Capacity promotion in research and Capacity promotion in research and

education on clean development education on clean development

mechanism (CDM)mechanism (CDM)

Preliminary results and planPreliminary results and plan

to implement the task 5 in year 2004-2005to implement the task 5 in year 2004-2005

Dr. Pham Khanh Toan

The Third National Workshop onThe Project Capacity Development for

The Clean Development Mechanism in Viet NamHo Chi Minh City, 26 August 2004

Context of project activities to implement the capacity

promotion in research and education on CDM in Vietnam

Vietnam - a Party signing and ratifying the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change (UN FCCC 16. November 1994) and Kyoto Protocol (KP-25 September 2002), and voluntarily participating in implementing the clean development mechanism (CDM). CDM - a new environmental concept faced by the public and not yet be in the prime consideration of the government, ministries, central and local authorities in outlining the development orientations, strategies, policies and plans. CDM - a new concept not to be officially popularized in different research and education programs in Vietnam.

Difficulties faced by implementing the activities

to promote the capacity on CDM research and

education in Vietnam

Limited CDM - related awareness, knowledge, skill of the

Vietnamese public and implementing teams in the area of CDM

research and education, especially in the energy development

research. Limited CDM - related funding, at the same time, this funding is

not separated from the financial sources of programs of

socioeconomic development and environmental protection of the

countries. Limitation of organizational capacity, experiences and skill to

implement the CDM. Absence of a legal framework, criteria, standards, regulations to select

the modalities and procedures for CDM project activities in research and

education, especially in the area of research to apply the CDM for

Vietnamese energy development.

Purposes of implementing the task 5 :

"capacity building for research and education on

CDM”

in the area of energy development

Raising the public awareness on CDM and providing

the knowledge and skill on applying the CDM in

energy development for energy researchers in

Vietnam. Largely popularizing the information, documents, guide books and data base related to CDM research and education. Identifying the opportunities to get the incomes and benefits from CDM through estimating the carbon credits generated by CDM projects in the energy production and use. Preparing two basic documents to serve the capacity building for CDM research and education, namely:

1. CDM Text book.1. CDM Text book.

2. CDM guide book.2. CDM guide book.

Concrete purposes of implementing the task 5

in the area of energy production and use

Introducing the CDM into the programs of research and education Introducing the CDM into the programs of research and education

through preparing, editing and popularizing two basic CDM - through preparing, editing and popularizing two basic CDM -

related documents - CDM Text book and CDM guidebook for related documents - CDM Text book and CDM guidebook for

universities and institutes universities and institutes Sharing the experiences drawn from implementing the CDM Sharing the experiences drawn from implementing the CDM

projects in research and education programs of socioeconomic projects in research and education programs of socioeconomic

development generally and of high CDM potential sector development generally and of high CDM potential sector

development particularly (energy, land-use / land-use change / development particularly (energy, land-use / land-use change /

forestry)forestry) Identifying the opportunities to get benefits and incomes from Identifying the opportunities to get benefits and incomes from

CDM projects through creating carbon credits given by CDM projects through creating carbon credits given by

implementing the CDM project in sectors with high CDM potential.implementing the CDM project in sectors with high CDM potential. Preparing the first steps of creating a carbon market in Vietnam Preparing the first steps of creating a carbon market in Vietnam

and incorporating it to the international carbon marketand incorporating it to the international carbon market

Preliminary CDM - Related activities and results achieved by raising the public

awareness on CDM from July 2003 to June 2004

Organize of CDM - related seminars and training courses Collect, process, popularize a system of CDM - related

information documents, standards, criteria to select the

CDM projects of different countries Set up an website for disseminating the CDM - related

concepts, knowledges, skill, experiences and information Compile, distribute and insert CDM - related articles,

leaflits, audio-visual programs for propagandizing the CDM

through TV, journals, radios etc... Collect, treat and disseminate a system of documents,

standards, criteria, modalities and procedures to serve the

identifying and registering different CDM projects in

Vietnam.

Preliminary CDM - Related activities and results achieved by

capacity building for research and education on CDM

from July 2003 to June 2004

Setup a multi - year program of activities for capacity

building for research and education on CDM

- Establish a core team with its pipeline collecting and

treating the CDM - related information and data base in the

energy / electricity sector.

