Project

Application of Green Chemistry in Viet Nam to Support Green Growth and Reduction in the Use and Release of POPs Harmful Chemicals

Lead country

Viet Nam

Participating countries

Viet Nam

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From January 4, 2018 to October 31, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability
  2. 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  3. 7.b Expand energy infrastructure, upgrade technology

Project ID: 5723

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Technical team

  • Chemicals and Waste Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Persistent organic pollutants

Sub-area(s)

  • Unintentional POPs (e.g. furans, dioxins)

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Industrial site

Transformed sector(s)

  • Materials and manufacturing

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Technology innovation
  • Capacity building
  • Monitor inventory

Sub-strategy

  • Green building practices
  • Best available techniques & best environmental practices (BAT & BEP)
  • Innovations in techniques/ approaches
  • Awareness raising
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Environmental accounting

Social inclusion

N/A

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Sci-tech pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Reduce exposure

SDG target(s)

  • 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability
  • 12.4 Achieve environmentally sound chemical, waste management
  • 7.b Expand energy infrastructure, upgrade technology

Conventions and protocols

  • Stockholm Convention (POPs)
  • Minamata Convention on Mercury

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Structural/system transformation
  • Plastic

About this project

Description

The project aims to create the enabling environment for the introduction of Green Chemistry in Viet Nam and introduce Green Chemistry applications in productive sectors with the purpose of reducing the use and release of chemicals controlled under Stockholm and Minamata Conventions. The project also expects to result in a reduction in the use and release of chemicals of concern not covered under the MEAs, as well as improve energy and natural resource efficiency and generate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) release reduction co-benefits in the sectors and industries supported by the project. The project will reduce the use of Persistent Organic Pollutants(POPs) and release of Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants(U-POPs) through the introduction of green chemistry approach in six industrial sectors in Viet Nam: chrome plating, pulp and paper manufacturing, plastic manufacturing, textile, pesticides and solvents. Specific guidance for each sector will be developed, and the green chemistry approach will be streamlined into the relevant legislation. Two industrial facilities from 2 different sectors (out of the above six sectors) will be selected for the practical demonstration of the green chemistry approach. The project is structured in 3 components: 1.Developing the enabling environment for Green Chemistry in Viet Nam; 2.Promote awareness on Green Chemistry and the benefits of the application of Green Chemistry and its guiding principles; and,3.Introduce Green Chemistry approaches into priority sectors and at least 2 entities.

Objectives

Reduce the use and release of chemicals controlled under MEAs, other hazardous chemicals, improve energy and natural resource efficiency and reduce (GHG) emissions through the application of Green Chemistry principles in Viet Nam.

USD $2,049,800

Grant amount

USD $8,400,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,049,800)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Enabling Environment for Adoption of Green Chemistry Practices Established

Indicators:

Indicator 1: UN SP Indicator 1.3.1: Number of new partnership mechanisms with funding for sustainable management solutions of natural resources, ecosystem services, chemicals and waste at national and/or sub-national level.
Indicator 2: UN SP Indicator 2.5.1: Extent to which legal or policy or institutional frameworks are in place for conservation, sustainable use, and access and benefit sharing of natural resources, biodiversity and ecosystems.
Indicator 3: Amount of POPs, U-POPs and mercury uses and release avoided at project implementation and predicted at replication.
Indicator 4: Gender Consideration
Indicator 1: Availability of an assessment report and feasibility study and of a Green Chemistry incentives scheme introduced following Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBAs).
Indicator 2: Number of trainings successfully performed and, number of people (male and female) attending the training.
Indicator 3: Existence of a network of GC experts with equal opportunities among genders and institutional expertise created under the project.
Indicator 1: Level of Awareness on Green Chemistry among decision makers and stakeholders disaggregated by gender.
Indicator 2: Availability of reports from initiatives on Corporate Social Responsibility on Green Chemistry.
Indicator 3: Availability of reports and material generated by Green Chemistry extra-curricular lectures, and from the exhibition and technology workshop on GC technologies promoted by Embassies in Hanoi.
Indicator 1: Number of priority sectors and entities selected for demonstration.
Indicator 2: Availability of criteria for POPs / mercury baseline assessment and calculation of POPs/mercury reduction.
Indicator 3: Amount of the reduction of the use / release of POPs, U-POPs and mercury (both at project implementation and predicted at replication stage).
Indicator 1: number of monitoring activities that have been carried out.
Indicator 2: number of Evaluation activities that have been carried out.
Indicator 3: availability and sustainability of knowledge management in place (including project materials and experience sharing).
Outcome 2:

Awareness on GC and its guiding principles increased to a level necessary to support a shift to GC application.
Outcome 3:

Introduce Green Chemistry approaches into priority sectors and at least 2 entities
Outcome 4:

Project M&E, Dissemination of project result, lesson learned and experience

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