Transcript On-going effort by a Cambodian expert to apply the GPG

ECBI Regional Workshop on Climate Change
BRAC CDM, Rajendrapur, Gazipur, Bangladesh
7-9 August 2006
Climate Change Related
Activities in Cambodia
Presented by
Mr. Heng Chan Thoeun
Ministry of Environment, Cambodia
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Outline of the Presentation
1. Background
2. Progress to Date
3. Current Climate Change Framework
(Roles and Responsibilities of the Cambodian
Climate Change Office-CCCO)
4. Current Climate Change Activities
5. Education, Training and Public Awareness
6. Key Issues
7. Next Step
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1. Background
• Cambodia ratified the UNFCCC on 18 December 1995;
• Cambodia acceded to the Kyoto Protocol on 04 July
2002;
• The Cambodian Ministry of Environment (MoE) is the
National Focal Point for the UNFCCC and the Kyoto
Protocol;
• The Cambodian Climate Change Office (CCCO) was
established under the Ministry of Environment;
• CCCO works closely with all relevant Government
agencies, NGOs, the private sector, local communities,
donors and international organization to coordinate and
implement national climate change policies, greenhouse
gas mitigation and inventory, and climate change
adaptation activities.
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2. Progress to Date (1/4)
• 1999: Launching of the first climate
change project to help prepare the first
National Communication;
• 04 July 2002: Accession to the Kyoto
Protocol;
• October 2002: Submission of the First
National Communication to the CoP-8
in New Delhi;
• November 2002: Launching of the
Capacity Development for the Clean
Development Mechanism project
(UNEP/Riso);
• 23 June 2003: Establishment of the
Climate Change Office within the MoE
Department of Planning and Legal
Affairs by MoE Declaration No 195;
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2. Progress to Date (2/4)
• 15 July 2003: Appointment of MoE as the Interim
Designated National Authority for CDM by the Prime
Minister’s Declaration No 01 dated (A Letter of
Notification to the UNFCCC Secretariat on was sent on
August 2003);
• September 2003: Launching of the NAPA Project;
• August 2004: Launching a CCCO Website
(www.camclimate.org.kh);
• December 2005 completed the CDM assessment
procedures and approved the first CDM project in
Cambodia.
• 24 April 2006: A sub-decree on the establishment of
National Climate Change Committee.
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2. Progress to Date (3/4)
Completed the following studies/reports:
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Cambodia's 1994 Greenhouse Gas Inventory;
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Analysis: Energy and
Transport;
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Analysis: Agriculture
and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry;
Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment to
Climate Change in Cambodia;
Initial National Communication of Cambodia to
the CoP;
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2. Progress to Date (4/4)
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Completed NAPA final reports:
- Analysis of policies to address climate change
impacts in Cambodia;
- A survey of Cambodian households, and
- NAPA document (currently under consideration of
the Council of Ministers).
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Capacity Development for the Clean
Development Mechanism (CD4CDM);
National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA) for
implementing the obligations under three
conventions: Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
UNFCCC and United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (UNCCD).
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3. Current
Climate Change Framework (1/3)
National Climate Change
Committee
(established)
Cambodian Interim DNA
Secretariat
Cambodian Climate
Change Office
Ad hoc Inter-ministerial
Working Group on Energy
UNFCCC & the Kyoto
Protocol Focal Point
Minister of
Environment
Ad hoc Inter-ministerial
Working Group on Forestry
GHG
Inventory
GHG
Mitigation
Vulnerability
& Adaptation
UNFCCC
Implementation
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3. Current Climate Change Framework (2/3)
CCCO Roles and Responsibilities
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Implement the UNFCCC and other climate changerelated tasks
Provide information and advice to the Government on
preparation of negotiation positions, establishment of
national climate change policies, plans and legal
instrument
Identify and assess new technologies appropriate for
Cambodia to adapt to climate change or to mitigate
GHG emissions
Organize training courses, workshops, seminars and
meetings related to climate change
Liaise with relevant national and international agencies
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3. Current Climate Change Framework (3/3)
CCCO Roles and Responsibilities
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Promote research activities and human capacity building
Develop new climate change-related project proposals
Prepare progress reports to be submitted to the Ministry
of Environment and other relevant agencies
Compile, manage and periodically update a database
relating to the implementation of the UNFCCC in
Cambodia
Act as the Secretariat of the UNFCCC, the Kyoto
Protocol and the Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM) Focal Points for Cambodia
Enhance cooperation with relevant governmental
agencies, national and international organizations,
NGOs, and local communities to promote the
implementation of the national climate change policies.