- Identify the potential CDM projects of energy - electricity

sector

- Set up a professional pipeline editing and revising the

draft CDM Text book and CDM guidebook

Fulfill the editing the draft CDM Text book (2 volumes)

Organize 02 training workshops for the Hue Science

University and HCM City Agriculture - Forestry University

Principal contents of the simplified draft CDM

textbook

Structure of simplified draft CDM Text book :Structure of simplified draft CDM Text book :Volume 1 : General CDM - related theory (to be edited and published)

Volume 2 : Technical Manuals (CDM project design document and GHG assessment - Exercises, Examples) (to be edited and published)

CDM Text book's Supplement : Modalities and Procedures to create a CDM project design document (being in edition) Principal contents of simplified draft CDM Text bookPrincipal contents of simplified draft CDM Text book

- Introduction to CDM

- Technical manual on calculation and design of typical CDM projects

- Technical manual on estimating the greenhouse gas emissions and carbon credits

Volume 1 of the simplified draft CDM text book

general theory of CDM

* General concepts, knowledges and skill on designing the * General concepts, knowledges and skill on designing the

CDM projects and estimating the greenhouse gas emissions CDM projects and estimating the greenhouse gas emissions

* CDM project cycles* CDM project cycles

* Estimating the greenhouse gas emissions given by CDM * Estimating the greenhouse gas emissions given by CDM

projectsprojects

* Economic - financial analysis for CDM projects* Economic - financial analysis for CDM projects

* Calculating the carbon income and credit* Calculating the carbon income and credit

* CDM project monitoring and verification plans* CDM project monitoring and verification plans

(To be edited and published)(To be edited and published)

Volume 2 of the simplified draft CDM

text book CDM praxi

Overview *summary) on UNFCCC and KPOverview *summary) on UNFCCC and KP Identify the CDM - related opportunities - Modalities and proceduresIdentify the CDM - related opportunities - Modalities and procedures Sustainable development criteriaSustainable development criteria Examples on technical and technological calculation of CDM Examples on technical and technological calculation of CDM

projects projects Typical CDM - related exercisesTypical CDM - related exercises

- Setup the baseline and economic-financial analysis

for CDM projects in areas of energy, land-use / land-

use change / forestry

- CDM project modality on "Gas-fired power station"

- CDM project modality on "Using the energy efficient

lighting"

- CDM project modality on "Renewable energy -

generated electricity production"

(To be edited and published)(To be edited and published)

Simplified draft CDM textbook's supplement

Modalities and procedures of creating the CDM

project design document (CDM-PDD)Modalities and procedures of creating the CDM-PDD for small - scale CDM projectsIdentifying and proving the eligibility and additionality of CDM projects.Official UNFCCC - based CDM-PDD.World Bank prototype Carbon fund template CDM glossary.

( ( being in edition ))

Preliminary CDM - related organizational and Preliminary CDM - related organizational and

institutional results achieved by capacity buildinginstitutional results achieved by capacity building

for research and education on CDMfor research and education on CDM

National focal point on CDM has been formed and operated for the CDM-related project component "Raising the CDM public awareness and capacity building for research and education on CDM"

Professional pipeline relating researchers and educators of institutes, universities, ministries participating in-capacity building for CDM research and education has been officially set up and operated

Disseminating and popularizing the CDM information, materials, standards, knowledges, experiences, modalities and procedures to create the CDM projector

A preliminary legal and institutional framework on CDM was set up and used for CDM projects in Vietnam

Planned worKplan for capacity building

for research and education on CDM

for the year 2004 and 2005

Continue the holding different CDM-related seminars and training workshops. Continue the collecting and disseminating CDM-related information and database

for identifying the potential CDM projects in prioritized areas, such as energy, land-use / land-use change / forestry.

Edit and publish the CDM - related leaflets, simplified lectures etc... for raising the public awareness on CDM through using audio-visual propagandizing systems

Complete the edition of draft CDM guidebook. Carry out the CDM-related lectures for universities in Hanoi, Hue, HCM City in order

to present the CDM textbook and CDM guide book with their researchers and students.

Identify the potential CDM projects in energy sector with focusing to the using of Renewable energy technology:

- Preliminary assessment on the eligibility and additionality of the - Preliminary assessment on the eligibility and additionality of the

research project "Large-scale application of renewable energy in Vietnam" (Ministry research project "Large-scale application of renewable energy in Vietnam" (Ministry

of Industry)of Industry)

- Calculating, estimating and analyzing the carbon credits got by - Calculating, estimating and analyzing the carbon credits got by

the CDM-related project "Large- scale application of renewable energy in Vietnam" the CDM-related project "Large- scale application of renewable energy in Vietnam"

(Ministry of Industry).(Ministry of Industry).