Support to Viet Nam for the implementation of the Paris Agreement II (VN-SIPA II)

Support to Viet Nam for the implementation of the Paris Agreement II (VN-SIPA II)
by TUEWAS|May 21, 2024
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Objective

Viet Nam’s development pathway is consistent with a just Net Zero 2050 transition in line with the Paris Agreement, Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development.

Description

The project enables the Vietnamese Ministry of Environment to better coordinate and integrate climate, energy and biodiversity considerations.

It also supports efforts to switch to low-carbon freight transport in the transport sector, which is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

In the agricultural sector, the project strengthens expertise in the Ministry of Agriculture and two provinces to develop nature-based solutions for climate adaptation.
In all areas, nationally and regionally, the project promotes knowledge management, dialogue and gender-responsive approaches.

The project also serves as an interface for the International Climate Initiative (IKI) in Viet Nam: it coordinates IKI projects in the country and provides information on climate policy processes. This also includes supporting the political dialogue between the German IKI ministries and their Vietnamese counterparts.

Field of intervention

Building on efforts of its successful predecessor project (VN-SIPA I), the project

  • works with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to address the ministry’s specific capacity gaps related to coordination and transparency mechanisms that continue to be a barrier to the integration of climate and biodiversity considerations across key ministries and at the provincial level.
  • The transport sector is supported through the Ministry of Transport (MOT) to promote a low-carbon transition of the freight sector.
  • The agriculture sector is targeted through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and selected provinces to boost capacity on nature-based solutions for adaptation (NbSA).
  • VN-SIPA II provides technical assistance and thematic insights through studies to support its partners in implementing the climate and biodiversity goals. This is accompanied by targeted capacity development measures.
  • In its service delivery the project prioritizes digital measures.
  • Local Subsidies and grants will enable partners in the provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh to upscale the successful climate-smart agricultural models developed under VN-SIPA I.

Targeted beneficiaries

  • The ministerial target groups of the project are as follows: Department of Climate change(DCC)/MONRE; Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Agency (NBCA)/MONRE, Ministry of Transport (MOT), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
  • Farmers, farmer’s associations, private sector, general public (young people specifically).
  • Academia, non-govermental organisations (NGOs), civil society, and community organisations.
  • Two provinces Quang Binh and Ha Tinh
  • Women in rural communities like Quang Binh and Ha Tinh

Achievements

At the end of the project, it is expected that:

  • Viet Nam submits its second NDC in 2025 increasing ambition, aligned with its long-term strategy, and leading the way for the Net Zero 2050 target.
  • Viet Nam passes further regulations and stakeholders to increase their knowledge necessary for the implementation of the NBSAP and the GBF.
  • Technical and policy analyses result in new or enhanced policy instruments, that promote climate mitigation and adaptation implementation as well as biodiversity protection in priority sectors identified in Viet Nam’s NDC, National Climate Change Strategy and NBSAP.
  • Facilities in the waste and other sectors subject to emission reduction obligations under Decree 06 are enabled to regularly report their GHG inventories. They are also able to plan and implement suitable emission reduction measures.
  • The implementation of the respective NDC measures has led to an increase of the load factor in freight transport.
  • Via the online monitoring and evaluation system, relevant MARD departments and provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development report on the 44 adaptation indicators facilitating evidence-based policy making.
  • The provincial governments in Quang Binh and Ha Tinh apply more integrated planning processes addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as biodiversity.
  • At least 3000 farmer household in the provinces of Quang Binh and Ha Tinh increase their resilience through NbSA in the agricultural sector making them less vulnerable to climate change.
  • Annual IKI Networking Workshops and quarterly newsletters, highlighting gender sensitive climate and biodiversity issues, ensure regular knowledge exchange on climate, energy and biodiversity-related policy developments and activities in Viet Nam.

