15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 1 International workshop on Management and Protection of Vietnams Natural Environment and Resources Hai Phong, November 2004 Session 5: Water Resources UNIDO Country Office in Vietnam 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 2 1. Cleaner Production in Vietnam CP = process-based approach to environmental management in industry >< end-of-pipe solutions; Concept relatively new in Vietnam (about 10 years); Dissemination still limited in scope, despite efforts by Sida, Cida, Danida, UNEP and UNIDO. 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 3 2. UNIDO and CP in Vietnam Present since 1997 in HCMC, and 1998 in Hanoi; Both projects include a mix of: Awareness-raising activities; Training; In-plant CP assessments; Cluster-based dissemination; Cleaner Technology advice; Policy advice. 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 4 2. UNIDO and CP in Vietnam Both projects promote the business case of CP, namely: environmentally responsible behaviour and profitability need not be mutually exclusive targets. 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 5 3. UNIDO CP project in HCMC HCMC counts nearly 30,000 firms and produces one-third of industrial output in Vietnam; Emphasis of the project there is on: Monitoring six demo factories in textile (2), pulp and paper (2) and food processing (2); CP circles in cassava, rubber and pulp and paper; Communication and media campaigns; Training for managers, workers; Policy advice. 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 6 3. UNIDO CP project in HCMC Example of CP benefits: Thanh Cong Textile company: >5000 workers; >550 tons of dyed textiles per year. ResourcesBefore CPAfter CP Consumption/ton2003May 2004Reduction (%) FO [Kg] Electricity [kWh] Water [m 3 ] GHG [Kg] 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 7 4. UNIDO CP project in Hanoi VNCPC located at INEST, Hanoi University of Technology => stronger academic and scientific content; ISO14001 certified; Emphasis of the project there is on: Training of engineers and environment scientists; Communication and media campaigns; In-plant assessment of CP options. 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 8 4. UNIDO CP project in Hanoi Technical benefits: reduction in consumption of Economic benefits Electricity40,838MWhTotal investmentUS$ 650,000 Coal19,113 tonAnnual savingsUS$ 2,435,000 Fuel Oil1,951 tonEnvironmental benefits: reduction in Diesel64 tonDust emission483 ton LPG74 tonSO2 emission364 ton Water160,000 m 3 CO2 emission70,846 ton Raw materials and chemicals 787 tonWaste water and solid wasteAs per reduction in consumption Source: VNCPC Annual Report Results of 15 completed CP assessments ion % of CP options implemented 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 9 5. Challenges Dissemination remains limited; Business case is not sufficient; Regulatory intervention costly and difficult to enforce; Financing CP/CT; Policy intervention necessary to move beyond housekeeping measures. 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives Challenges (ctd) price CP options CP benefit CP cost housekeeping Process monitoring Cleaner technologies 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 11 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 12 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 13 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 14 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 15 15-17 Nov 2004 Italy-Vietnam Cooperation Perspectives 16 Thank you!