Outline of the Project

Project Name

Project for Capacity Development to accelerate Low Carbon and Resilient Society Realization in the Southeast Asia region

Country

Thailand

Date R/D Signed

2017/March/29

Term of Cooperation

2017/October/8-2020/October/7

Implementing Organization

Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO)

Background

The Government of Thailand ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in December 1994 and Kyoto Protocol in August 2002. In June 2007, the National Climate Change Committee (NCCC) was set up by the Prime Minister's Office. TGO was established by the Thai cabinet resolution in 2007 as an autonomous governmental organization under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to act as an implementing agency on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction in Thailand.

In order to support TGO in enhancing its capacity to promote climate change mitigation, the "Project for Capacity Development and Institutional Strengthening for GHG Mitigation" was conducted under the cooperation between TGO and JICA from 2009 to 2012.

Following the "ASEAN Meeting on GHG Mitigation and Low Carbon Society", which was held in Thailand in August 2011, and in response to the needs to develop capacities of the Southeast Asian countries to address climate change on a regional level, TGO proposed to establish the Climate Change International Technical and Training Center (CITC) as a "one-stop training center" for the region. In order to support TGO in addressing the capacity building needs of the region through the CITC, the "Project for Capacity Development on Mitigation/ Adaptation for Climate Change in the Southeast Asia Region" was implemented from 2009 to 2012. In response to the needs of stakeholders in the region, a range of training courses have been developed and conducted. The CITC has started to gain its recognition among key stakeholders in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries.

In recognition of the needs to further enhance the capacity of the CITC, as a "one-stop training center of the region" so that its stakeholders can take knowledge obtained into actions, this Project has been requested by TGO in order to (1) support upgrading the CITC's training courses, (2) strengthen capacity of the CITC to support planning and implementation of climate change activities in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries through the CITC training, and (3) establish the direction towards achieving the sustainability of the CITC.

The Overall Goal

Realization of actions to address climate change is accelerated in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries through CITC.

Project Purpose

The capacity of CITC to assist stakeholders to develop and realize climate change activities, as a well-known "one-stop training center of the region", is enhanced.

Outputs

1. CITC's training courses are sustained and upgraded.
2. Planning and/or implementation of climate change activities in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries are supported through CITC training.
3. Direction towards achieving the sustainability of CITC, as a training center in the Southeast Asia region, is established.

Project Activities

1-1	Make continuous improvement of regular training courses in CITC: namely Climate Change and Sustainable Development (CCSD), Mitigation Mechanism (MM), GHG Inventory (GHG-I), and Climate Finance (CF) (*).
1-1-1	Improve and/or update existing basic courses.
1-1-2	Develop advanced courses.
1-1-3	Develop and/or update training guidelines (**) and teaching materials.
1-1-4	Conduct the training courses as developed and/or updated in the activities 1-1-1 and 1-1-2.
1-1-5	Strengthen networks with potential resource persons and alumni for improvement of training courses.
1-1-6	Conduct monitoring and evaluation through (1) tests before and after the relevant training courses and (2) satisfaction survey of training participants.
1-2	Develop new training courses to meet the needs for capacity development in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries on (1) adaptation (2) legislation, regulation, policies, and measures on climate change.
1-2-1	Develop the training courses.
1-2-2	Develop training guidelines (**) and teaching materials.
1-2-3	Conduct the training courses as developed in the activity 1-2-1.
1-2-4	Strengthen networks with potential resource persons and alumni for improvement of training courses.
1-2-5	Conduct monitoring and evaluation through (1) tests before and after the relevant training courses and (2) satisfaction survey of training participants.
2-1	Develop at least one new "Signature training course" to support planning and/or implementation of climate change activities in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries The Signature training course(s)" should contain the following key characteristics: (1) Be designed and conducted to support planning and/or implementation of climate change activities in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries; (2) Focus on specific issues, such as (a) forestry and climate change, (b) water, agriculture and climate change, and (c) disaster management and climate change, for a limited number of participants (e.g. 10-15 persons).; and (3) Incorporate (a) hands-on training (b) assignment of action plans to training participants, and (c) site-visits.
2-1-1	Design "Signature training course(s)" and obtain approval by the Project Director.
2-1-2	Develop training guidelines (**) and teaching materials.
2-1-3	Conduct the training course(s) as designed in the activities in 2-1-1.
2-1-4	Conduct monitoring and evaluation through (1) tests before and after the relevant training course(s), (2) satisfaction survey of training participants, (3) information on the status of planning and implementation of climate change activities based on the action plans prepared by training participants.
2-2	Promote bilateral cooperation on climate change.
2-2-1	Identify target country or countries for bilateral cooperation on climate change.
2-2-2	Identify specific needs and resources for mutual capacity development with the target country or countries as identified in the activity 2-2-1.
2-2-3	Design the program(s) for bilateral cooperation on climate change with the target country or countries according to the needs and resources as identified in the activity2-2-2.
2-2-4	Conduct the program(s) as designed in the activity.
2-2-5	Evaluate the results of the activity 2-2-4.
3-1	Revise and implement CITC Business Plan to achieve sustainability.
3-1-1	Review the implementation of CITC Business Plan
3-1-2	Revise CITC Business Plan by focusing on strategic issues: namely networking, partnership, marketing, and funding strategies among others.
3-1-3	Propose the revised CITC Business Plan to the Sub-Committee on Capacity Building under the TGO Board of Directors for approval, leading to implementation.
3-2	Disseminate lessons to be learned based on the activities for Outputs 1 and 2, through media, publications and organized events/seminars.
3-3	Study feasibility of setting a high level network on climate change between Thailand and Japan, as well as among Southeast Asia countries.
3-4	Design and develop a prototype ‘Digital Capacity Development Gateway', which may include the functions of: (1) Tracking the flow from application to follow-up, (2) Training programs and participants, (3) Training materials, and (4) Status of action plans.

Inputs
[Japanese side]

Long-term and Short-term experts
Machinery and equipment
Part of necessary expenses for training

Inputs
[Thailand side]

Office space
Operation cost for activities
Counterpart assignment