2. Outline
• Background
• Project
Ac#vi#es
and
Outcomes
– Training
– Pilot
ac#vi#es
– TCEP
– Dissemina#on
• Lessons
Learned
• New
Ini#a#ves
2
2
Da Nang, Vietnam
Matale, Sri Lanka
3. Background
The
Asian
Ins+tute
of
Technology
(AIT)
with
support
from
the
French
Environment
and
Energy
Management
Agency
(ADEME)
and
SDCC
/
AIT
France
Network
ini+ated
“Ac#on
towards
Resource-‐efficient
and
Low
Carbon
Ci#es
in
Asia”
program
with
the
following
objec+ves:
• To
assist
small
and
medium
ci+es
of
Asia
in
their
efforts
towards
low
carbon
society
through
improved
resource
efficiency
and
environmental
sustainability.
• To
strengthen
capacity
of
city
authori+es
and
other
stakeholders
in
climate
change
mi#ga#on
and
adapta#on.
3
Luang
Prabang
city,
Lao
PDR
Kurunegala city, Sri Lanka
4. Partner
Ci#es
4
• Ten
ci+es
from
four
Asian
countries
were
iden+fied
for
the
project
ac+vi+es.
• These
ci+es
iden+fied
their
local
partners
to
assist
in
their
research
and
project
implementa+on.
• Water
Resource
and
Environment
Office
(WREO),
Luang
Prabang,
Lao
PDR
• University
of
Peradeniya,
Kandy,
Sri
Lanka
• M/s
Gamini
Senanayake
Associates
Private
Limited,
Kurunegala,
Sri
Lanka
• Hue
University
of
Sciences,
Hue,
Vietnam
• ENERTEAM,
HCMC,
Vietnam
(
for
Chau
Doc
Town)
• Da
Nang
Environmental
Protec+on
Agency
(EPA),
Da
Nang,
Vietnam
• For
all
Thai
ci#es,
AIT
provides
technical
support
Technical Consultants
5. Project
Ac#vi#es
and
Outcomes
• Training
partner
city
authori+es
and
relevant
stakeholders
on
using
Bilan
Carbone®
tool,
its
applicability
and
analysis.
• Assis+ng
partner
ci+es
to
develop
their
Territorial
Climate
and
Energy
Plan
(TCEP)
for
climate
change
mi+ga+on
and
adapta+on
at
the
city
level.
• Assis+ng
ci+es
to
iden+fy
strategic
areas
for
greenhouse
gas
(GHG)
mi#ga#on
and
adapta#on
and
support
them
to
conduct
pilot
ac#vi#es.
• Dissemina#ng
informa+on
among
a
wide
spectrum
of
stakeholders.
5
Bilan Carbone Training at AIT
Waste Bin and Cotton bag
distribution in Matale, Sri Lanka
6. Bilan
Carbone®
Tool
• User
interface
based
on
MicrosoS
Excl
• Assess
the
direct
and
indirect
GHG
emissions
from
the
different
economic
ac+vi+es
of
a
given
territory
• Useful
for
local
authority,
company
and
territorial
ac+vi+es’
GHG
analysis
• Complete
transparency
and
accessibility
to
emission
factor's
calcula+on
• A
TOOL
TO
HELP
ENTITIES
TO
TAKE
ACTION
6
8. TCEP
Training
8
City
authori#es
and
stakeholders
AIT,
May
2011
9. Selected
(Priori#zed)
Sectors
Priori#zed
GHG
emissions
City
Solid
waste
Energy
retroficng
Green
Infrastructure
Travel
Awareness
Luang
Prabang
√
√
√
√
Kandy
√
√
Kurunegala
√
√
√
Matale
√
√
√
√
Chiang
Mai
√
√
Nonthaburi
√
√
√
Rayong
√
√
√
Chau
Doc
Town
√
Da
Nang
City
√
√
√
Hue
√
√
√
√
9
10. Selected
Pilot
Projects
City
Selected
Pilot
Project
Luang
Prabang
Awareness
on
solid
waste
management
and
distribu+on
of
waste
bins
Kandy
Awareness
on
solid
waste
management
and
distribu+on
of
waste
bins
Kurunegala
Extending
the
green
path
in
the
municipality
Matale
Awareness
on
solid
waste
management
and
distribu+on
of
waste
bins
Nonthaburi
Energy
saving
program
at
the
municipality
offices
Rayong
Energy
saving
program
at
the
municipality
library
Chau
Doc
Town
Awareness
on
energy
saving
program
for
community,
govt.
