INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGERMENT, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Activities Timescale Development and Transfer of ESTs - Collect, synthesize and provide information on how Viet Nam is addressing development transfer of, and access to, ESTs including

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGERMENT,

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Nguyen Van Minh, Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate change,

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Viet Nam

The Kick-off Workshop of the Project "Viet Nam: Preparation of the Third National Communication to the UNFCCC"

Hanoi, 29 December 2015

Institutional Arrangerment

GOVERNMENT OF VIET NAM

National Climate Change Committee

Ministry of Natural Resources

and Environment National Steering Committee for UNFCCC and KP

Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (Project Management Team)

UNFCCC Secretariat

Other relevant international

organizations

Ministries of:

- Finance

- Planning and Investment

- Foreign Affairs

- Science and Technology

- Agriculture and Rural Development

- Industry and Trade

- Transportation

- Construction

- Information and Communication…

Relevant research institutes, universities, NGOs

- VEA

- IMHEN

- ISPONRE

- International Cooperation

Department

- Science and Technology

Department…

National Study Team (NST)

1 National GHG inventory

2 Mititgation Assessment

3 V&A Assessment

4 Enivironmental Sound Technology

5 Research & Systematic System

6 Education, Training and Public Awareness

7 Policy and Measures

Submit TNC Approve Send

TNC

Consult information, Provide

data, comment Compile

and submit Direct

Provide guidance, cooperate to develop report

Join in developing and comment

Consult

Report

National Study Teams

Implementation plan

 Project’s duration: 36 months

 Commencing: Dec 2015

 Completion: Nov 2018

UNFCCC (COP24)

Implementation plan

National circumstances reviews, updated and described Jan 2016-Mar 2018

GHG Inventory for 2014

- Methodologies and EFs for GHG inventory estimates

selected, analyzed and validated

May-Jun 2016

- The Inventory of Viet Nam’s GHG Emissions and Sinks for

2014 compiled

Apr 2016-Dec 2017

- GHG inventory data and estimates documented and

archived

Oct 2017-Jun 2018

Activities Timescale

Measures to facilitate adequate adaptation to CC

- The approaches, tools and methods to be used under V&A

validated

Jan-May 2016

- Adaptation measures and technologies assessed,

described and contribute to the update/revision of National

climate policies

Apr 2016-Jun 2018

Measures to mitigate CC

- Data and relevant information for scenario development

collected, analyzed and used as input for scenario

development

Jan-Jun 2016

- The GHG abatement measures/technology options revised

and contribute to the update/revision of National climate

policies

Jan-Sep.2017

Activities Timescale

Development and Transfer of ESTs

- Collect, synthesize and provide information on how Viet Nam

is addressing development transfer of, and access to, ESTs

(including know-how) for mitigation and adaptation

Jan-Dec 2016

- Establish a user-friendly database for ESTs for both mitigation

and adaptation, including a list of emission reduction projects

based on ESTs for bilateral and multilateral funding (e.g., CDM,

NAMAs)

