This document summarizes Vietnam's efforts to integrate REDD+ financing into national development planning for climate change mitigation. It discusses Vietnam's National REDD+ Action Program, including readiness activities from 2011-2015 and full implementation from 2016-2020. Key aspects covered include Vietnam's national REDD+ governance structure, several REDD+ projects operating in the country, the REDD+ carbon accounting framework, and Lam Dong province's REDD+ Action Plan process to help inform the national plan. Challenges of integrating diverse local experiences into the national level are also noted.

1. Integrating forest/climate finance into national
development planning for mitigation
15th Seminar on Current International Issues affecting Forestry and Forest Products: REDD+ financing
mechanism, SFM and Livelihoods
11th June 2014, Siem Reap, Cambodia

2. Overview
• International updates
• National updates
• PRAP development
• Intergration of PRAP to NRAP

3. International updates
• COP 19
• Forest Reference Level
• National Forest Monitoring System
• Drivers of Deforestation and Forest
Degradation
• Safeguards
• Mitigation Actions
• Climate Financing

4. Viet Nam National REDD+ Action Program
 Scale: nation-wide
 Who: all relevant stakeholders participating in REDD+
activities such as Government and non-gov. organizations,
communities, particularly forest dependent and ethnic
minorities, etc...
Period 2011-2015:
REDD readiness
preparation and carry
out demonstrations in
at least 8 provinces
Period 2016-2020:
Completion of REDD
readiness and expanding
REDD implementation in
whole country (with required
conditions)
 Objectives: to reduce GHG emissions through implementation
of the REDD+ activities, to contribute to SFM, biodiversity
conservation, poverty alleviation and sustainable development
in Vietnam, and to the successful implementation of national
strategy on climate change

5. Viet Nam National REDD+ Action Program
Period 2011-2015: Capacity building, development of
institutional arrangement; policy formulation,
establishment of RELs/FRLs, MRV, National REDD+
Fund, BDS, Safeguards, demonstrations of REDD+
policies and measures in pilot provinces, etc.
Period 2016-2020: Complete REDD+ readiness (e.g,
formulation of relevant policies; institutional
arrangement, finalizing RELs/FRLs, operational
MRV, BDS, Safeguards

6. National REDD+ Governance Structure
National REDD+
Steering Committee
Vietnam REDD+ Office
Provincial REDD+ Steering
Committee
District, Commune Working
Group
Forest managers and local
communities/other
stakeholders
Policy-making level
Management and
coordinating at
national level
Implementation level
TECHNICAL
SUPPORTS
1. Pilot programs,
projects
2. Research
Institutions,
Universities,
Consultings
3. National REDD+
Networks
4. Technical REDD+
WG and STWGs
5. Independent
Consultants
VNFOREST
(Lead Tech. Agency)
MARD and relevant
Ministries
Management and
coordinating at
provincial level

7. REDD+ Projects Map in Viet Nam
• UN-REDD Viet Nam Phase I
& II Programme
• FCPF
• USAID’s LEAF & USAID’s
VFD
• JICA - Dien Bien REDD+
pilot and implementation
• GIZ, MB-REDD+, ENRICH,
Carbi, FFI; PGA, PAC-REDD

8. Low Emission Land Use Planning Framework
Enabling
Environment
Assessment
of Current
Condition
Analysis of
Future
Options
Negotiate
and Prioritize
Implementati
on Plan
Monitor and
Evaluation

9. REDD+ Carbon Accounting Framework
Sum
Emissions
Reference Level MRV System
Emissions from
Deforestation
Emissions from
Forest
Degradation
Emission Reduction
from Forest
Enhancement
Future Projection of
Emissions
Stratification
Driver Analysis
Deforestation
Activity Data
Deforestation
Emission Factors
Forest
Degradation
Activity Data
Forest
Degradation
Emission Factors
Forest
Enhancement
Activity Data
Forest
Enhancement
Emission Factors
KEY
Final Outcome
Policy decision
Intermediate
outcome
Technical
input

10. Lam Dong PRAP Process to inform NRAP
Principles
Lam Dong
DriversofD&D
PRAP Objectives
2010
Forest Cover Change Assessment
Lam Dong RL -
BAU
Flexible Scenario
FPDP + REDD+
FPDP
+ / -
+ / -
+ / -
MRV
M&E
1990
Policies and
Measures

11. Lam Dong PRAP - Agent of Changes

12. Activity Data
• Activity Data for deforestation,
forest degradation and
afforestation/reforestation
• Historical periods: 1990-1995,
1995-2000, 2000-2005, 2005-2010
• Derived from pairwise comparison
of the land cover maps for 1990,
1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010
• Landsat and SPOT satellite images
• Forest knowledge from local
partners
• Thirteen forest/land cover classes

13. The carbon stocks for each forest
stratum undergoing change is
determined to define emission factors
Emission Factor

14. Lam Dong PRAP – Reference level

15. Participatory Social and Environmental Impact
Assessment and Monitoring
I. Prior to workshops
II. Challenges Analysis
Workshop
III. Solutions and Risks
Analysis Workshop
IV. Monitoring Plan
Workshop
V. Reporting & presenting
PIAM results

16. Lam Dong PRAP – Potential of REDD+ intervention

17. Estimation of HISTORICAL emissions
and removal is a key element for
constructing RL
REDD+ Program Design
Activity Data
(Historic) NFMS
Emission/Removal
Factors
Historic
Emissions
Activity Data
(Real Time)
Adjustment
(optional)
RL Measured Emissions/
Removals
Reporting
Verification
• AD – measure of extent of activity
• EF – GHG emissions/ removal per
unit activity
Reference level and Monitoring System

18. Potential REDD+ financing in Lam Dong
• UNREDD
• JAPAN
• PFES
• Private Sector

19. Integration of PRAP to NRAP
• Experiences and lessons learned from REDD+ and
forest protection at local levels (e.g., stakeholder
analysis and engagement, need assessment, diverse
drivers & interventions, PFM, BDS, etc.) are very useful
for NRAP development
• NRAP guide PRAP and technical development process
 developing PRAP in Dien Bien and Lam Dong
province  inform guidelines for development and
implementation of PRAP in other provinces.
• Two way interactions on technical components:
national and sub-national RL, MRV, BDS, safeguards in
continue process

20. Challenges on sub-national experiences
integration to national level
 Diverse local situation(drivers, needs and
requirements/expectations from REDD+
implementation)
 Diverse understanding on REDD+ (concept, activities,
requirements, processes and financial resources) by
different projects and partners caused problems
 Opportunity costs are different in various landscape
 Not all local experiences could be generalized and
integrated into national level

21. Thank you!
Contact: Pham Thanh Nam
namdalat83@gmail.com