offices
and
agriculture
sectors
Da
Nang
City
Collaborate
with
school
to
mi+gate
GHG
emission
Hue
Awareness
on
energy
and
water
saving
program
and
promote
bicycle
use
10
11. • Kandy
implemented
the
pilot
ac+vity
focusing
on
home
compos#ng
and
collec+on
of
recycle
materials
in
one
zonal
area
of
the
council.
• Matale
implemented
an
ac+vity
to
reduce
5%
of
solid
waste
dumped
to
the
dumping
ground
by
promo+on
and
suppor+ng
the
implementa+on
of
3R
within
three
months.
• Luang
Prabang
implemented
an
ac+vity
focusing
on
public
awareness
of
waste
separa#on
such
as
reduce,
reuse
and
recycle
of
waste
for
local
residents.
11
Solid
Waste
Management
in
Kandy,
Matale,
Sri
Lanka
and
Luang
Prabang,
Lao
PDR
Waste
bin
distribu#on
in
Matale
Waste
bin
distribu#on
in
Luang
Prabang
A
board
display
collec#on
schedule
in
Kandy
Selected
Pilot
Projects
12. • Nonthaburi
implemented
the
pilot
ac+vity
of
retroficng
the
ligh+ng
system
at
the
municipality
building.
12
Before
After
Illumina+on
tes+ng:
before
and
aSer
• Rayong
implemented
the
pilot
ac+vity
of
retroficng
the
ligh+ng
system
at
the
municipality’s
library
building.
Energy
efficiency
measures
in
Nonthaburi
and
Rayong,
Thailand
IRayong
Nonthaburi
Selected
Pilot
Projects
13. • Chau
Doc
Implemented
awareness
on
energy
saving
programs
for
community,
government
offices
and
agriculture
sectors.
• Hue
implemented
the
pilot
ac+vity
of
awareness
and
energy
saving
program
at
community
level
and
government
offices.
13
Awareness
ac#vi#es
on
low
carbon
ini#a#ves
in
Chau
Doc
and
Hue,
Vietnam
Cycling program in Hue city
Community awareness program
in Chau Doc town
Selected
Pilot
Projects
14. • Implemented
waste
management,
energy
efficiency
measures,
tree
planta+on,
capacity
building
of
staff,
teachers
and
student
on
environmental
educa+on
at
Quang
Trung
Primary
School
in
Da
Nang
to
minimize
carbon
emissions.
14
Promo#on
of
environmental
friendly
technologies
at
Primary
School
in
Danang,
Vietnam
Before After
Workshop to propose low carbon
solutions for the school
Selected
Pilot
Projects
15. • Implemented
the
pilot
ac+vity
of
extending
the
green
path
by
the
municipality
to
enhance
its
use
by
a
larger
segment
of
the
public
to
mi+gate
GHG
emissions.
• Lead
to
beZer
health
benefit
by
encouraging
people
to
walk
and
also
providing
a
pleasing
and
safe
environment.
15
Construc#on
of
Green
Path
in
Kurunegala,
Sri
Lanka
Selected
Pilot
Projects
16. Pilot
Projects
and
Ac#vi#es
16
Partnership with local School,
Da Nang, Vietnam
Demonstration of waste
management, Matale, Sri Lanka
Pilot Project linked with local
Govt. Plan, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Job creation,
Sri Lanka
17. Territorial
Climate
and
Energy
Plan
Chau
Doc
Town,
Vietnam
17
TCEP
was
developed
based
on
the
framework
of
environment
protec+on
plan
(EPP)
and
integrate
climate
change
adapta+on
and
mi+ga+on
criteria
into
local
sustainable
development
strategy
of
Chau
Doc
town
From
EPP
to
TCEP
• Organized
mee+ngs
and
workshops
for
na+onal
officers
to
kick
off
their
awareness
of
climate
change
and
TCEP.
• Arranged
mee+ngs
of
government
officials
to
get
their
ideas
on
TCEP.
