18 and 19 March 2014 Meeting Room H, United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand

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1 Regional Workshop on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in Asia and the Pacific: Scaling-up climate change mitigation efforts and prospects for NAMAs in the waste sector 18 and 19 March 2014 Meeting Room H, United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand PROGRAMME DAY 1: 18 March 2014, Tuesday NAMAs in the Asia-Pacific region: latest developments and trends 08:30-09:00 Registration of Participants 09:00-09:30 Opening of the Workshop Chair: Mr. Donovan Storey, Chief, Sustainable Urban Development Section (SUDS), Environment and Development Division (EDD), ESCAP Welcome and Opening Remarks by Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director, Environment and Development Division (EDD), ESCAP Overview of the workshop objectives, expected outcomes and agenda, by Lorenzo Santucci, Economic Affairs Officer, SUDS, EDD Introduction of participants Photo session 09:30-10:30 Session 1 Setting the scene: context for NAMAs in the Asia-Pacific region This session will contextualize NAMAs in relation to green growth strategies and low emissions development strategies, and as a tool to achieve sustainable development goals. It will also shed light on the latest developments on NAMAs in the wake of COP-19 in Warsaw, Poland. NAMAs in the context of low-carbon green growth in the Asia-Pacific region by Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director, EDD, ESCAP 1

2 Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions current status of NAMA development by Mr. William Kojo Agyemang-Bonsu, Manager, Non- Annex I Support, Mitigation, Data and Analysis, UNFCCC 10:30-10:50 Coffee Break 10:50-12:20 Session 2 Perspectives on NAMA development in the Asia-Pacific: stateof-the-art in the region with a view on the waste sector In this session, selected countries in Asia-Pacific and other stakeholders will be invited to share their experiences and perspectives with regards to the development of NAMAs. On their presentations, speakers will be requested to provide concrete examples of NAMAs they have been involved with, particularly those that encompass the waste sector (i.e. municipal solid waste, wastewater, agricultural waste, etc.). Proposed speakers for this session are as follows: Viet Nam: Climate Change Policy and NAMAs in Viet Nam, by Mr. Anh Do, Deputy Director, Climate Change Research Center, Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and the Environment of Viet Nam (IMHEN) NAMA in the Waste Sector: Waste to Resources for Cities in Viet Nam, by Ms. Minhtrang Dao, Researcher, Climate Change Research Center, Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and the Environment of Viet Nam (IMHEN) Indonesia: Indonesia NAMA Framework and Funding Structure: Case of the Waste Sector by Mrs. Tri Dewi Virgiyanti, Deputy Director, Environmental Pollution and Degradation Control, Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS Indonesia Municipal Solid Waste and NAMA Development in Solid Waste Sector in Kendari City, by Mr. Ir. H. Asrun, Mayor of Kendari, Sulawesi, Indonesia Financing NAMAs: the NAMA Facility, by Mr. Axel Wildner, Counsellor for Food and Agriculture, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand Mr. Peter Harrington, Prosperity Counsellor, British Embassy in Bangkok 2

3 12:20-13:30 Lunch 13:30-15:00 Session 2 Perspectives on NAMA development in the Asia-Pacific: stateof-the-art in the region with a view on the waste sector (Continued) Taking the cue from the presentations before the lunch break, the session will resume with a roundtable discussion which will aim at discussing the following topics: How can NAMAs support the achievement of sustainable development goals in countries of Asia-Pacific? What roles can NAMAs play in support of green growth and low emission development strategies? What are the challenges and opportunities with the current understanding of the NAMA concept? Would a narrower definition of NAMAs be of help to proponent countries? Based on the specific experiences presented in the previous session, what are the main challenges and limitations of the NAMA framework that could hinder their uptake in Asia-Pacific countries? How can sector-specific NAMAs, such as those focused on transport, energy or waste, address infrastructure gaps in developing countries? Can NAMAs enable and facilitate the participation of sub-national actors in climate change mitigation actions, such as for instance in the case of the waste sector, where the burden usually falls upon municipalities? Presentations/inputs by the following speakers, followed by roundtable discussions: Ms. Naeeda Crishna Morgado, Carbon Footprint Specialist, GMS Environment Operations Center, ADB Mr. Rajiv Garg, Programme Officer Climate Change, UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Mr. Sajjad Yaldram, Deputy Secretary, Climate Change Division of Pakistan Mr. John Wells, Chief of Party, USAID Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) Programme Mr. Bundit Limmeechokchai, Coordinator, Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Research Unit, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University Mr. Butchaiah Gadde, Technical Specialist, UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre 15:00-15:20 Coffee Break 3

