Hoàng Danh Sơn

Director of International Cooperation and Science, Technology (ISD)

Viet Nam Environment Administration (VEA)

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)

VIET NAM

AN OVERVIEW ONSUSTAINABLE CONSUMTION AND PRODUCTION OF VIET NAM

Environmental Problemes Use of natural resources: minerals, energy,

forest, water …; Degradation of forest and forest

resources; Deterioration and waste of soils; Degradation of marine resources,

environment and ecosystems; Environmental pollution; Rapid increase of population; Impacts of Climate Change …

Legal context (International)

Agenda 21; Guidlines of UN on Consumers (1999);

Gov. Procurement Agreement (GPA, 1994);

International Declaration on CP (VN signed: 1999);

Sustainable Consumtion in ASIA, UNEP (2004)

Legal context (Domestic)

National Agenda 21, Part 2: Priority sectors for

Sustainable Development; LEP, Article 5: Governmental policies on environmental

protection; National Action Plan on Env. Protection to

2010-2020 (36 High priority Programs); National Action Plan on CP in Ind. Sector

(2002); Strategic Plan for CP in Ind. Sector. (2009).

Concepts on SCP

SCP: New concepts in VN; Focusing mostly on CP and ISO 14000;

Fields of Aplication: Evaluation of Products’ circle life; Design of products and services

following Sustainable Development.

Activities toward SCP in VN VIE/04/064: “Development of new services

on CP through VNCPC”, (SECO/UNIDO, 2005-2008);

Effectiveness of Energy Use and CDM; Development of MODEL of sustainable

production in Industry; Awareness Rising on Social Responsibility for

SMEs 9EU-UNIDO; CP for Better Products … Green Label Program (MONRE, 2010); Energy Economy Label Program (MIT). …

Green Label Program (MONRE, 2010)

Energy Economy Label Program (MIT)

Challenges Lack of legal Framework; Lack of Institutionnal Capacity and

Env. Standards; Lack of Human Resources,

Information; Lack of Appropriate Financial Policies; Low level Knowledge of Community; The Rights of Cosummers not well

protected …

The Needs on Green and Environmentally Friendly Products

No. Degree Urban Rural Av.

Concernning: %

1 Concern 64.12 3.88 45.25

2 Less concern 32.8 31.6 32.2

3 No concern 3.08 64.52 33.8

Understanding: %

1 Understanding 30.44 3.24 16.84

2 Less understanding 51.25 12.36 31.8

3 No understanding 18.31 84.4 51.3

Figure 1. Green product concern

Figure 2. Green product understanding

Figure 3. Green product concern between Urban and Rural areas

Figure 4. Green product understanding between Urban and Rural areas

Framework of National Program on SCP

Objectives:

To Develop National Program on SCP to 2011-2020;

To Develop Vietnamese MODEL on SCP.

Framework of National Program on SCP Principles:

To respect Human Life, Nature, Moral Values and To Create chance for Equality;

To develop Economy, without damage Env.; To decrease use of materials and energy in

production and consumption; To replace services and products with

negative impacts on Env. by Env. Friendly ones;

To pay more attention on life circle of products and services …

Framework of National Program on SCP

Expected Results:

Priorities of SCP 2011-2020; National Program on SCP, 2011-2020; National Action Plan on SCP.

10 Priorities of National Program on SCP

I. To develop env. friendly Technology, Services, Products:

1. Integrate SCP in Planning of all ec. Sectors;

2. Green Designing for products;3. Develop MARKET for eco-products;4. Develop 3R economic development;

Priorities of National Program on SCP

II. To provide to Consumers information about products:

5. Quality control;6. Green Label Program;

Priorities of National Program on SCP

III. To develop Green Procurement:7. Green Procurement – Gov Program;8. Green Procurement – in Enterprises;

IV. Public Awareness Rising:9. Awareness Rising on SCP;10. SCP Innitiatived from Public.

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