They
also
were
unanimously
agreed
that
TCEP
development
should
be
based
on
framework
of
EPP
Chau Doc town targets to reduce total GHG emissions, of
23,334 tC equivalent (average 16%) by 2020.
18. Reduce
its
Carbon
emission
to
55,000
ton
of
Carbon
equivalent
per
year
at
end
of
2016.
This
is
an
overall
reduc#on
of
around
8.3%
during
a
period
of
5
years
18
• Arranged
mee+ngs
with
government
officials
for
their
ideas
on
TCEP.
• Environmental
CommiZee
which
is
already
func+oning
will
help
guide
and
monitor
the
Climate
and
Energy
Plan
of
the
Municipality.
Territorial
Climate
and
Energy
Plan
Kurunegala,
Sri
Lanka
19. AIT’s
Master’s
Students
Research
• Five
AIT
Master’s
students
completed
their
thesis
by
using
Bilan
Carbone®
tool
to
calculate
GHG
emissions
– AIT
campus
– two
industries
(Diesel
engines
&
fluid
valves
in
India
and
canned
sardine
factory
in
Thailand)
–
three
LCC
Project’s
partner
ci+es
(Rayong,
Nonthaburi
and
Chiang
Mai)
19
20. Dissemina#on
• 2010
Ci+es
Interna+onal
Conference
on
Renewable
Energy
and
Sustainable
Development,
8-‐9
September
2010,
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan.
• 2010
Asia-‐Pacific
Leadership
Programme
on
Environment
for
Sustainable
Development,
17-‐23
September
2010,
Shanghai,
PR
China
• “A
Territorial
Climate
Plan
approach
leading
to
Resource
Efficient
Ci+es”,
1st
Regional
Symposium
on
Integrated
Energy
and
Environmental
Management,
15-‐16
December
2010,
Palembang,
Indonesia.
20
21. Dissemina#on
• A
presenta+on
on
“Save
Our
Planet
Carbon
Score
Card”
at
“
Save
Our
Planet
Conference
Series
–
2011”,
held
at
Shangri-‐La
Hotel,
Bangkok,
on
18th
March
2011.
• Seminar
on
Emerging
Ci#es
and
Urbaniza#on
in
Southeast
Asia:
Tools
for
challenges
and
opportuni#es
,
20
–
21
June
2011,
Interna+onal
Coopera+on
and
Training
Center,
Vien+ane,
Lao
PDR.
21
22. Dissemina#on
• FiSh
Asia-‐Pacific
Urban
Forum
mee+ng
at
UN
Conference
Center
during
22-‐24
June
2011,
organizing
by
UNESCAP
Thailand.
• Asia
LEDS
FORUM
2012,
September
18-‐21,2012
22
23. Project
Outcomes
• Personnel
of
municipali+es
and
local
ins+tu+ons
with
enhanced
knowledge
to
deal
with
climate
change
issues.
• GHG
emissions
of
the
ci+es
par+cipa+ng
in
the
project.
• TCEP
for
climate
change
mi#ga#on
and
adapta#on
at
the
city
level.
• Pilot
ac#vi#es
in
the
ci+es
for
GHG
emissions
mi+ga+on
and
climate
change
adapta+on.
Student using recyclable
materials, Danang
Collection of recyclable
materials, Kandy
24. Lessons
Learned:
Conceptual
Selec#on
of
Small
and
Medium
ci#es
(SMC):
• SMCs
lack
human
and
financial
resources
to
ini+ate
ac+vi+es
to
address
climate
change.
• SMCs
have
poten#al
to
reduce
GHG
emissions
and
create
a
cleaner
environment
by
introducing
innova#ve
environment
friendly
technologies
which
will
also
generate
decent
jobs
for
local
people.
• Asian
SMCs
could
avoid
the
unsustainable
path
followed
by
big
ci#es
in
urban
development
24
25. Lessons
Learned:
Organiza#on
• Sensi#za#on
of
the
city
level
policy
personnel
on
the
impacts
of
climate
change,
and
the
need
to
take
ac+ons.
• Awareness
ac#vi#es
are
essen+al
to
promote
Climate
Change
mi+ga+on
and
adapta+on.
• Partnership
between
public,
private
and
academic
could
help
in
Climate
Change
mi+ga+on
and
adapta+on
ac+vi+es.
