INTRODUCTION TO PLANNING OUTLINE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO IMPLEMENT CDM IN VIETNAM Dr. Bui Huy Phung National Centre for Natural Science & Technology Mr. Nguyen Khac Hieu Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CAPACITY BUILDING FOR CDM Hanoi November – 2002 Horison Hotel – 40 Cat Linh Hanoi

1.Objectives 2.Activities I.CDM awareness raising II.Establishing legal Framework for CDM III.Institutional set up IV.Capacity development for related officers, experts to develop, manage and implement CDM projects V.Formulating and developing CDM potential projects VI.International cooperation VII.Survey 3.Manpower 4.Timeline 5.Budget Capacity Development to implement CDM in Vietnam (Cont.)

Objectives * CDM awareness raising for public and cadres * Promoting capacity development for officers, experts to develop, manage and implement CDM projects * Establishing Designated CDM National Authority with its functions and relationship * Setting up legal framework for local CDM activities * Formulating and Developing CDM feasible projects

I. CDM awareness raising for public and cadres 1- Preparing related documents * Climate Change and Environment protection * UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol,Conventions and other related protocol * COP’s documents and decisions * In and out country legal documents * Introducing to related organizations

I. CDM awareness raising for public and cadres (Cont.) * Results, experiences, “good practices” CDM activities in the region and the world * Results, experiences in “good practices” to protect Climate system, mitigate harmful impacts of climate change * Financial information * Training information * New technology and technology transfer

I. CDM awareness raising for public and cadres (Cont.) 2- Mass media * CDM information introduced by Newspapers * CDM information propagated by local and central broadcasting and television stations * Organizing tele-communication conferences * Organizing communication working teams * Propagating to CDM one day per month 3- Establishing National CDM Website * Communicating necessary information * Propagating and providing CDM information

II. Establishing legal framework 1. Reviewing existing legal framework regarding CDM activities: * Laws: Land, Environment, Oil and Gas * Regulations, rules * Policies, Programs, Developing plans at sector and National level

II. Establishing legal framework (Cont.) 2. Making recommendation to establish or replenish legal framework for CDM * In Electrical sector * In Coal sector * In Oil and Gas sector * In Agricultural sector * In LULUCF sector * In Transportation sector

II. Establishing legal framework (Cont.) 3. Establishing evaluation criteria and CDM project cycle * Compulsory criteria * Prior criteria * Project cycle including: - Designing and Formulating - National approval and ratification - Registration - Implementing finance - Monitoring - Verification/ Certification - Issuance of CERs

III. Institutional set up for CDM 1- Reviewing organizational structure in Governmental, non-Governmental, Central and Local agencies that related to CDM activities, mainly in sectors: Energy, Agriculture, Land use, land use change and Forestry * Ministries: Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment; Ministry of Industry; Ministry of Planning & Investment; Ministry of Science & Technology; Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development.

III. Institutional set up for CDM (Cont.) * Research institutions for Science & Technology * Universities and colleges * People ‘s provincial committees and related sectors * Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs) - Vietnam Union of Science & Technology associations ( VUSTA ) - Central and local specific associations - Private enterprises

III. Institutional set up for CDM (Cont.) 2- Making recommendation for related structure * Replenishing CDM additional functions for existing related agencies * Formulating a new organization * Relationship among organizations 3- Preparing to establish CDM National Authority (CNA) * Functions and Tasks * Interior and Exterior relationship * Structure, Role and Position of CNA * Meeting CDM requirement to establish - Designed CDM National Authority (DNA) - National Executive Board ( EB )

IV. Capacity Development for cadres, officers to develop, manage and implement CDM projects 1- Organizing technical workshop * CDM international regulations * Baseline * Criteria * CDM project cycle * CDM Market 2-Manage, implement CDM projects for different officers * Rules and policies * Economy and finance * Science and technology * Application * Training courses to develop

IV. Capacity Development for cadres, officers to develop, manage and implement CDM projects (Cont.) 3-New technology and technology transfer * Identifying information‘s demand regarding appropriate technologies * Identifying and evaluating appropriate technologies * Analyzing disadvantages and advantages including benefits of technology transfer * Encouraging programs to exchange technology and technology transfer * Implementing effectively environmental technology transfer for governmental as well as private sectors

1- Compulsory criteria a/ Sustainable * Correspond with sector‘s plans and national policies * Correspond with Governmental legal framework and do not violate sovereignty * It is not worse than sectoral baseline V. Establishing and developing CDM potential projects

V. Establishing and developing CDM potential projects (Cont.) b/ Addition * Baseline * Baseline methodologies * Emission reduction in comparison with baseline emission * Financing + Financing of CDM project is taken mainly by a host country + Supporting finance is only an additional part in trading investment flow, cost of emission reduction to assist it can be competed with the project in baseline

V. Establishing and developing CDM potential projects (Cont.) c/ Feasible * Having Governmental support * Monitoring method and implementation are clear and simple

V. Establishing and developing CDM potential projects (Cont.) 2- Prior criteria 1/ Sustainable * Good effect to other projects * Technology transfer program and qualified training * Good impacts to socio-economic 2/ Addition * Additional regarding results environment protection * Easy to certify amount of emission reduction level 3/ Feasible * Infrastructure and manpower are available

VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 1- Information and data 2- Experience exchange, study-tour and survey 3- Technology transfer 4- Financial support 5- Participating in International CDM workshops

1- Objectives: * Legal framework * Institutional set up for CDM including CDM National Focal Point * Activities for training, capacity development for CDM implementation 2- Objects: * Manager, senior experts in sectors: law, economic, technique, finance and bank * Governmental and non-Governmental organizations 3- Carry out survey 4- Preparing survey form 5- Synthesizing and making reports VII. SURVEY

1- Formulating a Working Group ( 5-7 experts) complete the detail outline 2- Preparing and establishing Steering Committee: * Key persons from related ministries with high experiences * Director of the Committee will be selected in MONRE MANPOWER

MANPOWER (Cont.) 3- Establishing Expert Team (15 experts) * Experienced experts in sector: laws, technological sciences and finances... * Members of Expert's team will be selected in related ministries and organization including NGOs * Expert's team will be divided in groups that depend on determined mission

TIMELINE TO IMPLEMENT From January 2003 to December 2005 BUDGET * About USD for the whole period * Contribution from 10% of total budget.

1.CDM is new activities, it plays an important role in process of sustainable development 2.CDM knowledge & understanding is limited in the country 3.It is necessary to carry out capacity development for CDM. Some existing barriers should be overcome 4.Work plan for CDM Capacity Development need researching in more detail as well as implementing step by step 5.Capacity development is the development of internal forces as well as international supports for Vietnam at present CONCLUSION

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