AIT, UNEP Regional Project Center – Current Status of the Regional Project Implementation

Presentation by

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)at

First Vietnam National Workshop on Capacity development for CDM

11th September 2003

Hanoi, Vietnam

Structure of Presentation

• AIT – an Introduction• Energy and Environment at AIT• AIT’s Role in Phase I of CD4CDM• AIT’s Role in Phase II of CD4CDM• Present Status of Implementation of CD4CDM in

Asia

Asian Institute of Technology

• An autonomous international institution empowered to award degrees and diplomas

• Mission - Promotion of technological change and its management for sustainable development in the Asia and pacific Region

• AIT originated in 1959 to help meet the growing need for advanced engineering education in Asia.

• Offers advanced education in – Engineering, – Science, – Planning and management – Through - doctoral research to short-term training

• International Faculty with expertise in various fields• AIT Vietnam – to institutionalize Business Education

School of Environment

Resources and Development

(SERD)

School of Environment

Resources and Development

(SERD)

School of Civil Engineering

(SCE)

School of Civil Engineering

(SCE)

School of Advanced

Technologies (SAT)

School of Advanced

Technologies (SAT)

School of Management

(SOM)

School of Management

(SOM)

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

• Agricultural Systems and Engineering • Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources

Management • Environmental Engineering and

Management • Food Engineering and Bioprocess

Technology • Gender and Development Studies • Natural Resources Management • Pulp and Paper Technology • Regional and Rural Development Planning • Urban Environment Management•

• Agricultural Systems and Engineering • Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources

Management • Environmental Engineering and

Management • Food Engineering and Bioprocess

Technology • Gender and Development Studies • Natural Resources Management • Pulp and Paper Technology • Regional and Rural Development Planning • Urban Environment Management•

Electric Power System Management Electric Power System M

anagement Energy Economics

and Planning Energy Economics

and PlanningEnergy

TechnologyEnergy

Technology

InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinary Cleaner ProductionCleaner Production

Areas of SpecializationAreas of Specialization

Fields of studyFields of study

SchoolsSchools

ENERGY

Energy and Environment at AITEnergy and the environmentEnergy economics and planningRenewable energy and energy efficiencyEnergy systems (supply and demand) managementRestructuring of energy industriesEnergy and Climate Change

Areas of SpecialisationEnergy TechnologyEnergy economics and planningElectric Power Systems Management

AIT’s role as Regional Center

• In Phase I AIT worked with URC and participating countries to achieve the following

– Establish a country specific strategy approach– Identify focal point agency to coordinate national

CDM activities and investment– Develop a multi-year work plan for promoting

national CDM activities and investments.

• Phase I achieved the following– Identification of Focal Point Agency– Finalization of National Workplan for Phase II – Vietnam and the Philippines presented their National

Workplan at Regional Workshop, Phuket– Cambodia finalized its workplan in April 2003

Nation Workplans- The Common Activities

• Conduct Information campaign and awareness raising

• Strengthen the Capacity of Policy-Makers• Establish the Institutional Framework for the

CDM• Strengthening the Capacity of Private and Public

Sector Players• Creating a pipeline of CDM projects• Developing Sustainable Development Indicators

AIT’s role as Regional Center• In Phase II AIT will work with Participating countries to achieve

the goals through– Provide analytical support to the project– Guidance on application and testing of guidelines and manuals– Support the national team on diagnosis, analysis and studies on policies

and strategies for CDM – Support conduct of, and participation in, the national workshops.– Organization and conduct of regional and training workshops.–  Collaboration in training activities related to the Project

• 2 Regional Workshops and 1 Extended workshop planned for each year

• The first RW for Phase II from 19th – 21st November 2003, Halong Bay, Vietnam–  

Status of Implementation of Project in Asia

• AIT– The Overall agreement on AIT’s role in Phase II with

URC completed

– Agreement with URC on regional workshop agenda, scheduling and coverage finalized

– The Hiring of staff completed

– Participated in Philippines First National Workshop

– Planning for First Regional Workshop, to be held in Vietnam, in process

The Philippines

• Preparation of information material for awareness raising completed

• Advocacy activities undertaken for KP ratification• Activities for Public and Private sector

– Briefing of senior officials on Climate Change & CDM

– Roundtables with NGO engaged in Climate Change

– Training workshops for CDM • PDD, Emission Calculation, SD indicator, Baseline and Monitoring

• Organized First National Workshop under Phase II on 4th July

• Identified projects for PCF consideration

Vietnam

• Activities for CDM awareness raising– survey to assess demand for capacity development for

CDM underway – surveys in Hanoi and Ho-Chi-Minh completed

– Preparing CDM program for Viet Nam Television – Completing and publishing CDM pamphlet.

• Preparation for establishment of CNA underway• Identifying CDM project ideas in energy sector. • Investigating, researching, designing and

proposing model of financial mechanism applied for CDM projects in industry sector.

Cambodia

• The agreement for Phase II work with URC finalized

• Awareness Raising and Capacity building– Identified stakeholders– CDM & Climate Change Brochure finalized – CDM website under preparation

• Establishing CDM National Authority– Min. of Env’ as the Interim DNA for Cambodia – Internal law and regulation on SD reviewed, draft SD

indicator under preparation

• First National Workshop under Phase II planned for 4th November 2003