25
Prof. Kumar in Hue city for
technical consultation
Awareness activity in Matale
related to waste management
26. Lessons
Learned:
Technical
• Lack
of
data
for
the
GHG
emission
analysis
• Lack
of
(city)
specific
emission
factors
for
various
ac+vi+es,
and
• Training
and
capacity
building
is
needed.
26
Dr. Salam in Matale for technical support
Demonstra#on
of
waste
recycling
27. Lessons
Learned:
Networking
• Regular
communica#on
or
follow-‐up
with
partner
ci+es
is
essen+al.
• ‘City
level
climate
and
energy
plan’
can
be
developed
by
following
guidelines
from
the
na+onal
plan
for
climate
change
mi+ga+on
and
adapta+on.
• Field
visits
and
exchange
of
informa+on
between
partner
ci+es
can
lead
to
ini+a+on
of
new
projects.
27
Technical support mission from AIT to
Rayong municipality
Calculating GHG emission of UDAA,
Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
28. Lessons
Learned:
Pilot
Projects
• Demonstra#on
project
are
important
to
convince
stakeholders
• Low
budget
pilot
project
ac+vi+es
can
be
easily
ini+ated,
with
good
commitment
from
city
and
PPP
and
the
possibility
of
scaling
up
• Development
of
pilot
ac+vi+es
can
provide
business
opportuni#es
28
Promotion of Home
composting in Matale
Handicraft competition by
using recycle materials
29. New
ini#a#ves
1. Sustainable
Mekong
Research
Network
(SUMERNET)
(www.sumernet.org)
“Sustainable
urban
tourism
through
low
carbon
ini+a+ves:
Experiences
from
Hue
and
Chiang
Mai”
AIT
with
Hue
and
Chiang
Mai
ci#es
Objec#ves:
– To
es+mate
the
GHG
emission
in
the
urban
tourism
sector.
– To
recommend
GHG
mi+ga+on
op+ons
while
crea+ng
decent
jobs
for
women
and
men
in
these
ci+es,
especially
targe+ng
lower
income
groups.
– To
disseminate
lesson
learned
through
publica+ons
and
media.
Funding:
USD75,000
(January
–
December
2012)
29
30. 30
2.
Project
showcase
at
COP18/CMP
8
as
“Momentum
for
Change”
‘lighthouse
project
of
2012’
– UNFCCC
selected
the
project
ac+vi+es
as
one
of
the
“lighthouse
projects
in
2012”
and
uploaded
to
UNFCCC
website:
hZp://unfccc.int/secretariat/momentum_for_change/
items/7130.php
New
ini#a#ves
31. SUMMARY
31
• Assisted
small
and
medium
ci+es
of
Asia
in
their
efforts
towards
low
carbon
society
through
• training
and
capacity
building
• research
• pilot
demonstra+on
and
• development
of
plans.
• Many
spin
offs
were
realised
–
from
new
projects
and
recogni+on
by
new
partners.
32. • Project
Team,
Chau
Doc
Mr.
Mai
Minh
Hung,
Vice
Chairman,
People’s
CommiZee
of
Chau
Doc
Ms.
Dang
Thi
Bao
Phuong,
Deputy
Chief
of
the
Office,
Chau
Doc
Ms.
Tran
Thi
Mai
Huong,
Senior
Engineer,
ENERTEAM,
Ho
Chi
Minh
City
• Project
Team,
Chiang
Mai
Mrs.
Rongrong
Duriyapunt,
Chief,
Air
Quality
and
Noise
Management,
Chiang
Mai
Municipality
Ms.
Jariya
Tanchanpong,
Head,
Environment
Quality
Promo+on,
Chiang
Mai
Municipality
Mr.
Trinnawat
Suwanprik,
Researcher,
Chiang
Mai
Municipality
• Project
Team,
Da
Nang
Mr.
Dang
Quang
Vinh,
Vice
Director,
Da
Nang
Environmental
Protec+on
Agency
(EPA)
Mrs.
Phan
Thi
Hien,
Head
of
General
Affairs
Division,
Da
Nang,
EPA
32
Project
People
33. • Project
Team,
Hue
Mr.
Nguyen
Dang
Chinh,
Vice
Head,
Department
of
Natural
Resources
and
Environment,
Hue
City
People’s
CommiZee
(HCPC)
Ms.
