Cities Alliance Project Output
Presentation: Vietnam Urban Forum –Core Stakeholders Meeting on ‘Towards an Urban Climate Resilience – Community of Practice’
Strengthening of the Vietnam Urban Forum (VUF) and
Operationalizing the National Urban Upgrading Program (NUUP)
P127175
This project output was created with Cities Alliance grant funding.
Vietnam Urban Forum
Vietnam Urban ForumCore Stakeholder Meeting - 14/12/2011Core Stakeholder Meeting 14/12/2011
‚Towards an Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice‘
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Urban Development Agency, Ministry of Construction
Vietnam Urban Forum
VUF Mi i t t t“To promote dialogue for sharing of experience and knowledge among “To promote dialogue for sharing of experience and knowledge among
VUF - Mission statement...
government agencies, science/professional, social/political and non‐government
organizations, entities and individuals of all economic sectors and the donors,
government agencies, science/professional, social/political and non‐government
organizations, entities and individuals of all economic sectors and the donors,
with the aim of actively contributing to the formulation and implementation of
policies on urban development and management ( ) and improving the
with the aim of actively contributing to the formulation and implementation of
policies on urban development and management ( ) and improving thepolicies on urban development and management, (…), and improving the
effectiveness of urban development and management activities.”
policies on urban development and management, (…), and improving the
effectiveness of urban development and management activities.”
Source: MoU 2003
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Vietnam Urban Forum
VUF - Four main objectives...
Policy Dialogue Knowledge
To enhance:• mutual understanding
ff ti ti
To enable:• experience exchange
Policy Dialogue KnowledgeSharing
• effective cooperation• clear ODA needsand priorities
• investment promotion
• networking and peerlearning
• replication of goodpractices• investment promotion practices
To facilitate:
PolicyRecommendations
InformationManagement
To provide:• effective collection• quality assessment
To facilitate:• identified needs for change
• policy proposals andRecommendationsManagement• editing, and• dissemination
policy proposals and recommendations
• submission to GoVfor decision
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Vietnam Urban Forum
AcademiaPriv. Sector
VUF - networking stakeholders in VN...
Priv. Sector
Ministries Donors
CitiesNGOs
Prof. Inst. Experts50+ members
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...50+ members(December 2011)
Organigram VUF Secretariat (supported by Cities Alliance)
1 Full-time staff (Project)2 Full time staff (MOC)
VUF Executive Board (EB) *
ChairmanVUF Secretary Board
VUF Secretary Board2 Full-time staff (MOC)3 Part-time staff (MOC)4 External consultants
VUF Secretary Board
VUF Coordinator1
Supporting Officers3
(MOC) External
Consultants4Assistant
cum Interpreter1
Accountant1Knowledge
Management Officer1
Management Officer2
* Members of Executive Board (EB) according to Decision 482/QD-BXD:
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1. Mr Trinh Dinh Dung, Minister MOC (Chairman EB)2. Ms Phan Thi My Linh, Director UDA, MOC (Standing Vice Chairman EB)3. Mr Pham Khanh Toan, Director ICD, MOC (Vice Chairman EB)4. Ms Do Tu Lan, Deputy Director UDA, MOC (General Secretary EB)5 Mr Ngo Trung Hai Director VIAP MOC
12. Mr Duong Quoc Nghi, Director Management Board forUrban Development Projects, UDA-MOC
13. Ms Ngo Thi Tam, Deputy Director Local Government Department, MOHA
14 (N N) Representative of MPI5. Mr Ngo Trung Hai, Director VIAP, MOC 7. Mr Nguyen Hong Tien, Director ATI, MOC8. Mr Vuong Anh Dung, Deputy Director Department
of Architecture and Construction Planning, MOC9. Mr Nguyen Manh Ha, Director Deptmt. of Housing
and Real Estate Market, MOC10 M T Th h H Di t D t t f Pl i
14. (N.N), Representative of MPI15. Representative of MOF16. (N.N.), Representative of MONRE17. (N.N.), Representative of Hanoi People‘s Committee18. Mr Tran Ngoc Chinh, Chairman VUPDA19. Mr Nguyen Lan, Secretary General ACVN
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10. Mr Tran Thanh Ha, Director Department of Planningand Finance, MOC
11. Mr Tran Quoc Thai, Deputy Director General Office, MOC
20. Representatives of International Organisations that signedthe MoU: UNDP, WB, ADB, SDC, EC, French Embassy,Save the Children-UK, BTC, AFD, SGS Company, JICA,Korean Embassy, UN Habitat, GIZ, DANIDA, SEAWUN, etc.