Feb-Dec 2016

- Draft a Framework for the development, transfer and adoption

of ESTs, including the development of endogenous

technologies, and barrier removal

Jan 2016-Sep 2017

Research and Systemic Observation

- collect, synthesize and provide information on the research

and systematic observation systems Enhancement of data

sources for hydrological and meteorological forecast and early

warning

Feb 2016-Sep 2017

- Management of climate database with GIS technology and

construction of climate map based on data in standard period

Jun 2016-Sep 2017

- Research on ENSO, tropical storms and drought and early

warning system

Apr.-Sep 2017

Activities Timescale

Education, Training and Public Awareness

- Conduct public awareness surveys in selected cities and

communities

Jan 2016-Dec 2017

- Promote public access to information on climate change and

sustainable development through updating the climate

change project websites focusing on the climate change

activities

Apr 2016-Jun 2018

Climate change concerns and priorities integrated into

sustainable development

- Collect, synthesize and provide the overall information

relevant to the integration of climate change concerns into

sustainable development programmes, including information

obtained through the preparation of the TNC

Feb.-Dec 2016

- Dissemination of the results of V&A assessment and

mitigation options analysis to national planners and policy

makers

May 2017-Jun 2018

Activities Timescale

Capacity building, options and priorities

Constraints, gaps and related financial, technical and

capacity needs

- Review constraints and gaps identified from climate

change previous studies and identify new constraints and

gaps associated with each thematic area under the TNC

Jan-Aug 2017

- Compile and analyze information on financial resources

and technical support provided by GEF, Annex II Parties,

bilateral/multilateral institutions, for activities related to

climate change Experiences learnt

Jan-Dec 2017

The TNC prepared and submitted

Implementation plan

 Workshops

 06 National Workshops

 02 Technical Workshops

on GHG inventory, mitigation options, adaptation options, environmental sound technologies and consultation for the draft of TNC

 Expert team meetings

Detailed working plan in 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Validate information gaps identified under stocktaking exercise in

respect of national circumstances Identify relevant sources of

information, establish links to obtain relevant the data as appropriate,

update with new and additional information and describe the existing

institutional arrangements relevant to the preparation of the NCs on a

continuous basis

Greenhouse gas inventory for 2014

Organize the first national workshop with the purpose of training the

National GHG Inventory Group on IPCC Technical guidelines and IPCC

Good Practice Guidance application

Review the existing information obtained during the preparation of the

SNC GHG inventory; identify data gaps if any, sources of available data

from prior/ongoing international project; barriers to obtaining available

data needed; elaborate on any recommendations made during

stocktaking exercise on estimation the GHG emissions and sinks for

2014 Describe procedures and arrangements undertaken to collect

data, as well as efforts being made for data collection on continuous

basis, including information on the role of all institutions involved

Check conversion of units and validate compiled data for estimating

GHG emissions for 2012 (data permitting)

ActivitiesP 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Decide on the Tier level (Tier 1 and 2 or 3 methodologies) based on the

decision trees as provided for by IPCC GPG

Identify appropriate methods & emission factors (EFs) source by source,

using IPCC GPG decision trees and assess the suitability of the available

methodologies for use at the national level, applying IPCC GPG for each

source category Decide on emission factors to be use, analyze the

suitability of selected EFs to Vietnam circumstances, propose possible

studies that could be implemented in future to provide national EFs by

formulating cost-effective programs to develop these country-specific

EFs

Acquisition and application of ALU software for agriculture and LULUCF

sectors

Perform the Key Source Analysis for 2014 through applying Tier 1 level

and trend assessment in order to assist in developing GHG inventories

that better reflect the national circumstances, including outputs from

ALU software for agriculture and LULUCF sectors

Compile the GHG emissions inventory for 2014 following the IPCC 1996

Revised Guidelines, IPCC GPG and the IPCC GPG on LULUCF

Provide information on methodologies used in the estimation of GHG

emissions by sources and removals by sinks, including a brief

explanation of the sources of EFs and AD

Hoạt động 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Undertake an uncertainty assessment of the Inventory of Vietnam’s GHG

emissions and sinks in accordance with the IPCC GPG, provide information

on the level of uncertainty with inventory data and their underlying

assumptions, and describe the methodologies used for estimating these

uncertainties to the extent national capacities allow

Prepare the National Inventory Report (NIR) and circulate the NIR for internal

review as part of the ‘QA&QC and Uncertainty Management Plan’

Organize the second national workshop on GHG Inventory to coordinate and

present the results of the Inventory of Vietnam’s GHG Emissions and Sinks

for 2014

Incorporate the comments received and finalize the NIR, the Inventory of

Vietnam’s GHG Emissions and Sinks for 2014 and Chapter 3: ‘National

Greenhouse Gas Inventory’ to be a component of the TNC

Document the selection process of national activity data, the related

parameters used in the inventory preparation process and the data collection

methods of data providers Document also the methods and assumption used

in the inventory preparation process, the selection process of EFs and other

conversion factors used in the inventory preparation process

Archive AD, EFs and conversion factors used in the inventory preparation

process and describe procedures and arrangements undertaken to archive

data for the preparation of the GHG inventory, as well as the role of the

institutions involved

Activities 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Measures to facilitate adequate adaptation to cc

