THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM |
No: 47/2007/QD-TTg | Hanoi , April 06, 2007 |
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
At the proposal of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment,
DECIDES:
1. To mobilize all resources to contribute to implementing the country's socio-economic development plan for the 2007-2010 period in a fast, sustainable and environment-friendly manner and organizing the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as Climate Convention), the Kyoto Protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as Kyoto Protocol) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
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3. To attract domestic and overseas investment in CDM projects and encourage technological renewal, and take-over and application of high technology, clean technology and modern techniques.
4. To contribute to managing, exploiting and properly and efficiently using natural resources, protecting natural resources, the environment and climate, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
1. To elaborate and complete the legal framework and legal documents regarding the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM.
2. To propagate, raise awareness, train human resources, improve organization and increase material bases for the implementation of the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM.
3. To enhance activities of basic surveys and scientific research in service of the implementation of the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM.
4. To enhance and raise the efficiency of international cooperation on the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM.
5. To plan and organize activities of implementing the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM in various sectors with a view to promoting environmental protection and socio-economic development.
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Article 2.- Organization of implementation
1. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment shall assume the prime responsibility for the Plan on organization of the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in the 2007-2010 with the following tasks:
a/ To guide, check and supervise the implementation of this Plan by ministries, branches and localities; and act as the national key agency in coordinating with international organizations.
b/ To coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and provincial/municipal People's Committees in integrating tasks and projects in accordance with this Plan.
c/ To collaborate with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies in adopting a financial regulation on the use of funds for the Plan to ensure efficient, lawful and strict management.
d/ To appraise, and participate in the appraisal of, specific projects.
e/ To annually report to the Prime Minister on results of the Plan's implementation; and promptly report to the Prime Minister on arising problems which fall beyond its competence.
2. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies are, within the ambit of their functions, responsibilities and powers, responsible for guiding and raising their member units' awareness about the Kyoto Protocol and CDM implementation; promptly study amendments and supplements to, and promulgate or submit to competent authorities for promulgation, mechanisms and policies on CDM implementation under their management; actively integrate CDM implementation activities into their short-, medium- and long-term development strategies, plans and programs; elaborate CDM projects and submit them to competent authorities for approval and organize performance of the assigned tasks under this Plan.
3. Provincial/municipal People's Committees are, under the guidance of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant ministries, responsible for raising the awareness of agencies, organizations and enterprises operating in their localities about the Kyoto Protocol and CDM implementation; actively integrate CDM implementation activities into local development strategies, plans and programs; instruct and facilitate agencies, organizations and enterprises to devise CDM projects under their management and submit them to competent authorities for approval and organize performance of the assigned tasks under this Plan.
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5. Funds for the implementation of the contents specified in Section III of this Plan shall be included in the annual budget estimates of ministries, branches and localities in accordance with the State Budget Law.
Article 3.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO."
THE PRIME MINISTER
Nguyen Tan Dung
LIST OF TASKS AND ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PLAN ON ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTING THE KYOTO PROTOCOL UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE 2007-2010 PERIOD
(Promulgated together with the Prime Minister's Decision No. 47/2007/QD-TTg of April 6, 2007)
No.
Tasks or activities
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Coordinating agencies
Implementation period
Notes
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Elaborating and improving the legal framework on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Climate Convention), the Kyoto Protocol and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
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1
Elaborating, supplementing and amending policies and legal documents to comply with the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, relevant ministries, branches and provincial/municipal People's Committees
2007-2010
2
Elaborating socialization mechanisms and policies to encourage and support enterprises' production and business projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and central and local social organizations' projects to implement the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol to protect the environment in service of sustainable socio-economic development.
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Relevant ministries and branches
2007-2010
3
Elaborating a plan on attracting domestic and overseas investment in CDM projects, projects on Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol implementation in the areas of waste management, energy, industry, construction, agriculture, forestry and transport.
