Project Activities

Outline of activities

• The Short-Term Experts made three visits to Vietnam during the July to September 2016 period.
• An official letter was issued by the HCMC PC directing relevant organizations to cooperate with the project.
• Candidate projects to pilot MRV were selected and discussions on the MRV structure for each project started.
• Data collection formats for GHG inventory preparation were developed and dispatched to relevant organizations with the letter of HCMC PC.
• A training plan on climate change mitigation targeting HCMC officials was prepared in consultation with CCB.

Visit 8: 21 July ~ 26 July 2016

• Selection of projects to pilot MRV and discussions on the MRV structure with CCB and relevant organizations
• Study of candidate projects on site
• Presentation of the project in a work shop hosted by Department of Industry and Trade

Visit 9: 8 August ~ 12 August 2016

• Development of data collection format for GHG inventory preparation
• Discussions on amendment of work plan and capacity development regarding GHG inventory
• Planning of training on climate change mitigation targeting HCMC officials

Visit 10: 26 September ~ 5 October 2016

• Discussions on MRV structure of candidate projects to pilot MRV with relevant organizations
• Joint discussion on MRV structure in HCMC with MONRE, CCB, and Long-Term Experts
• Joint discussion with MONRE, CCB, Long-Term Experts, and JICA on the expectations regarding project activities in HCMC within SPI-NAMA (held during JICA HQ Technical Advisory Mission)

CCB: HCMC Climate Change Bureau (counterpart)

MONRE: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam (counterpart)

PC: People's Committee

SPI-NAMA: Project to Support the Planning and Implementation of NAMAs in a MRV Manner

Activity 1) : MRV of NAMAs

Candidate projects to pilot MRV were selected in the eighth visit (July 2016) as listed in the following table.

In late September 2016, meetings were held with relevant organizations responsible for implementing the candidate projects to discuss on the baseline data and MRV methodology. In addition, study sessions on MRV and calculation of emission reductions were held to enhance the capacity of relevant organizations.

A joint meeting with CCB, MONRE, and Long-Term Experts was held to discuss the MRV structure in HCMC.

The development of the MRV manual for HCMC started and drafting is ongoing in consultation with CCB.

Table Candidate projects to MRV in HCMC

Sector	Project	Outline
Energy	Replacement of existing street lamp with LED	Existing street lamps in District 3 have been replaced with LED. GHG emission is reduced due to the energy saving by LED.
	Project to introduce photovoltaic panels	Introduction of photovoltaic panels on houses and buildings to generate electricity is ongoing. Generated electricity is sent to the grid and replaces electricity from fossil fuels.
Transport	Introduction of CNG bus for public bus fleet	Twenty-nine CNG buses are progressively introduced by Saigon Bus. GHG emission is reduced compared to conventional diesel buses.
	Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) project	Operation of the BRT Line 1 will start from 2019. GHG emission will be reduced due to modal shift, mitigation of traffic jam by smoother operation using dedicated bus lanes.
Waste	Electricity generation in Go Cat Landfill Site	Electricity is generated using the biogas collected from waste by CITENCO in the Go Cat Landfill Site.
	Collection of manure and biogas capture	Bio-digesters to treat manure and capture methane is introduced by DARD. The captured methane is used as energy.

CITENCO: HCMC Urban Environment Company Limited

DARD: HCMC Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Activity 2) : Preparing GHG inventory

The development process of data collection format for preparing GHG inventory was completed in August 2016. The process involved intensive investigation on the availability and location of data. The forms have been dispatched to twelve organizations with HCMC PC's direction to cooperate on the data collection. The number of data items for collection is around 1,200. The development of emission calculation sheets have started as well.

CCB desires to institutionalize GHG inventory so that the inventory preparation will be continued into the future even after the project completion. In response to this, the Short-Term Experts started discussion on the institutionalization and capacity development regarding GHG inventory.

Table Example of data collection format

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Others

Direction issued by HCMC PC

The official letter of HCMC PC, which is the highest decision-making body in HCMC, directing relevant organizations to cooperate with the project was issued on 19 September 2016.

The main points of the direction are as follows:

1. Assign DONRE as the focal point to prepare GHG inventory and direct relevant organization to submit data for the inventory preparation.
2. Assign DONRE as the focal point to pilot MRV of NAMAs
3. Approve the holding of the training on climate change mitigation targeting HCMC officials by the project

With this direction, the project is now officially recognized by all relevant organizations and the position of DONRE in the project has become clear. This will enable the communication between CCB, Short-Term Experts and relevant organizations to be easier thereby promoting a smoother project implementation.

JICA HQ Technical Advisory Mission

A joint meeting with the JICA mission, CCB, MONRE, and Long-Term Experts was held in the end of September 2016. The progress, schedule, and challenges of the project were discussed in the meeting. It was confirmed that the achievements of the project in HCMC will be an important input to the national policy making regarding climate change mitigation and that the project will be carried out in close communication among stakeholders in Hanoi and HCMC.