capacity building and awareness creation in vietnam

Capacity building and awareness creation in Vietnam

UNEPThe first regional workshop and training on capacity

development for clean development mechanismHalong bay, Vietnam

17-19 November 2003

ReportCapacity building and awareness creation in Vietnam

Presented by Dr. Bui Huy PhungNCST of Vietnam

Task 2 leader of the project

Key contents of the report

Part I. Capacity building requirements and needs carried out under the project

Part II. Activity results of the project in 2003

Part III. Issues in capacity development and awareness creation

Part IV. Conclusions.


Part I. Capacity building requirements and needs carried out under the project

1.1. There are 6 key tasks in the projectTask 1- Public information for raising CDM activitiesTask 2- Capacity development on CDM for policy

makersTask 3- Establishment and capacity development for

CDM National AuthorityTask 4- Capacity development for stakeholders

relevant to CDM projectsTask 5- Building on CDM research and educationTask 6- Creating and pipeline of CDM eligible projects.


Part I (continue)1.2 - Key contents of work plan in 2003 1. Identify relevant target groups, prepare

documents, cooperate with TV , Vietnam vice, Newspaper offices, Establish CDM website (Task 1).

2. Building the report of capacity need definition on CDM for policy maker (Task 2).

3. Establishment of CDM National Authority (Task 3)4. Survey of relevant stakeholder understanding level

and their specifies on CDM (Task 4)5. Multi-year program of various activities for capacity

building on CDM research and education (Task 5)6. A pipeline of CDM eligible projects (Task 6)7. Organize national and local workshops.


Part II. Activity results of the project in 2003

2.1 - Studying, preparing documents related to organization, functions, duties and activities of CDM National Authority (CNA) in Vietnam

Organization requirements under Kyoto protocol and CDM

Target, cycle of CDM projects

Organization structure of some relevant ministries

Building functions, activities of CNA.

Establishing CNA in March 2003 at MONRE

Establishing CDM National Executive and Consultative Board (CNECB) in April 2003.


Part II (continue)2.2 - Building the report of capacity need

definition on CDM for policy makers

1) Requirements for implementing CDM under Kyoto protocol Legal frameworkOrganization Target, cycle of CDM projectsUrgent needs and others.


Part II (continue)

2) Review of functions, duties and organization structure of ministries related to building legal, policies in Vietnam.Such as: The office of Government, MPI, MONRE, MOF, MOI, MOST, MARD, MOT, local governments and others.

Comments.

Vietnam is in process of changing its economy, a lot of institutions are being reformed

In 2003 the government formulated many new decisions on the institution structures, functions of offices belonging to the government.

Ministries have a rather big quantity of policy makers in many professionals.

CDM functions can be added in relevant institutions.


Part II (continue)

3) Review of existing legal, policies development programs related to CDM activities

Legislation in Energy sector Legislation in power sector Legislation in coal sector Legislation in oil and gas sector

Draft of National Energy Policy

The law of Environment protection

Other laws

Development programs in relevant sectors: power, coal, oil and gas, agriculture, transportation, etc.


Part II (continue)Comment:

The legal basis of the Industries (power, coal, oil and gas), agricultural, forestry, transportation sectors is rather weak, the existing laws have to be reformed and addition CDM activities.

Further development of strategies, policies for sectors need to address CDM issues.


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4) Identify the need of capacity development for policy makers

a) SWOT analyze for policy makers

Strengths.

S1. Environmental protection and sustainable development are major constituent of the 9th resolution of Vietnam communist Party and the National program for Social-Economy Development

S2. Vietnam signed and ratified Kyoto protocol in 9-2002

S3. Policy makers are rather strong of quantity

S4. Policy makers have experience and deep professional.


Part II (continue)Weak of policy makers

W1. They shortly consider macro-organization, state management system

W2. They shortly understand general legislation

W3. They shortly consider development strategies of their sector

W4. They are weak of methodologies, experiences for building policies, strategies

W5. They are short of CDM information

W6. Relation between departments of one ministry and between ministries are rather weak.


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Opportunities

O1. Vietnam is in the process of opening its policies for economical development, so have good conditions to build development programs, build new laws and mend, reform institutions and administration, etc.