Dinh
Thi
Thu
Hang,
Officer,
Department
of
Natural
Resources
and
Environment,
HCPC
Dr.
Pham
Khac
Lieu,
Head,
Department
of
Environmental
Science,
Hue
University
of
Sciences
Mr.
Tran
Anh
Tuan,
Lecturer,
Department
of
Environmental
Science,
Hue
University
of
Sciences
Ms.
Phan
Thi
Thuy
Trang,
Specialist,
Department
of
Natural
Resources
and
Environment,
HCPC
• Project
Team,
Kandy
Mr.
Mahindra
Ratwaqe,
Mayor,
Kandy
Mrs.
Indrani
Wijewardena,
Chief,
Works
Department,
Kandy
Municipal
Council
Dr.
Gemunu
Herath,
Senior
Lecturer,
Department
of
Civil
Engineering,
University
of
Peradeniya
33
Project
People
34. • Project
Team,
Kurunegala
Mr.
Anuradha
Gamini
Peramunage,
Mayor,
Kurunegala
Mr.
SMB
Dissanayake,
Chief
Municipal
Engineer,
Engineering
Department,
Kurunegala
Municipal
Council
Mr.
Gamini
Senanayake,
Chairman
/
Managing
Director,
M/s
Gamini
Senanayake
Associates
Pvt.
Ltd
• Project
Team,
Luang
Prabang
Mr.
Phoumy
Ophetsane,
Vice
Governor,
Luang
Prabang
District
Mr.
Sengkeo
Kangnasone,
Engineer,
Urban
Development
and
Administra+on
Authority
(UDAA)
Ms.
Phouthasone
Sisouphan,
Environmental
Technician,
Water
Resource
and
Environment
Office,
Luang
Prabang
Province
Mr.
Vue
Yang
Yangxengyang,
Water
Resource
and
Environment
Office,
Luang
Prabang
Province
34
Project
People
35. • Project
Team,
Matale
Mr.
Hilmy
Mohamed,
Mayor,
Matale
Municipal
Council
Mr.
Abdul
Shakoor
Mohamed
Arar,
Public
Health
Inspector,
Matale
Municipal
Council
Mr.
Halangoda
RWWMSB
Halangoda,
Chief
Engineer,
Matale
Municipal
Council
Mr.
K.
A.
Jayaratne,
Director,
SEVENATHA-‐Urban
Resource
Centre
• Project
Team,
Nonthaburi
Mr.
Permpong
Pumwiset,
Chief,
Environment
and
Public
Health
Sec+on
Mr.
Surachai
Pienpairoj,
Sanitary
Researcher,
Bureau
of
Environment
and
Health,
Nonthaburi
Municipality
Ms.
In#ra
Intharat,
Sanitary
Researcher,
Bureau
of
Environment
and
Health,
Nonthaburi
Municipality
• Project
Team,
Rayong
Mr.
Thanit
Angkawinijwong,
Vice
Mayor,
Rayong
Municipality
Mr.
Dusit
Thamsiriruk,
Chief,
Environmental
Services
Subdivision,
Rayong
Municipality
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Project
People
36. • Trainers
Mr.
Nicolas
Nath,
Managing
Director,
Internat
Energy
Solu+ons
(IES),
France
Mr.
Olivier
Papin,
BC
Senior
Consultant,
Engineering
Consul+ng
Company
(ECIC),
France
Mr.
Fouzi
Benkhelifa,
Associate
Director,
Explicit,
France
• Advisor
Dr.
Brahmanand
Mohanty,
Regional
Adviser
for
Asia,
ADEME,
France
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37. Project
People
• Asian
Ins#tute
of
Technology
Prof.
S.
Kumar,
Principal
Inves+gator
Dr.
Kyoko
Kusakabe,
Principal
Inves+gator
Dr.
Charles
O.
P.
Marpaung,
Principal
Inves+gator
Dr.
P.
Abdul
Salam,
Principal
Inves+gator
Prof.
C.
Visvanathan,
Principal
Inves+gator
Dr.
LAS
Ranjith
Perera,
Principal
Inves+gator
Mr.
Pravakar
Pradhan,
Research
Associate
Ms.
Neriza
Cabahug,
Research
Assistant
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