Background and objectives
Over the past two years, the forest carbon and mangrove carbon markets have received much attention from policymakers and investors around the world. Globally, numbers of forest carbon investors and carbon credit contractors have increased sharply over the past 12 months. Numbers of investors wishing to purchase mangrove carbon credits in Vietnam have also skyrocketed. With the potential for a forest carbon market, to be able to design and implement high-value forest carbon projects, units and organizations in Vietnam need to have good professional knowledge in three areas: market access; appropriate project technical design; and social safeguarding. Equipped with such knowledge, they could bring significant economic, social and environmental benefits to Vietnam in general, and the 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta in particular.
Currently, many public administration units in Vietnam, including the 13 Mekong Delta provinces, are unfamiliar with the necessary specialized skills and knowledge. Therefore, to support Vietnam and the 13 Mekong Delta provinces in designing and implementing effective mangrove carbon projects for gaining access to sustainable finance, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Nong Lam University (NLU) and the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE) are co-organizing a one and a half-day training course on 14–15 June 2023.
Trainers: national and foreign experts on the forestry carbon market, carbon project designers and local and foreign university lecturers
Trainees: Officials and trainers from 13 provinces in the Mekong Delta
Facilitators
Tang Thi Kim Hong
Agenda
Welcoming address
Introducing the objectives and expected outcomes of the training
Participants introduce themselves and their expectations from the training
Training Module 1 – Access to forest carbon markets
Overview of carbon markets in general and the blue carbon market in particular
Nguyen Hoang Nam
Investors’ perspectives on the blue carbon market
Mai Thanh Hien
How to design blue carbon projects: A step-by-step guide
Erin Swails
Lessons learned from working with the private sector in negotiating forest carbon projects
Break
Plenary discussion
Lunch
Training Module 2 – Blue carbon accounting methodologies
Scientific guidelines on blue carbon accounting
Daniel Murdiyarso
Methodology and application for quantifying blue carbon in Vietnam
Vien Ngoc Nam
The emissions reduction programme for blue carbon in Vietnam
Vu Tan Phuong
Break
An introduction to digital solutions for measuring mangrove carbon and connecting to markets
Mai Thanh Hien
Plenary discussion
Training Module 3 – Managing blue carbon projects and ensuring social security
Recap of the first day
Meeting social safeguards and ensuring high quality blue carbon credits
Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti
Governing and registering blue carbon projects in Vietnam
Vu Tan Phuong
Experiences from global blue carbon projects
Pham Thu Thuy
Break
Plenary discussion
Distribution of training certificates
Lunch
Organizers