O2. Having good conditions to train and retrain for officers

O3. Having good international relations.


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Threats

T1. Vietnam is at the first stage of the its market development process, at present average income is only about 420 USD/per.year, the country faces a lot of difficulties.

T2. Capacity development is a big work to ask man - power, finance and time

T3. Administration procedure is still a barrier.


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b) Needs of capacity development for policy makers

* General needs

Raising understanding of macro management system

Develop understanding of legislation in general

Study development plans, strategies of relevant sectors.

Raise methodologies of building strategies, policies: Collection of information Method of analysis Forecasting Etc.


* Needs related directly to CDM activities

Raising understanding on Kyoto protocol and CDM

Develop methods to make clearly Eligible projects Project criteria Project cycle for CDM Investment procedures, find out budget: One part, two

parts, many parts Method of definition baseline Methods of control, of estimation, certificating CO2

emission reduction. CO2 market in the world and in country.

Supply information.

Need to study for building a decision at ministry level on CDM by MONRE


Part II (continue)

2.3 - Implemented survey of CDM awareness for key groups

Managers Business Researchers and Educators Pressmen Public.

Survey in Hanoi in July and August 2003. Questionnaires sent 180, received 143, achieved 81,2%

Survey in Hochiminh city in July and August, 2003. Questionnaires sent 160, received 131, achieved 81,9%

Results of analysis

Only 30% of interviewees understand the basic CDM issues.


Part II (continue)Result of Survey

State managers

Business

Researchers,

Educators

Pressmen Public Total

Hanoi 40.56 13.99 31.47 6.29 7.69 100

HCM 16.03 35.11 32.06 9.92 6.87 100

Total 28.83 24.09 31.75 8.03 77.30 100


Part II (continue)

2.4 – Capacity building on CDM for research and Education

Worked with some colleges, research institutes for building study contents and education programs on CDM

Hanoi polytechnic college, Hochiminh polytechnic college Institute of Energy – EVN, HSM of MONRE; Centre of clean production; Centre of advice and transfer for clean water and

environment Research centre of new energy.

Preparation of two main documents of capacity building on CDM and Education in Vietnam.


Part II (continue)

2.5 - Carried out activities of propagandize for raising public awareness

Working with paper offices

Building TV programs

Published a lot of CDM documents

Establishing website, operated in September 2003

www.noccop.org.vn


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2.6 – Organized workshops, seminars on CDM

Workshop on Kyoto protocol and CDM in Nghe An province on 22 April 2003

Workshop on CDM in Hochiminh city on 24 Sep. 2003

The first National workshop on CDM in Hanoi on 11 Sep. 2003

Planed to held local workshops in Hue city and Kontum province – in centre of country.


Part II (continue)2.7- Creating pipeline projects

Collecting the information and documents on the criteria of selecting CDM projects in some countries.Reviewing previous study for criteria of selecting a CDM project in Vietnam.Identify the priority sectors on energy and LULUCF for developing CDM projects. Project idea: switching oil to gas in Thuduc power

plant, supported by NEDO, Japan Project idea: Recover CH4 from landfill with Hanoi

environment company. Project idea: Recover CH4 from landfill with

Hochiminh city environment company. Project idea: Using associated gas with Petro

Vietnam. Project idea: Reforestation with Nisshowai, Japan.


Part III. Issues in capacity development and awareness creation

Writing papers on CDM

Preparing a lot of reports for National and Local workshops.

Preparing documents for CNA.

Preparing of two documents of capacity building on CDM and education in Vietnam.

Text book for master training on CDM

Registration of CDM potential in Vietnam Energy sector.


Part IV. Conclusion

By the help of leaders: Government, MONRE and others.

By finance and advice assistances of international organizations such as: UNEP, Project Region Centre, AIT,…

By active work of many experts in areas

only in short time, a lot of contents of the project were implemented under the plan.


Thank you !


capacity building and awareness creation in vietnam

Documents

cdm task

capacity building requirements

cdm target

capacity development

cdm research

cdm projectstask

cdm activitiestask

cdm website task