Vietnam Urban Forum
VUF - Thematic Platforms / Focus Groups...Other related
platformsOther related
platforms
ACCCRNMBRACE
C40
platformsplatforms
C40...
CoPNUUP
VUF-ThematicPlatforms*
CoPU3SAP
CoPUrban Law
UCRCoP
NSCCC
PlatformsLawCoPNGO-
CCWG
ACVNCCCOs
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*...depending on your demand as a stakeholder!
Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice
Rationale for UCR CoP...• Vietnam severely affected by impacts of climate change and frequentet a se e e y a ected by pacts o c ate c a ge a d eque tnatural disasters - huge impact on urban centers/population
• Various ongoing GoV activities in the frame of the NTP-RCCunder various national authorities and institutions- under various national authorities and institutions
• MoC responsible for URBAN climate change resilience (develops national program for urban development and CC adaptation)p g p p )
• Importance of addressing the convergence of climate risks andurban development – strong interdependenciesM ltit d f l l b i t ti / d ti CCA d• Multitude of local urban interventions/ good practices on CCA andDRM in Vietnam, supported by different international donor agencies
• Lack of strategic stakeholder dialogue on contents and priorities,ac o st ateg c sta e o de d a ogue o co te ts a d p o t es,and on adjustment of methods and finance
• Need to coordinate and synthesize ongoing efforts and share resultsand lessons for further up scaling/ replication of good practices
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and lessons for further up-scaling/ replication of good practices
Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice
Vast body of knowledge from analytical studies / interventions...
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...needs to be compiled and made accessible
Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice
‚Cloud‘ of relevant action fields, approaches and terminologies...
Climate‐Proof Urban Infrastructure
Risk/Vulnerability Assessment
I d R l U b W M
Community‐Based Adaptation
Flood Risk Management
Hydrological Modeling
Local Resilience Action Planning
Integrated Rural‐Urban Water Management
Mainstreaming CC Adaptation
Urban Resilience Indicators
Flood ProtectionHydrological Modeling
Di t Ri k Fi
Institutional Management
Integrated Disaster Risk Management
Disaster Risk Finance Combined Adaptation‐Mitigation
Comprehensive Resilience PlanningIntegrated Disaster Risk Management
Drainage Master PlanningCapacity Building for CC Response
Shared Learning Dialogue
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...needs to be clarified and systemized
Multitude of local interventions and approaches...
...need to be coordinated
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...need to be coordinatedand synthesized for replication
Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice
Key roles of UCR CoP...• Focal point: for information and knowledge sharing in the field
of UCR and DRM
Coordinator: of respective ODA projects and urban interventions• Coordinator: of respective ODA projects and urban interventions
• Facilitator: mobilizing stakeholders and enabling shared learningand policy dialogueand policy dialogue
• Convener: of conferences, working groups, seminars and trainings
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Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice
Potential activities and outputs of UCR CoP...Well established coordination/ working mechanism betweengstakeholders (donors, national and local authorities, NGO‘s,science/academia, private sector...), e.g. through:
Di t f t k h ld t t CCA/DRM di ti• Directory of stakeholder contacts; CCA/DRM dictionary• Improved documentation on initiatives, events and products(newsletter, database)( e s ette , database)
• Comprehensive database/mapping of ODA projects/interventions• Compilation/ dissemination of studies, reports, toolkits/guidelines,good practices/case study sheets etc. (DMS on VUF website)
• Facilitate peer-to-peer learning (between cities/provinces)• Seminars and/or working groups on specific key issues• Seminars and/or working groups on specific key issues(CC-integrated urban planning, flood management, CC+DR finance,urban resilience indicators etc...)
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• National policy recommendations / guidance for local authorities
Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice
e.g. Draft UCR Project Matrix...
07.02.2012 Seite 13...needs up-to-date information input by stakeholders!
Urban Climate Resilience - Community of Practice
Some questions to the audience...• What is your organizations interest in and potential contributionto the UCR CoP?
• How to critically investigate and share/operate this field of practice?
• How can successful approaches from cities and interventionsbe effectively replicated?
• How can local strategies and innovative methods inform thenational policy framework?
• Where do we need more research/ action to find feasible solutions?• Where do we need more research/ action to find feasible solutions?
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Xi t â t ảXin trân trọng cảm ơnsự chú ý theo dõi của quý vị!
Thank you very much for your attention!Thank you very much for your attention!
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