“Capacity Building Needs and Activities to support SDGs &Climate Actions”
COP 23 Side Event

Dr. Natarika Wayuparb Nitiphon
Deputy Executive Director

Outline• CITC to support SDGs
and Climate Actions• Achievements• Upcoming Activities• Key Success Factors• Challenges

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SDGs
Take urgent action tocombat climate change andits impacts
Revitalize the global
partnership for sustainable
development

Climate Actions
UNFCCC: Article 6
Education, Training and Public Awareness

PA: Article 11
Capacity-building under this Agreement should
enhance the capacity and ability of developing country
Parties to implement adaptation and mitigation
actions.
Means of Implementation:
Financial/Technology/Capacity Building• A Regional Training and Networking Platform for mobilizing and sharing knowledge andexpertise in the area of climate change in order to enhance capacity of ASEAN member
countries in streamlining and implementing various activities for the achievement of SDGs
• North –South and South-South Cooperation on capacity building for Climate Actions withtaking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts of Sustainable Development
Goals.

• CITC Delivers capacity building service to enhance human recourses capabilities to addressclimate change and effectively or fully carry out the climate actions. The trainings focus on
climate change mitigation and adaptation and link to all the economic, social, and3
environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

Climate Change International Technicaland Training Center (CITC)
Established by Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization(TGO)
A flagship project by the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment, Thailand
Officially launched on May 8, 2014

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CITCNetwork
ClimateChangepolicy-related
issuesDissemination

Training

Climate Change Actions formitigation & adaptation

Climate Change sciences,
GHG Inventory & Accounting

CITC Knowledge Areas
CITC Services
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CITC Training Profile (Domestic)
Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Climate Change Management and Sustainable
Development

Mitigation Mechanism

1,077
Trainees

Climate Economics

Climate Economics-Intermediate

Train the Trainer
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CITC Training Profile (International)

Greenhouse Gas Inventory

Climate Change Management and Sustainable
Development

234
Trainees

Mitigation Mechanism

Climate Finance77

Climate Change Management for
Sustainable Development (International)
Date: 21-23 February 2017 , Samut Songkhram
Target Groups: public sector, Municipalities from local
government and academia
Objectives: Enhance understanding on the importance oflow carbon and climate resilient society development inview of sustainable development, Learn effective
approaches to accelerate low-carbon and climate-resilient
development, such as strengthening relevant policies andactions
Participants: 40 persons

88Workshop On “ Impact Management On Climate
Change In The Context Of Cities And Communities ”(Domestic)
Date: 6-7 September 2017, Bangkok
Target Groups: Municipalities from local government
Objectives: to provide knowledge on climate change
adaptation, to raise awareness on climate change andrisk of cities and communities as well as to build
network for exchanging and sharing knowledge onclimate change adaptation
Participants: 30 persons

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Networking - International Cooperation“Project for Capacity Development to accelerate Low Carbonand Resilient Society realization in the Southeast Asia Region”– 3 yearso Expected Outputs“Signature training course” to support planning and/or implementationof climate change activities in Southeast Asian countries (eg. Climate
Finance, Climate Change Management and Sustainable Development,
Climate Laws)

Enhanced CITC network in Southeast Asia Region

A Learning center on Climate Change in Southeast Asia Region
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Networking - Bilateral Cooperation (2 years)

1. Department of Climate Change (DCC), Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
2. Vietnam National University (VNU)

1. Department of Climate Change (DCC), Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)
2. National University of Laos (NUL)1111

Networking - Bilateral Cooperation (2 years)

Activities:• Exchange of resource persons suchas lecturers/speakers in training
programs/workshops• Joint curriculum development• Joint workshops, seminars, training
programs, and publications• Public relations activities such as
promoting news/events on websites
and distributing promotional
materials

12Networking - ASEAN Working Group on Climate
Change (AWGCC)
Participate on the ASEAN Working Group on
Climate Change (AWGCC) meeting for 6 years from2012-2017
Participants: ASEAN Secretariat, Focal point officials
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Networking - ASEAN Working Group on Climate
Change (AWGCC)

Activities to support AMS
Topics

Outputs

Lead Country

Greenhouse Gas
Mitigation

Compilation of best practices on mitigating
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fromrelevant sectors

Singapore

MRV of GHG
Mitigation

Better understanding and improved capacity
to achieve NDCs and implement MRVtechniquesIndonesia

Climate FinanceBetter understanding on institutional
Vietnamarrangements for accessing funding including
multilateral funds such as Green Climate Fund,Green Investment Fund, Adaptation Fund14

Dissemination - Regional Conferences
1. “Launching of Climate Change International Technicaland Training Center and ASEAN Workshop for
Capacity Development on Low Carbon Society:
Training Needs Assessment” (2014)
2. “Regional Workshop for Capacity Development on
Low Carbon and Resilient Society in Southeast Asiancountries” (2015)
3. “Climate Change and Sustainable Development:“How to Accelerate Climate Actions in Asia through
Capacity Building and Climate Finance (2016)

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Dissemination - Side Event at UNFCCC COP
1. COP 20 side event at Lima, Peru
• “Climate Change Capacity Development Activities in Southeast Asia Region: Enhance Capacity through theCITC”

2. COP 21 side event at Paris, France• “Sustainable Development And Climate Change :Toward Enhancing The Role Of Capacity Development For
Implementation Of INDCs In The ASEAN Countries ”

3. COP 22 side event at Marrakesh, Morocco• “Climate Change Capacity Building – Roles and challenges of regional training center”• “Capacity Building on Climate Change in Southeast Asian Countries: Needs and Lessons Learned”

16Upcoming Activities
YEAR
TRAINING COURSES

2018

2019

2020

DOMESTIC
1) Greenhouse Gas Inventory2) Climate Change Management and Sustainable Development
3) Mitigation Mechanism and MRV
4) Climate Economics
5) Climate Change Adaptation
6) Climate Law
7) Climate Change and Water Resources Management andAgriculture
INTERNATIONAL
1) Greenhouse Gas Inventory2) Climate Change Management and Sustainable Development
3) Mitigation Mechanism and MRV
4) Climate Finance5) Climate Change Adaptation
6) Climate Law7) ) Climate Change and Disaster Management
17Key success factors• CITC training curriculum reflects the latest information andcurrent issues related to climate change.
• Training courses conducted in a timely manner and thecontent is constantly revised to keep up-to-date.
• Collaboration across ASEAN countries and key stakeholders.
• Training provided by professional lecturers with expertiseand direct experience in the related fields.
• Learning from successful case studies as well as addressing
gaps, challenges, and limitations.
• Provide opportunities for stakeholders and organizations tolearn and share their experiences through training platform.

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“Khun Earth”

Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization
www.tgo.or.th
Climate Change International Technical and Training Center (CITC)

www.citc.in.th , Email: info@citc.in.th , FB Page: CITC Society

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