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4. Current Climate Change Activities
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Facilitate the process of NAPA document review and
approval by the Council on Ministers;
CDM capacity building activities;
Establishment of a National Climate Change Committee;
Establishment of the Designated National Authority
(Sustainable development criteria, approval process,
barriers assessment);
CDM project pipeline development & marketing;
Proposal for the 2nd National Communication;
Strengthening and expansion of regional and international
networks (UNFCCC, GEF, UNDP, UNEP/Riso, UNITAR,
IGES, APN, AIT, concerned ministries/agencies,
Academe, NGOs).
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5. Education, Training and Public
Awareness (1/2)
Education, Training and Public Awareness
- Education and training specifically relating to climate change is limited in Cambodia;
Formal Environmental Education:
- Primary & Secondary Education
– A Guide to Environmental Education for Primary School Teachers was developed
– Models for integrating environmental education into the primary and secondary
school curricula were presented and adopted
- University Level
• The Royal University of Phnom Penh is involved in environmental awareness, the
topic relating to climate change is entitled: "Air pollution & climate change
issues”; global warming; ozone layer depletion; and acid rain
• In 2000, RUPP enrolled the first students for the four year Environment Degree
course includes classes on climate change
• In 2000, the Royal School of Administration introduced an environmental
education programme (which includes climate change themes) for in-service
training to senior and medium government staff;
• The Royal University of Agriculture and the Prek Leap Agricultural College12teach
the meteorology courses focusing on the effects of climate on agriculture.
5. Education, Training and Public
Awareness (2/2)
Non-Formal Environmental Education
• A number of local and international NGOs have conducted
climate change education activities at the grassroots level as part
of sustainable agriculture and community/rural development
programs. Climate change themes have received little attention.
Training and Public Awareness Campaigns
• The Cambodian Climate Change Office (CCCO) has conducted a
number of technical trainings related to climate change (GHG
inventory, mitigation & adaptation assessment, CDM-related
themes, etc.) for staff from concerned ministries/institutions;
• A Media Unit of the Ministry of Environment have produced and
broadcasted awareness raising materials related to environmental
and, to a lesser extend, climate change issues;
• CCCO has produced and disseminated selected awareness raising
materials (brochures, booklets, CDs, videos) related to climate
change issues, the UNFCCC, the Kyoto Protocol and CDM. 13
6. Key Issues
• Limited financial resources: funding for climate change
activities, including Article 6 implementation, depends
on donors and their priorities (sustainability? donordriveness? ownership?);
• Little climate change studies and experiences within the
country;
• Lack of climate change research/training institutions in
the country;
• Data availability and reliability, absence of a formal
mechanism for information sharing;
• Relatively low technical capacity of local staff;
• Lack of qualified national experts in the country;
• Limited public awareness/education on climate change.
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7. Next Step
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Climate change education, training and awareness
raising;
Climate change national institutional strengthening;
CCCO managerial and technical capacity strengthening;
National Greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory;
Vulnerability and adaptation assessment;
GHG mitigation & CDM promotion;
Preparation of the Second National Communication to
the UNFCCC
International cooperation and networking.
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Thank You for Your
Attention!
Please see our website:
www.camclimate.org.kh
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