementation in the next phase: • Completing the WP in 2003-2005 based on regional / national workshop recommendations. • Carrying out in-country necessary procedure to establish National offices for CDM : • Designated National Authority • National Executive Board • Stepping up activities regarding CDM Capacity Development for policy makers in order to obtain their supports for CDM activities and investments in the country

  15. Conclusion • In order to obtain the maximum possible benefit from participation in the CDM: • Reforming existing structure to involve relevant ministries in CDM management. • Integrating CDM issues into development strategies, policies, plans of main sectors. • Setting up legal basic for CDM activities in Viet Nam. • Developing criteria for CDM project assessment in a view of SD • Formulating rule and regulation agreement with related project partners

  16. Conclusion • The UNEP Project: “Capacity Development for CDM” will contribute an important part in facilitating CDM activities and CDM implementation in Viet Nam.

  17. Thank you for your attentionNational Office for Climate Change & Ozone Protection

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