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COUNTRY

Viet Nam

DURATION

April 2023 - March 2028

Commission Agency

 BMWK

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Liveable and Inclusive Cities for All (LICA)
by TUEWAS|October 26, 2023

Liveable and Inclusive Cities for All (LICA)

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Objectives

The ability of local and national governments to promote inclusive and climate-sensitive urban environmental management in selected cities in Bangladesh is improved.

Description

Bangladesh faces the dual challenge of managing its rapid urbanisation in sustainable ways while also adapting to the enormous impacts of climate change. Urban areas, especially near the coast or along rivers, are severely affected by climate change, for example by flooding, overheating and other extreme weather events. The government of Bangladesh projects that between 2011 and 2050,16-26 million people will be forced to leave their homes and migrate to cities.

Because they are growing so rapidly, cities encounter complex challenges which they are not well equipped to address. The increasing degradation of the urban environment particularly affects valuable “green spaces” (such as public parks, recreation areas, playgrounds, riverbanks) and “blue spaces” (surface waters such as reservoirs, canals, and rivers). Their functions as air filters, floodplains, and drainage areas and the role they play in heat reduction and biodiversity are becoming lost in the dense urbanisation. This is exacerbated by poor management, in which poor urban waste treatment is a key element.

Approach/Field of intervention

The project aims to enhance the quality of urban life through improved inclusive environmental management services in selected cities by developing and implementing:

  • targeted measures to strengthen the competencies of relevant actors in Bangladesh’s growing municipalities, flanked by dialogue and exchange between national and local institutions
  • institutional development concepts in the cities Khulna, Satkhira, Rajshahi and Sirajganj tailored to their specific needs and priority strategic measures to improve their urban environmental service provision
  • inclusive and gender-sensitive participatory platforms (“Urban Labs”) with demonstration projects for environmental management service delivery
  • management models based on local experiences to develop and disseminate a national guideline for urban environmental management.
COUNTRY

Bangladesh

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Indo-German Support Project for Climate Action in India
by TUEWAS|September 29, 2022

Indo-German Support Project for Climate Action in India

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Objectives

  • The project supports the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) with the coordination and implementation of Indian climate and biodiversity policies, in particular India’s updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
  • The project focuses on the development of methodologies for the accounting of climate co-benefits, measured in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions or sinks, for programmes of the Government of India that do not have a specific climate focus. The methodologies will be developed in the focus areas of circular economy/resource efficiency and biodiversity/forests.
  • The project started the process for developing climate co-benefits-based methodologies so that mitigation and adaptation impacts can be reported to support India’s NDC commitments and the Paris Agreement. Further, the methodologies can be used by public and private sector companies for accounting and trading on international and national carbon markets, thus accelerating investments in low carbon pathways.
  • The project is cooperating with public sector enterprises including the umbrella organisation Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) as well as with the private sector and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). SCOPE members include giant state enterprises for coal, gas, steel, oil and are responsible for 87% of India’s GHG emissions.
  • The project implements the IKI India Interface function. Currently 43 IKI projects in India are aligned for networking and knowledge exchange to build and foster synergies of the IKI portfolio in India.
  • Further, the project supports German Ministries in implementation of the new Indo-German Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP), the multilateral Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and the German support on request of the MoEFCC for India’s G20 presidency 2023.

Description

  • The project focuses on the development of methodologies for the accounting of climate co-benefits, measured in Green House Gas (GHG) emissions or sinks, for programmes of the Government of India that do not have a specific climate focus. The methodologies will be developed in the focus areas of circular economy/resource efficiency and biodiversity/forests.
  • The project started the process for developing climate co-benefits-based methodologies so that mitigation and adaptation impacts can be reported to support India’s NDC commitments and the Paris Agreement. Further, the methodologies can be used by public and private sector companies for accounting and trading on international and national carbon markets, thus accelerating investments in low carbon pathways.
  • The project is cooperating with public sector enterprises including the umbrella organisation Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) as well as with the private sector and the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). SCOPE members include giant state enterprises for coal, gas, steel, oil and are responsible for 87% of India’s GHG emissions.
  • The project implements the IKI India Interface function. Currently 43 IKI projects in India are aligned for networking and knowledge exchange to build and foster synergies of the IKI portfolio in India. Further, the project supports German Ministries in implementation of the new Indo-German Green and Sustainable Development Partnership (GSDP), the multilateral Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) and the German support on request of the MoEFCC for India’s G20 presidency 2023
COUNTRY

