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In August 28, 2017, jointly hosted by MONRE and JICA, 2 events on low-carbon technology assessment activity were held in Hanoi (deletion).

‘Low Carbon Technology Consultation' was held for government officials in related ministries in the morning session, and an ‘Outreach event on Low Carbon Technologies' was held for private corporations in the afternoon session. Participants for this event were researchers in Viet Nam and experts from ministries and agencies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, private sector and international cooperation organizations.

At the ‘Low Carbon Technology Consultation' for government officials in related ministries, first, the latest update on domestic readiness for implementing NDC in Viet Nam was presented by MONRE. Then, following up on the discussions during workshops held during April-June 2017 for 7 target sectors, an interim report on priority assessment of low carbon technologies that are to be introduced to Viet Nam in phased approach was shared. Comments were made on the result of the assessment by international technical advisory committee.

The main comments were as follows.

• It was found out through the priority assessment that there were technologies that are relatively easy to introduce and those that have significant barriers. For policy barriers, policymaking and coordination by related ministries and agencies will carry weight, and for technical barriers, while promoting time-to-market and competitiveness will be essential for technology barriers.
• It was commented that, in addition to the actual results of low carbon technology assessment, having had the consultation and consensus building process by related stakeholders in seven sectors also signify great meaning. It was suggested that the future efforts in Viet Nam should draw on this experience as best practice.
• It was implied that the assessment results may be referred to when the national standards in Viet Nam are to be determined in the future.

Contents of the discussion are summarized in the agenda/presentation materials.

08:30-09:00	Registration
09:00-09:15	Opening Remarks	Mr. Nguyen Van Tue, Director-General, DCC/MONRE
09:15-09:25	Updates on preparation for NDC in Viet Nam (PDF/602KB)	Dr. Luong Quang Huy, DCC/MONRE
09:25-09:55	Outputs of the assessment work of prioritized low carbon technologies (approaches, methodologies, evaluation criteria, as well as key players and partners) (PDF/1.51MB)	Mr. Makoto Kato JICA SPI-NAMA/LC-Tech
09:55-10:10	Coffee break
10:10-11:00	Brief introduction on identified priority technologies in each sector (PDF/2.13MB)	JICA-SPI-NAMA/LC-Tech Sectoral Experts
11:00-11:30	Comments by technical advisors and MONRE, LMs	Technical Advisors, MONRE and LMs.
11:30-12:00	Open discussion <Guiding Question>: How do we remove barriers for against diffusion of low carbon technologies, bringing breakthrough for low carbon society？ (PDF/324KB)	MONRE Mr. Koji Fukuda & Mr. Makoto Kato
12:00-12:20	Wrap up the discussion and closing remark (PDF/401KB)	Organizers

At the ‘Outreach event on Low Carbon Technologies', introduction of low carbon technologies from private companies' perspective was presented, and it was noted that companies have more than a small interest if the technology can offer economy or production efficiency, etc. Then, leading examples by companies in Viet Nam and information on climate change financial schemes and programs that may encourage investment to introduce the technologies was shared. At the same time, it was pointed out that there are various barriers to proactively introduce the low carbon technologies, and that the reinforcement of policy measures by the Vietnamese government and promotion of support through international cooperation is highly anticipated.

Contents of the discussion are summarized in the agenda/presentation materials.

14:00-14:10	Opening Remarks	Mr. Pham Hoang Hai, VCCI
14:10-14:20	Setting a scene:Framing efforts to promote private sector's actions toward introducing low carbon technologies with business benefits: roles of different players (PDF/0.99MB)	JICA-SPI-NAMA/LC-Tech Mr. Makoto Kato
14:20-14:40	Lessons learned from programme to support private sector's actions toward low carbon society and green growth. (PDF/838KB)	Mr. Jiri Dusik,UNDP, Vietnam
14:40-15:00	Presentation 1 Private Sector by Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) (PDF/469KB)	VCCI
15:10-15:30	Coffee break
15:30-15:50	Presentation 2 Private Sector Initiative by Electronic Production Company (PDF/3.82MB)	Ms. Ly Thi Phuong Trang Daikin, Vietnam
15:50-16:05	Presentation 3: Financial Opportunities for Low Carbon Technologies (PDF/938KB)	Dr. Cau Le Ngoc, IMHEN
16:05-16:45	Open discussion/Guiding question What are business opportunities for the Vietnamese Private sector by introducing low carbon technologies? (PDF/324KB)	Facilitated by Mr. Pham Hoang Hai and Dr. Cau Le Ngoc,
16:45-17:00	Wrap up the discussion and closing remark (PDF/401KB)	Organizers

Next steps

• The results of the low carbon technology prioritization for NDC implementation, and the consultation and consensus building process will be summarized and published.
• Barriers for introducing the low carbon technologies will be analyzed further, and recommendations will be provided to the related organizations including the government ministries and agencies in Viet Nam.

‘Low Carbon Technology Assessment' is conducted by MONRE and SPI-NAMA project with an aim to evaluate mitigation technologies to achieve GHG emission reduction target specified in the NDC (Nationally Determined Contributions) submitted by the Vietnamese government to the UNFCCC.