Mainstreaming Adaptation into Development Plans in Vietnam

Le Minh Nhat- MONRE- Vietnam

Outline1. Climate change impact

2. Policy Framework for Mainstreaming in Vietnam

3. Institutional for Climate Change Policies in Vietnam

4. Action Plan to response to CC of the Agriculture Sector for 2016-2020, vision 2050

5. Challenges for risk assessment and vulnerability in the agricultural sectors

6. Lessons learned and Next step

1. Climate change impact

• Vietnam most vulnerable to climate changes. Sea level rises 1m, 5% land loses, 11% population affected, 7% agricultural activities impacted, 10% GDP reduced.

• Most vulnerable regions: Red River Delta and Mekong River Delta • Most vulnerable sectors: Agriculture, Water Resources, Transport,

Trade, Education…• Most vulnerable group: the poor, women, children, and ethnic

minorities…• Climate changes in Vietnam: increase in strengths and frequencies of

extreme weather, disasters, sea level rise, land erosions and slides.

Resolution 24/NQ/TW (2013) on responding to climate change by Central Party

Committee

Socio-economic Development Plan (2010 –

date)

National Climate Change Strategy (2011)

Green Growth Strategy (2012)

National Action Plan on Climate Change for 2012-2020 (2012)

National Action Plan on Green Growth (2014)

Climate change issues integrated

in the socio-economic

Development Plan (2010 –

date)

National Strategies for economic sectors

National Action Plans for economic sectors

National Target Programme for

economic sectors

National Target Programme to

Respond to Climate Change (2008)

NTPRCC for the period 2012-2015 (2012)

Environment Protection Law 2014 - Chapter IV. Response

to Climate change

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Higher

Political

Will

National

Strategies

and

Policy

Actions

Particular policies

and concrete

actions

2. Policy Framework for Mainstreaming in Vietnam

3. Institutional Arrangements for Climate-Related Policies in Vietnam

GOVERNMENTNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE

MOF MPI MOC MONRE MARD MOIT MOT

Office of NCCCOffices of CC Programmes

Line departments in provinces

International organisations

& NGOs

Community groups

Direct line of command / reportingCooperation / Partnership

Office of SPRCC

Office of NTPRCC

4. Integrate climate change into the document of strategies, planning processes and plans

NTP includes near term (to 2010) and longer term (to 2015)priority activities to address 8 sub‐objectives or program areas:1. Assessing the impacts of climate change2. Identifying appropriate responses3. Developing a scientific‐technical program4. Strengthening capacity and the policy framework

in the relevant organizations and institutions5. Raising awareness across the country6. Enhancing international cooperation7. Mainstreaming the NTP across all sectors8. Developing specific action plans to respond to climate change

( All ministries, all sectors and localities to respond to CC)NTP‐RCC is more of a “strategy to develop a strategy”

5. Action Plan to response to CC of the Agriculture Sector for 2016-2020, vision 2050( issued by MARD on 14th March 2016)

• Main targets:

Institutions, Policies, Sciences and Technologies for CCA and CCM in agriculture strengthened

Mobilizing resources for CC Adaptation and Mitigation Actions, aiming to keep the sector’s growth rate of 20%; poverty reduction 20%, GHG emission reduction 20% for each 10-year period.

Actively response to Disasters

Capacity building, enhancing international cooperation

• Key groups of activities

Strengthening agriculture sector’s CC responding activities (policy review, communication, capacity building, planning management, int’ cooperation)

Developing CCR in each sub-sector (crop, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, forestry, irrigation, etc)

Enhancing CCR activities, Disaster prevention and mitigation for agriculture sector for 2016-2020, vision 2050

6. Challenges for risk assessment and vulnerability in the agricultural sectors

• Lack of in-depth analysis to distinguish and assess impacts induced by climate change from other natural phenomena

• Weakness of model and tools to capture cross-sector and interregional assessments.

• Lack of technical capacity to run impact assessment and adaptation measure development models.

• Data availability, especially for adaptation measure cost-benefit analysis

7. Lessons learned

• Good experiences: - Community-based disaster risk management (1002/QĐ-CP)- Coordination: CCFSC (DRR) and NCCC(CCA)

• Priorities of Vietnam: Adaptation. Vietnam is among “Vulnerable 20”

• On-going GOV programme of CCA: EbA (mangrove forest programme), Resilience housing, Dyke..etc.

• Coordination among ministries and sectors– Synergies of adaptation measures to optimize use of

resources• Regional Planning ( multiple provinces )

– Overlap of planning leads to in efficient use of resource– Lack of mechanism to cooperate among provinces; – Weakness in managing and implementing regional plan – Adaptation measures are only considered local benefits.

8. Next step

NAP ( form now to 2020 and 2020-2030)

The main actions on readiness for adaptation:1. Review and assess all current adaptation plans and actions, identify the gaps and limitations

that need to be addressed based on the Paris Agreement approach

2. Identify low and no-regret adaptation options that should be implemented before 2020.

3. Assess adaptation needs in the post-2021 period, including regional and major urban area adaptation needs, and review the adaptation component in the INDC, for possible adjustment.

4. Review current adaptation data and information; identify information and research gaps; and develop proposals for further information gathering and research.

5. Review experiences on Loss & Damage in Viet Nam and the region, and develop pilot projects.

6. Ensure mainstreaming of climate change adaptation in social economic development plans that are being formulated in the period to 2020.

7. Review adaptation technology development in Viet Nam and internationally.

8. Set-up and reinforce adaptation knowledge and technology centres in Viet Nam.

Thank you for your attention

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Le Minh NHATDirector of Climate Change Adaptation Division

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, HYDROLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE E mail : NHATKYOTO@GMAIL.COM

Linking programmes and budgets between provinces and the national budget

Process

2018201620142011 201220102008 2009 2020

NTP-RCC (Nov. 2008)

2013

NSCC (Dec. 2011)

GGS2012-2020, 2050

(Sep. 2012)

Policy Framework for Climate Change in Vietnam

2021

NAPNow-20202020-2030

NAP process

2030

NTP-RCC 2012-2015

(Jan. 2012)