India

DURATION

01 April 2021 - 31 March 2026

Commission Agency

 BMWK

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Improved Service Delivery for Citizens in Cambodia (ISD)
by TUEWAS|August 17, 2022

Improved Service Delivery for Citizens in Cambodia (ISD)

Objectives

  1. The NCDD uses recommendations prepared by its secretariat for the further implementation of national decentralisation programme (NP-2).
  2. Reforms of the OWSOs have been implemented in accordance with the requirements of the national decentralisation programme (NP-2).
  3. Selected districts and municipalities in the three partner provinces have strategies in place to shape their water and waste management in a cli-mate sensitive way.
  4. Citizens’ access to decision-making processes and com-plaint mechanisms at the level of districts and municipalities is strengthened.

Description

Supporting the local governments to provide high-quality services to the citizens in the sectors of waste and water management, health and administrative services.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Good governance
  • Administrative reform
  • Strategic approach for municipal waste management

Targeted beneficiaries

Citizens in 3 provinces in Cambodia with upscaling potentials

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Development of waste management strategy for Districts and Municipalities
  • Formation of sub-committees for waste topic
  • Concrete activities that support a sustainable waste management at local level derived from strategies
COUNTRY

Cambodia

DURATION

March 2022 - December 2025

Commission Agency

 BMZ

SDG

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Strengthening climate adaptation and resilience (SAR)
by TUEWAS|August 13, 2022

Strengthening climate adaptation and resilience (SAR)

Objectives

  • Target-group specifc information on climate risk management with a specific focus on women and vulnerable communities is available in selected provinces
  • Planning and financing of climate change adaptation and climate risk management projects and measures with a specific focus on women and vulnerable communities is strengthened in selected provinces
  • The prerequisites for accessing international finance for climate change adaptation and climate risk management are strengthened.

Description

The project “Strengthening Climate Adaptation and Resilience (SAR)” supports the entire planning cycle of climate change adaptation measures: from the preparation of climate risk assessments to the piloting of financing approaches and instruments. It also supports the measures at the local level as well as upscaling through international climate finance.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Climate Risk Assessments
  • Planning and financial instruments for climate risk management at the local/provincial level
  • Accessing international climate finance

Targeted beneficiaries

Direct beneficiaries are employees of sector ministries at the national level and subordinate authorities at provincial level and in the relevant sectors (e.g. agriculture, etc).

Indirect target group are people particularly affected by climate risks and their social consequences (including women, youth and other vulnerable populations); furthermore, provincial and local governments that benefit from improved planning, financing and coordination mechanisms in the field of climate risk management.

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Development of Climate Risk Assessments
  • Definition of a methodology
  • Use of a platform

Success stories

Key beneficiary is the state-owned utility Electricity Viet Nam (EVN)

COUNTRY

ASIA , Pakistan

DURATION

December 2021 - May 2025

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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NDC Assist II – Strengthening NDC Financing and Implementation
by TUEWAS|August 13, 2022

NDC Assist II – Strengthening NDC Financing and Implementation

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Objectives

  • Providing technical support and strategic advice on capacity building and the development of fiscal policy instruments for climate finance in the waste sector.
  • Strengthening the capacity for employees of the Ministry of Finance and potentially other key actors from sub-national government agencies (provinces, cities, regencies) in the area of climate finance and fiscal policy in a broader sense (including also the waste sector).
  • Generating revenue through improved waste management.
  • Other relevant actors, such as civil society and the private sector will be sensitized to climate finance in the waste sector.
  • Potentially, advice will be given on how COVID-19 stimulus packages can promote green economy and investments.