Ministry of Planning and Investment
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries and branches
2007-2010
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Adopting a mechanism to integrate activities of carrying out CDM projects and Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol implementation projects, and implementing other environmental treaties, into socio-economic development strategies, plans and programs of branches and localities
Ministry of Planning and Investment
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant ministries and branches
2007-2010
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Adopting a financial mechanism for CDM projects and Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol implementation projects
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and relevant ministries and branches
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Raising awareness, training human resources, improving organization and enhancing material and technical bases for the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM implementation
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Raising public awareness about the Prime Minister's Directive No. 35/2005/CT-TTg of October 17, 2005, and the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM implementation
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry of Culture and Information, Vietnam Television Station and Radio of Vietnam
2007-2010
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Elaborating, and organizing implementation of, policies, master plans and plans on education and training of human resources in service of the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM implementation
Ministry of Education and Training
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and relevant ministries, branches and localities
2007-2010
8
Conducting training and professional guidance on procedures and order for elaboration, approval and implementation of CDM projects and projects implementing the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol for relevant central and local agencies, enterprises and social organizations.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Relevant ministries, branches, provincial/municipal People's Committees, organizations and units
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Improving material and technical bases of the climate observation station system, organizing assessment and take-over of modern technologies for the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM implementation.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry of Planning and Investment and relevant ministries, branches and localities
2007-2010
10
Setting up, on the basis of the existing CDM Consultation Board, the Standing Committee for the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol Implementation which functions to assist the key agency in directing, managing and coordinating activities of the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol implementation in Vietnam.
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Relevant ministries, branches and localities
2007
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Enhancing activities of basic surveys and scientific research to implement the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM
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Conducting basic surveys on climate change status and greenhouse gas inventory
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries, branches and localities
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Studying and evaluating climate change impacts; adopting measures to address and respond to climate change; and studying and elaborating greenhouse gas emission factors in CDM projects' operational domains.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries, branches and localities
2007-132010
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Studying the current status of and forecasting the world market; and proposing solutions to efficiently engage in the world market of "Certified Emission Reductions - CERs
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Ministries of Science and Technology; Finance; Planning and Investment; and Trade, and relevant ministries and branches
2007-2010
IV
Raising the efficiency of and boosting international cooperation on the Climate Convention , Kyoto Protocol and CDM
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Consolidating and improving the key agency implementing the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant ministries and branches
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Elaborating Vietnam's national announcement on climate change
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Relevant ministries and branches
2007-2009
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Enhancing and expanding international cooperation with international financial institutions and developed industrial countries having demands for trading of "Certified Emission Reductions - CERs"
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Ministries of Foreign Affairs; Planning and Investment; and Trade, and relevant provincial/municipal People's Committees
2007-2010
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Enhancing and expanding international cooperation with international science and technology organizations to implement the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Planning and Investment, and relevant ministries, branches and provincial/municipal People's Committees
2007-2010
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Elaborating and organizing activities to implement the Climate Convention, Kyoto Protocol and CDM in industries in service of environmental protection and socio-economic development
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Elaborating and organizing activities to implement CDM projects and projects on implementation of the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol in the areas of energy and industry
Ministry of Industry
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries, branches and localities
19
Elaborating and organizing activities to implement CDM projects and projects on implementation of the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol in the construction domain
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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries, branches and localities
2007-2010
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Elaborating and organizing activities to implement CDM projects and projects on implementation of the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol in the domains of agriculture and forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries, branches and localities
2007-2010
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Elaborating and organizing activities to implement CDM projects and projects on implementation of the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol in the transport domain
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant ministries, branches and localities
2007-2010
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Elaborating and organizing activities to implement CDM projects and projects on implementation of the Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol in the area of waste management
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant social organizations and provincial/municipal People's Committees
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and relevant ministries, branches and provincial/municipal People's Committees
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- 1 Circular No. 10/2006/TT-BTNMT of December 12, 2006 guiding the preparation of clean development mechanism projects under The Kyoto protocol
- 2 Decree of Government No. 80/2006/ND-CP, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection
- 3 Law No.52/2005/QH11 on environmental protection, passed by the National Assembly
- 4 Law No. 32/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001 on organization of the Government
- 1 Circular No. 10/2006/TT-BTNMT of December 12, 2006 guiding the preparation of clean development mechanism projects under The Kyoto protocol
- 2 Decree of Government No. 80/2006/ND-CP, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Environmental Protection
- 3 Law No.52/2005/QH11 on environmental protection, passed by the National Assembly
- 4 Directive No. 35/2005/CT-TTg of October 17, 2005, on organizing the implemen tation of the Kyoto protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change