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VIT NAM - CANADA

Hong Danh Sn

Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA)

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), VIET NAM

The views in this presentation are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB), or its Board of Governors, or the government they represent. ADB does not guarantee the

accuracy of the data included in this presentation and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use.Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.


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Development Cont ext-


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Development Cont ext- conom c grow an a our orce ncrease -

- since the mid-90s, economic growth: >7% per year;- by 2020, expected to be fully industrialized.


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The key changes relevant to VCEPs (1)

VCEP I (1995-2000) : 1993: Set up Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (MoSTE)

National Agency: Viet Nam Environmental Protection Agency (VEPA)

Provincial Agency: Environmental Protection Division (EPD)

1993: Issuance of the Law on Environment (LOE)

Firsts new environment policies:

Decree 76/2003 Environmental Protection Fee on Wastewater requires polluters to payfor discharging pollution into water.

Decission 64/2003 Handling Establishments and polluting industries which Cause Serious

Environmental Pollution (penalties, closure or relocation ).


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- : 2003: Set up Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)

National level: Viet Nam Environment Agency (NEA), Department of EIA and Department ofEnvironment

2004:

Resoluti on 41-NQ/ TW by t he Central Execut ive Comm it t ee of t he Comm unist Part y: allows1% of Vietnams Annual Budget to be allocated to environmental protection.

Reform of State Budget Law (2004 ): provincial and lower levels of authority decided almost half ofu ge a oca ons, an muc more au or y.

National St rat egy on Envir onmental Prot ect ion (NSEP, 2004) : This covers relevant agenciesacross the national government at all levels.

2005:

Amendment of LoE (2005) : Decentralization of environmental protection responsibilities from

MoNRE to lowers levels. I ssuance of t he Law on Biodiversit y ( 2008).

2006:

The Nat ional five-year Socio-economic Plan (2006-2010) : included environmental targets.

- - - - ,outcomes in keeping with modern business planning approaches, included a coherent framework forIPM regulation.


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Coordinat ion of donors programm es:

At the start of VCEP I I , no other donors were active in IPM in the provinces, and donorprogramming for the environment was fragmented and uncoordinated.

2005: Hanoi Core Statem ent : agreed upond by Viet Nam Government and Development Partners,including CANADA.

The I nt ernational Support Group f or Environm ent ( I SGE), coordinated by MoNRE: Now, donorefforts are aligned through.

Tw o maj or donor proj ect s of DANI DA (Danish) and SI DA (Sw edish): started, focused oncapacity development and environment in selected provinces.

VPEG (2009-2012): 2008: Form ulation of Viet Nam Environm ent Admini strat ion (VEA)

I nt egrati on of VEPA, D0EI A and DoE and oth er sectors (16 unit s)

2010 : End of Nat ional St rat egy on Envir onmental Prot ect ion ( NSEP) 2011: I ntegration of rur al environm ent, craft vi llage and river basins managemant in VEA

(except w ater resources and clim ate change)

2012 : Start developing nex t NSEP and revision of LOE.


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Viet Nam - Canada Environment Proj ect s:

From 1996 Canada: amon the first donors to rovidesubstantial assistance to Viet Nam for environmentalgovernance.

The goals and purposes of VCEPs:

To contribute to increased accountability and transparency

To strengthen the pollution management capacities ofselected national and local institutions


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VCEP I (1995-2000):

Budget: $10 million bilateral assistanceproject;

management capacity building in fourprovinces (Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nangand Binh Duong).


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VCEP II (2000-2006)

Budget: $12.0 mill ionbilateral assistance project; Objectives: concentrates on institutional capacity development of

government environmental agencies, working together with key industries andne m n s r es, a owar s eve op ng sys ema c, sus a na e n us r a

pollution management (IPM) systems and programs.

at t he nat ional level:development of regulatory and policy tools,coordination with other Ministries and provincial implementers, integrationof gender equity considerations and training of national and provincialcounterparts.

at provincial level:

+ industrial ollution mana ement ca acit buildin IPM focusin more

narrowly at the national and original 4 provinces (Ha Noi, Hai Phong, DaNang and Binh Duong);

+ basic human resource development(in the VCEP I mode) in 3 new, , .


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Achievement of Out comes(VCEP I&II)

Out come 1 ( WBS 1000) : MoNRE has the capacity to support its overall stateenvironmental management mandate in 04 areas relating to industrial pollutionManagement:

nv ronmen a ssessmen ,

Environmental Monitoring,

Pollution Prevention and Environmental Awareness.

Out come 2 (WBS 2000) : 04 DoNREs have the demonstrated capacity todesign and implement effective programs within their industrial pollutionmanagement mandate.

and facilities relevant to industrial pollution management.


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Governance Proj ect -VPEG (2009-2012)

Budget: $15.0 mill ionbilateral

assistance project;

Objectives:

.capacit y to support improvedindustr ial policy development andimplementation in collaborationw it h other key minorit ies andprovinces;

. Environment al expenditur es inselected prov inces are cost-effectively allocated and m anaged

. Part icipat ing provinces have effective,sustainable and gender-sensitiveindustrial pollution management

programs.


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Governance Proj ect - VPEG (2009-2012)

Approach and scope:

National level:

policies and regulat ions t hat r elat e to local im plementat ion.

Policy implementation support t o provinces in implement ing

I PM policies and regulations. r v v :

Environm ental Expenditu re Management building capacit y t oplan, budget and manage public resources for environment .

I ndust rial pollution prevent ion support in implementation of

n us r a po u on preven on measures. Compl iance and Enfor cement improved technical capacity at

local levels to implement and enforce national regulat ions tomanage indust rial pollut ion.


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Lessons LearnedVCEPs + VPEG(1)

1- I PM focus and Focus on top priorit ies 2- Provincial focus

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4- Partnership approach and Partnership comm itment

5- Flexibi l ity

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7- Long length of t he project

8- Comm itment and longevit y of Vietnamese and Canadianar t ici ant s

9- Quality of Vietnamese Counterpart s

10- Qualit y of Canadian Technical Expert ise


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1- Revision of t he Law on Environment (Rat if icat ion: 2014)

For LOE to be m ore effective, feassible, applicable in new context of development

To l ink w ith new crit ic sectors: cl imate change, rural environment , craft vi l lage, r iverbasins

To addapt international int egration r equirements To ful l im lement internat ional convent ions Viet Nam commit ted

2- Start developing next NSEP (Ratification: 2012)


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