Description

The capacities of member countries and actors of the global NDC Partnership and the private sector are strengthened to finance and implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), while considering gender-sensitive aspects.

In Indonesia, NDC Assist II supports the Indonesian government in building capacity and developing fiscal policy instruments related to climate finance in the waste sector. Public servants will be trained on NDC financing and possible advice on green recovery may be provided.

Approach/Field of intervention

NDC Assist II provides technical support and strategic advice on capacity building and the development of fiscal policy instruments for climate finance in the waste sector.

Targeted beneficiaries

Fiscal Policy Agency (Badan Kebijakan Fiskal, BKF) which is part of the Ministry of Finance.

Potentially other key actors from sub-national government agencies (provinces, cities, regencies).

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Development of the project concept
  • Operational Planning
  • Exchange with the GIZ program Concepts for Sustainable Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy (August 2021)
COUNTRY

Indonesia

DURATION

December 2022 - December 2023

Commission Agency

 BMZ

SDG

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Cities Combating Plastic entering Marine Environment (CCP-ME)
by TUEWAS|August 13, 2022

Cities Combating Plastic entering Marine Environment (CCP-ME)

Objectives

  • Enhanced practices (incl. digital tools) to prevent plastic entering the marine environment are established in selected cities, states and at national level.
  • Improved procedures for collection, segregation and recycling of plastic are demonstrated in the cities of Kanpur, Kochi, and Port Blair.
  • Capacities for managing plastic and knowledge exchange are strengthened in Kerala, Uttar Pradesh as well as Andaman and Nicobar Island
  • The national framework for managing plastic is strengthened.

Description

The Cities Combatting Plastic entering Marine Environment (CCP-ME) project aims to prevent plastic and other non-biodegradable waste leakage at source through sustainable waste management practices at national, state and city level by upgrading infrastructure; strengthening digital monitoring and exchange mechanisms; and supporting the development of national framework conditions for recycling and reuse of plastic & non-biodegradable waste. The project is being implemented in the cities of Kochi, Kanpur and Port Blair and their respective States of Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Sustainable Solid Waste Management
  • Marine Litter
  • Circular economy

Targeted beneficiaries

Municipal Corporation, State and City officials, Recycling industries, General public, Training Institutes

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Over 100 stakeholder consultations for the baseline assessment of the plastic and non-biodegradable waste monitoring at national, State and local Level are completed. The consultations included national-level associations, national-level recyclers, state-level recyclers, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and state-level government bodies.
  • With the aim of developing a digital resource exchange platform for marketing recyclable materials between cities, bulk recyclers and recycling, a Data Input Format has been developed for ULBs for filling their reuse and recycling quantities in line with Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) operations.
  • A study on innovative schemes to reduce waste was conducted. Results will be disseminated and used as reference for the recommendations to improve solid waste management system in partner cities and states.
  • Hotspot mapping survey conducted in Kochi, Kerala. Hotspots are geographic location in the city that directly or indirectly contributes to plastic (along with other non-biodegradable wastes) leakage into the environment. The assessment helps to identify the priority places for future mitigation interventions.
  • A list of suggestive Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign with month-long activities on plastic litter prevention for October 2021 is prepared and made available for the partner Urban Development State of Uttar Pradesh.

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Success stories

The stakeholders’ consultations covered a wide range of discussions on non-biodegradable waste management including plastics at the national level and respective states and city level. The discussion highlighted the existing scenario in terms of supply chain, recycling infrastructure, recyclable material quality requirements, price of materials & variations (if provided), relevant Indian Standards (IS) codes etc. for various materials. Prevailing challenges concerning quality of material, government policy, taxation and supply chain were also sufficiently brought out by the recyclers in the discussions. In addition, suggestions on the outlook of the digital platform and their expectations from it were also key points of discussion which was shared by the recyclers and few NGOs who are a known name in the operations of recycling facilities. The aim of developing a digital platform is to monitor reuse and recycling activities at city, state, and national level. The digital platform will facilitate linkages between the urban local bodies (ULBs) and the scrap dealers & recyclers. The platform will allow transparent trading of the waste materials between the parties with ULB as the Seller and Scrap Dealer/Recycler as the Buyer.