Review of previous and existing work on V&A

Organize the first national workshop on ‘V&A’ to enable discussions

/consultations with all relevant stakeholders and identify approaches, tools

and methods to be used for V&A

Develop training programs for regional and national/provincial (including

IAM and SIM CLIM software)

Identify pertinent data and information and decide on the approaches, tools

and methods to be used for the assessment

Review the policy process and development context for the selected sectors

of the economy in order to explore how adaptation measures can be

introduced into decision-making agenda and what is the best way of

addressing them

Develop socio-economic scenarios based on IPCC AR5 climate scenarios

Perform V&A assessment for Red River and Mekong River, as well as other

major river basins where appropriate

Perform V&A assessment for agriculture in Red River and Mekong River

Deltas, Central highlands, Southeast and other vulnerable areas (Crop yield,

quality, pest and diseases)

Perform V&A assessment for human health (vector-borne diseases, public

health etc )

Activities 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Perform V&A assessment for Coastal zones - selected provinces

Perform V&A assessment for transport& infrastructure

Apply SIMCLIM model for adaptation assessment

Carry out the integrated assessment and modeling

Climate variability (e.g., ENSO) and extreme weather events

Evaluate current strategies and measures, including technologies, for

adapting to climate change in key vulnerable areas, including those of

highest priority; and assess their cost-effectiveness

Evaluate any possible maladaptation projects and practices

Measures to mitigate climate change

Organize the first national workshops on ‘Mitigation Assessment’ for the

purpose of training the MA Group in specific approaches, tools and methods

to be used for mitigation

Collect all relevant macro-economic data and set assumptions to be made

for the purpose of emission scenario development

Assess the extent of the GHG abatement measures, including technologies,

that have already been considered and incorporated into the National CC

Strategy, NTP and National Action Plan to Respond to Climate Change in

2012-2020

Review the status of the relevant policy and legal framework, including

sectoral implementation and summarize findings, propose approximation

measures

Process the collected data and make them ready as required by the software

that is going to be utilized for the purpose of scenario generator

Activities 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Development and Transfer of Environmental Sound Technologies (EST)

Collect, synthesize and provide information on how Viet Nam is

addressing development transfer of, and access to, environmentally

sound technologies (including know-how) for mitigation and adaptation,

including the promotion and development of endogenous technologies,

and barriers removal

Establish a user-friendly database for ESTs for both mitigation and

adaptation, including a list of emission reduction projects based on ESTs

for bilateral and multilateral funding (e.g., CDM, NAMAs)

Research and Systemic Observation

Collaborate with IMHEN and other relavant agencies, collect, synthesize

and provide information on the research and systematic observation

systems Enhancement of data sources for hydrological and

meteorological forecast and early warning

Manage climate database with GIS technology and develop climate map

based on data in standard period

Activities 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Education, Training and Public Awareness

Collaborate with various ministries and agencies, implement awareness

raising campaigns on target audiences (policy makers, environmental

planners, private sector, public society, communities, pupils and

students from formal and non-formal education systems at all levels),

inclusive through developing updated outreach materials on climate

change and sustainable development context and dissemination through

mass-media These include strengthening of synergistic activities

between various government agencies and between the three Rio

conventions on education, training and public awareness

Collaborate with relevant research institutions, conduct public

awareness surveys in selected cities and communities

Promote public access to information on climate change and sustainable

development through updating the climate change project websites

focusing on the climate change activities in Viet Nam, as well as

synergies between the three Rio Conventions

Activities 2016

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Integrate Climate change issues into sustainable development

Collect, synthesize and provide the overall information relevant to the

integration of climate change concerns into sustainable development

programmes, including information obtained through the preparation

of the TNC

The information and networking

Participate and contribute to existing sub-regional, regional and

international information networks on CC, while establishing new

networks

Capacity building, options and priorities

Identify capacity building needs and priorities

Develop training programs on CC related issues for selected 4 provinces

Training material preparation