4 15:20-16:50 Session 2 Perspectives on NAMA development in the Asia-Pacific: stateof-the-art in the region with a view on the waste sector (Continued) Country Roundtable: the session will resume with additional views and perspectives from country representatives, who will be invited to shed light on their plans, activities and expectations with respect to the development of NAMAs, with a focus on the waste sector. Interactive discussion with views from the country representatives. 16:50-17:00 Wrap-up and conclusions of the day s session 17:00-19:00 Reception Public Foyer, Ground Floor, UNCC DAY 2: 19 March 2014, Wednesday NAMAs in the waste sector: perspectives and future outlook for the region 09:00-10:30 Session 3 Designing NAMA Programmes in the waste sector This session will shed light on approaches, issues and challenges in designing NAMA programmes on the waste sector. Colombia Waste NAMA: strengthening the solid waste sector while reducing emissions, by Ms. Diana Velosa, Senior Official, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia Promoting decentralized and integrated resource recovery centers in cities in the Asia-Pacific and perspectives for developing NAMAs in the waste sector, by Mr. Joao Aleluia, Project Coordinator, ESCAP Prospects for Waste Sector NAMA using IRRC approach, by Mr. Iftekhar Enayetullah, Managing Director, Waste Concern 10:30-10:50 Coffee Break 10:50-12:00 Session 3 Designing NAMA Programmes in the waste sector (Continued) This session will shed light on approaches, issues and challenges in the design of NAMA programmes on the waste sector. Discussions will focus on issues that include, but are not restricted to the following: alignment of NAMAs on the waste sector with national and sectorial policies, definition of baseline 4

5 12:00-13:30 Lunch trajectories and information collection, financing vehicles, institutional arrangements and governance structure, up-scaling of existing mechanisms into NAMAs, setting-up of MRV systems, etc. Country presentations: Philippines: "Context of NAMA Development in the Philippines", Ms. Alona Arreza, Development Management Officer, Climate Change Commission of the Philippines NAMA Concept for the Philippine Waste Sector, by Mr. Crispian Lao, Vice-Chairman of the National Solid Waste Management Commission, Philippines Thailand: Development of necessary components for implementation of a NAMA on solid waste management in Thailand by Ms. Paweena Panichayapichet, Senior Official, Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) Q&A and discussion, including perspectives from other countries represented. 13:30-15:00 Session 3 Designing NAMA Programmes in the waste sector (Continued) National development objectives as key drivers for successful NAMA, by Mr. Ingo Puhl, Managing Partner, South Pole Carbon "3R principles as an approach to designing NAMAs on the Municipal Solid Waste sector: opportunities and challenges". By Ms. Janya Sang- Arun, Senior Policy Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Vertically Integrated Approach on NAMAs in Municipal Solid Waste in Indonesia (V-NAMAs), by Mr. Rangga Akib, Technical Officer, GIZ 15:00-15:20 Coffee Break 15:20-16:40 Session 3 Designing NAMA Programmes in the waste sector (Continued) 5

6 Introduction to OECC's capacity building activities for NAMAs development in Asia and the JCM as a financing tool for NAMAs implementation, by Mr. Mizushi Sato, Researcher, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center of Japan (OECC) The Sri Lanka Carbon Fund, by Mr. Mahesh Chamara, Project Specialist, Sri Lanka Carbon Fund "From bigger to biggest: China's carbon market", by Mr. Yuan Li, Senior Business Manager, China Emissions Exchange The Waste to Resource Fund: Promoting pro-poor and sustainable solid waste management in Asia-Pacific, Director, Waste to Resource Fund (W2RF) 16:40-17:00 Wrap-up of the workshop and conclusions ~ End of the Workshop ~ 6