Establishing and developing capacity for the CDM National Authority

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The Third National Workshop on The Project
Capacity Development for The Clean Development
Mechanism in Viet Nam Ho Chi Minh City, 26 August
2004
establishing and developing capacity for CDM
national Authority (cna) Preliminary results and
work plan to implement task 3
Nguyen Khac Hieu Deputy Director General
International Cooperation Department Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment
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Contents

• Overview
• Task 3 of the CD4CDM Project- Work plan
• Main results to August 2004
• Plan to carry out Task 3 for the next time

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Overview

• The project Capacity Development for the Clean
  Development Mechanism (CDM) in Viet Nam that was
  supported by the Government of the Netherlands.
  The UNEP launched the Project in 2002
• International Cooperation Department, Ministry of
  Natural Resources and Environment is a Executing
  Agency to coordinate and carry out the project in
  Viet Nam
• To carry out 6 main tasks
• Establishment and capacity development for CDM
  National Authority
• Period 2003-2005

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Overview

• Main objectives
• Develop knowledge and disseminate information,
  guideline to raise awareness on the CDM as well
  as opportunities, benefits from CDM activities.
• Develop capacity for institutional set up and
  relevant officers.
• Formulate legal framework to facilitate CDM
  activities in Viet Nam
• Develop capacity for identifying, designing
  potential CDM projects in Viet Nam
• Design eligible CDM project cycle
• Exchange experiences and lessons leant on CDM
  implementation with other countries in region and
  in the world

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Overview

• Main activities under Task 3
• Establishing CDM National Authority (CNA) with
  function Assesment, approval and management CDM
  projects
• Setting up legal framework to facilitate CDM
  activities in the country
• Developing a suitable CDM project cycle which can
  meet international requirements as well as
  correspond to Vietnams conditions

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Main results to August 2004
Establishing CDM National Authotity (CNA) Point
of view on CNA Based on existing
organization of Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment (MONRE) with neatly arrangement.
Adding some functions to this organization to
manage CDM activities in the country Process
quickly work related to CDM but keep within the
existing law Obtain maximum possible benefit
from participation in the CDM market Accord
with Kyoto Protocol and domestic circumstance
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Main results to August 2004

• Main functions of CNA
• Developing ceriteria to assess CDM projects as
  well as guideline for CDM activities in Viet Nam
• Assessing CDM projects at country level
• Submiting potential CDM projects to CDM National
  Executive and Consultative Board to assess and
  approve. To manage implementation of CDM projects
• Issuing the Endorsement Letter of approved CDM
  projects
• Co-ordination with relation international
  organizations in CDM activities

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Main results to August 2004

• Establishing CNA
• International Cooperation Department, MONRE
• Foundation
• - Official Document No. 502/BTNMT-HTQT dated
  24/3/2003
• - Promulgating CNA of Viet Nam at COP 9 of
  UNFCCC, Milano, Italy, 12/2003

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Main results to August 2004

• Establishing CDM National Executive and
  Consultative Board (CNECB)
• Decision No. 553/QD-BTNMT dated 29 April 2003
• Decision No. 813/QD-BTNMT dated 8 July 2004
• Chairman Director General, International
  Cooperation Department, MONRE
• 11 members
• MONRE (permanent member and secretary), Ministry
  of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Planning and
  Investment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
  Science and Technology, Ministry of industry,
  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
  Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Education and
  Training, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology
  Associations

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CDM institutional structure
MONRE
National Expert Team (CD4CDM project) under the
ICD leadership Task 1 Public information for
rasing CDM awareness Task 2 Capacity
Development on CDM for policy makers Task 3
Establishment and capacity development for
CNA Task 4 Capacity development for stakeholders
relevant to CDM projects Task 5 Capacity
building on CDM research and education Task 6
Creating a pipeline of CDM eligible projects
Report

• CNECB (Chairman MONRE)
• MONRE (3 members
• MOT
• MOST
• MOFA
• MOF
• MPI
• MARD
• MOI
• MOET
• VUSTA

Report
Consultation
CNA ICD, MONRE
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Main results to August 2004

