Project News

Participant of the workshop

Presentation from MONRE

Presentation from HCMC/DONRE

Participants actively discussed during the workshop

SPI-NAMA Project has jointly organized the first MONRE-TGO-JICA Joint Seminar entitled Effective mainstreaming of climate change policies into practice in Hanoi on 30th October 2018. This Joint Seminar has served as the first session of the regional dialogue series embarked in conjunction with the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between MONRE and Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) in August 2017. This MoC aims to conduct capacity building activities on climate change, share concrete experiences and lessons to respond to climate change at national level and enhance technical readiness for its implementation. SPI-NAMA has supported the implementation of the joint seminar in collaborating with MONRE and TGO, providing valuable opportunity for relevant stakeholders in Vietnam to learn latest progress on climate change policy and relevant lessons in each country.

At the first seminar, Vietnam's and Thailand's foremost practitioners and experts leading on climate change policy development have made presentations to the Vietnamese governmental officials and experts, followed by the Q&A and discussion session. The seminar started with introduction to the bilateral cooperation, followed by the presentations sharing concrete experiences for climate change policy development in both countries and in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). At the presentations of MONRE and HCMC/DONRE, the technical supports and capacity building at national and local government level conducted by SPI-NAMA were introduced by the speakers to broader audiences, while the MONRE and DONRE's positive efforts were also widely known by the participants. It was shared by participants that enhancing coordination with relevant stakeholders including donors in line with national climate goals and targets as well as involvement of private sector are key for further climate policy development and implementation. This seminar served the participants from Vietnam and Thailand as part of South-South Cooperation, giving the meaningful opportunity to overview the development of climate change policies in each country and share the challenges and lessons for deeper discussions.

The detailed agenda is as follows:

Time	Session
8:00–8:30	Registration
8:30–8:40	Introduction to the seminar Dr. Jakkanit Kananurak Director, CITC, TGO
8:40–8:55	Opening remarks Mr. Truong Duc Tri Deputy Director General, DCC, MONRE Dr. Natarika Wayuparb Nitiphon Deputy Executive Director, TGO
8:55–9:25	Introduction to the bilateral cooperation Climate change policies in Viet Nam Dr. Luong Quang Huy Director, Division of GHG Emission Monitoring and Low-Carbon Economy, MONRE
9:25–9:45	Experience from JICA Climate Change Cooperation and Early lessons to further Climate Policy Development in Vietnam Mr. Koji Fukuda CTA for CITC, TGO, Thailand and former CTA of SPI-NAMA project
9:45–10:15	Transposition of negotiation outcomes into national policies for implementation in Thailand Dr. Kollawat Sakhakara Director of UNFCCC Focal Point Section, Climate Change Management and Coordination Division, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
10:15–10:30	Q&A
10:30–11:00	Group photo /Coffee break
11:00–11:25	Thailand national development policies and Climate Change Master Plan 2015 – 2050 Dr. Kollawat Sakhakara Director of UNFCCC Focal Point Section, Climate Change Management and Coordination Division, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
11:25–11:50	Viet Nam NDC Mr. Nguyen Van Minh Senior Officer of DCC, MONRE
11:50–12:00	Q&A
12:00–13:30	Lunch break
13:30–13:50	Law development on climate change in Thailand Developing Climate Change Act Legal framework for reporting of GHG emissions Legal framework for establishing an Emissions Trading System (ETS) Mr. Supanut Chotevitayatarakorn Technical Expert, Strategy Office, TGO
13:50–14:20	Climate change implementation in Thailand Mainstreaming of climate change into national and local plans and policies Local level climate actions Involvement of private sector Mr. Thawatchai Saengkhamsuk Director, Strategy Office, TGO Ms. Nareerat Thanakasem Manager, CITC, TGO
14:20–14:50	Implementation of climate change adaptation and mitigation in Ho Chi Minh city Mr. Ha Minh Chau In charge Manager of Ho Chi Minh City CCB, Deputy Head of DMHCC/Ho Chi Minh City DONRE
14:50–15:20	Coffee break
15:20–16:00	Discussion / Q&A Dr. Jakkanit Kananurak Director, CITC, TGO
16:00–16:15	Closing remarks Dr. Luong Quang Huy Director, Division of GHG Emission Monitoring and Low-Carbon Economy, MONRE Dr. Natarika Wayuparb Nitiphon Deputy Executive Director, TGO