“Recycling is an unorganized and informal industry in India. PET is not a problem sector, as more than 90% is recycled. However, other materials like multi-layered plastics (MLPs) are not collected efficiently and mostly end up in dump yards. Western countries are already recycling MLPs into granules, which have value and can be converted to any product. We have introduced this technology 2 years ago, but it requires huge investment and there is a lack of existing infrastructure in the country for this sector. But once there is technological and financial support from government – the sector can be upscaled.” //99 words// Speaker at stakeholder’s consultations for the baseline assessment of the plastic and non-biodegradable waste monitoring, 2021, India.

COUNTRY

India

DURATION

01 August 2020 - 31 December 2023

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Climate and Biodiversity Hub in Indonesia
by TUEWAS|October 21, 2021

Climate and Biodiversity Hub in Indonesia

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Objectives

  • Integrating climate policy and green recovery measures into Indonesia’s National Development Plans
  • Strengthening Government of Indonesia’s capacity to represent Indonesia´s priorities at the international climate change negotiations and to contribute to the achievement of Indonesia´s current NDC targets
  • Improving Government of Indonesia´s implementation of key biodiversity policy processes
  • Strengthening policy dialogue and knowledge management on climate change and biodiversity in general and on IKI activities in particular between the Government of Indonesia and BMU as well as between IKI implementers

Description

The project aims to support the Indonesian government in strengthening the mainstreaming and implementation of its climate and biodiversity policy. Partners are the Ministry of National Development Planning, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry as well as other related line ministries, state and non-state stakeholders at national and subnational levels. Policy advice, capacity building and interministerial exchange will support the advancement of a holistic approach towards climate and biodiversity policy planning and implementation, as well as mainstreaming with national development planning. This is accompanied by mobilizing additional resources from all sources also considering ways to strengthen the engagement of a wider range of financial and private institutions. Also, the project will function as the interface of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) in Indonesia facilitating a political dialogue, networking and communication between project implementers and the Indonesian government.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Institutional capacity building and coordination
  • Policy formulation and mainstreaming to National Development Planning
  • Low carbon development and green recovery
  • Climate negotiations, climate adaptation and mitigation
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting mechanisms for climate and biodiversity
  • Financing mechanisms for climate and biodiversity
  • Networking and knowledge exchange

Targeted beneficiaries

The direct target group of the project is the Directorate for Environment under Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) as well as the Directorate General for Climate Change and the Directorate General of Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems under Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK).

Besides, other national government institutions, especially line ministries, the sub-national level and other selected state and non-state actors such as non-governmental organisation (NGOs) and universities are involved in various project activities.

Representatives of IKI-funded projects active in Indonesia and from their partner ministries as well as BMU and political partners responsible for international cooperation/international climate policy will be the target group related to IKI activities.

Projects measures related to biodiversity can have an indirect effect on Indonesia’s citizens that depend on terrestrial and marine ecosystem services.

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Indonesia

DURATION

01 May 2021 - 30 April 2026

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Proklima – Integrated Climate and Ozone Protection
by TUEWAS|July 24, 2021

Proklima – Integrated Climate and Ozone Protection

COUNTRY

Global

DURATION

18 December 2020 - 30 June 2024

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Sustainable Management of Forest Ecossystems in the Western Himalaya
by TUEWAS|February 24, 2021

Sustainable Management of Forest Ecossystems in the Western Himalaya

COUNTRY

India

DURATION

January 2021 - December 2023

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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