• Issuing documents regarding guideline for CDM
  activities
• Document No. 1022/BTNMT-HTQT dated 8/5/2003 to
  inform a/ establishment of CDM National
  Executive and Consultative Board and, b/ prior
  investment fields and issues for CDM projects in
  Viet Nam in the next period
• 2. Document No. 465/BTNMT-HTQT dated 2/32003
  regarding identification, development and
  registration of CDM projects

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Main results to August 2004

• Receiving, assessing CDM projects (PIN, PDD)
• Suppoting CNECBs activities and developing
  capacity for members of the Board
• CNECBs meetings
• (Ha Noi, April and September 2003)
• Technical Workshop on Creteria Assessment and CDM
  Project Cycle
• (Vinh Phuc, 4-5 March 2004)

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Main results to August 2004

• Receiving, assessing CDM projects (PIN, PDD)
• Assessing and approving PDD of CDM project
  Recover and utilization associated gas of Rang
  Dong
• Considering and assessing CDM project Improving
  energy efficiency at Brewery Thanh Hoa
• (Ha Noi, 15 April 2003)

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Main results to August 2004

• Completing studies
• 1. Proposing a financial model applied for CDM
  projects in Viet Nam
• 2. Overviewing Environment Impact Assessment
  (EIA) of Viet Nam and proposal of EIA procedure
  for CDM projects

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Main results to August 2004

• Organising the First National Workshop on CD4CDM
  in Viet Nam, Ha Noi, 11 September 2003
• Compiling workshop documents co-operating to
  organise technical workshops, seminars, meetings
  of CD4CDM project
• Cooperating with AIT vµ URC to hold a regional
  workshop in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province,
  17-19 November 2003

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Main results to August 2004

• Collecting, editing and traslating CDM guideline
  documents, booklets provided by URC/AIT into
  Vietnamese
• Making progress reports and technical reports in
  framework of CD4CDM project
• Cooperating with Task 1-Group to carry out
  propagation, public aweraness raising about Kyoto
  Protocol CDM and CDM through public media

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Main results to August 2004

• Organizing the Second National Workshop in Ha Noi
  (27 April 2004)
• Conducting the workshop on implementation of
  UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and development of CDM
  projects for policymakers, officials,
  stakeholders in Kontum Province (6 April 2004)
• Taking part in training of CDM at Hue University
  for Science (2-5 May 2004)
• Cooperating and organizing seminars on Capacity
  Development for CDM in forestry sector at
• University of Forestry, Hatay Province, 27 May
  2004
• University of Agriculture and Forestry,
  Hochiminh City, 30 June 2004
• Organizing the Third National Workshop in
  Hochiminh City (26 August 2004)

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Plan to carry out Task 3 for the next time

• Studying to develop documents, guidelines related
  to proceduce, assessment creteria, approval of
  potential CDM projects in the country
• Preparing related reports and participating in
  Regional Workshop of CD4CDM project
• Continuing capacity development regarding
  institutional set up and speciality for CNA
• Approval of CDM project
• Assessmnet, validation, coordination and
  management of activities regarding CDM project
  cycle

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Plan to carry out Task 3 for the next time

• Cooperating with related ministries/agencies to
  study development of legal documents on a
  financial framework for CDM projects in Viet Nam
• Periodically review the operation of the CNA and
  identify areas for strengthening of capacity
  through training workshops
• Cooperating study to develop beselines for Energy
  sector and Land use Land use Change and Forestry
  (LULUCF) sector
• Preparing a report on CDM potential projects,
  Project Idea Notes (PIN) at the forum for
  investors, Manila, Philippines, Oct. 2004
• Preparing a report regarding activities and
  results of CD4CDM project taking part in site
  events to be held at COP 10, Argentina, Dec. 2004

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Plan to carry out Task 3 for the next time

• Expected results
• Operation of CNA with better capacity to manage
  and coordinate related activities in CDM project
  cycle
• Establishment of appropriate legal framework in
  accordance with implementation of CDM projects in
  Viet Nam

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• For more information, Please contactCD4CDM
  Project Office
• 57 Nguyen Du, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
• Tel [phone] - Fax [phone] Email
  vnccoffice_at_fpt.vn

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