The 23rd AIM International Workshop
National Institute for Environmental Studies
November 27-28, 2017

Updates on climate change mitigation
policy in Viet Nam

I. NATIONAL FRAMEWORKGreen Growth- National Strategy (2012), National Action Plan 2014-2020 (2014)- Provincial and sectorial action plans: since 2015 (2017: 2 sectors -Construction
and Agriculture&RD, and more than 12 provinces/ cities)
Climate Change- National Target Programme on Climate Change 2012-2015 (2008)- National Strategy (2011), National Action Plan 2012-2020 (2012)
Recently Target Programme on CC Response and Green Growth 2016-2020 (2017)
Commitment under Paris Agreement- 8% reduction as country’s own effort, 25% with international assistance- Decision 2053/QĐ-TTg on Action Plan to implement Paris Agreement (2016)

II. CHALLENGES
1. National, sectorial and local authorities under pressure (budget deficit, energy
demand balanced by coal, resources prioritized for economic development)
 Integration of Climate Change and Green Growth policies on Socio-EconomicDevelopment Plan is slow and limited in practice.
2. Sectors and provinces under huge work load of integrating new climate change
related policies into socio-economic development plan, currently coordinated bydifferent ministries and which require certain level of technical expertise.
3. Resources for development are constrained (water, land, capital, energy,…) – while
the country currently follows sectoral approachIII. FUTURE PRIORITIES
1. In general- Completion of Decree on roadmap & methods on reducing GHG emissions (2018)- Designing a carbon market, 2018
- Updating NDC by 2019
- Evaluating socio-economic impacts of mitigation measures/ options (CGE)- Integrated approach employed, still simple enough (CLEWS)- Strengthening the integration of Green Growth and Climate Change response
policies into socio-economic development plans at sectoral and local levels- Inter-sectoral and inter-regional linkages are considered- Capacity of local authorities is to be strengthened

III. FUTURE PRIORITIES
2. Construction sector- Reviewing to revise current policies from sustainable development viewpoint:- National Urban Upgrading Programme 2009-2020- National Strategy on Solid Waste Management until 2025 vision to 2050
- National Orientation of Urban Lighting until 2025
- National Strategy on Housing Development to 2020 vision to 2030
- Programme of Unfired Material Development to 2020
- Master Plan of Cement Industry 2017-2025 with direction to 2035

III. FUTURE PRIORITIES
2. Construction sector (cont.)- Developing new policies on sustainable city master planning:- Regulation and guidance on evaluating green growth city
- Guidance for development of green city action plan, piloting in Sapa, Hue,
Hoi An, Vung Tau, Da Lat- Developing a set of standards on eco-city, green city, energy efficiency buildings,green buildings, climate-responsive buildings, green materials- Accounting energy and water cost used for buildings- Applying GHG reduction technology in construction sector

III. FUTURE PRIORITIES
3. Province/ city level
Nearly 40 provinces/cities have developed their Green Growth Action Plans.
Focus on:- Green consumption (green lifestyle)- Green production- GHG mitigation
Issues of resource to implement and the involvement of private sectors

The 23rd AIM International Workshop
National Institute for Environmental Studies
November 27-28, 2017

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Duong Nguyen
Department of Economics, ISPONRE, MONRE Vietnam
nttduong@isponre.gov.vn