Transcript Areas of Specialization Fields of study Schools

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
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Schools
School of
Environment
Resources and
Development (SERD)
School of
Civil Engineering
(SCE)
School of
Advanced
Technologies
(SAT)
Fields of study
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
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
ENERGY
Areas of Specialization
Electric Power System
Management
Interdisciplinary
Energy Economics
and Planning
Cleaner Production
Energy
Technology
School of
Management
(SOM)
Energy and Environment at AIT
Energy and the environment
Energy economics and planning
Renewable energy and energy efficiency
Energy systems (supply and demand)
management
Restructuring of energy industries
Energy and Climate Change
Areas of Specialisation
Energy Technology
Energy economics and planning
Electric 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 WorkplansThe 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