Currently, there are not so much low-carbon development initiatives taking place in Ho Chi Minh city. I can name so far just few initiatives such as:
- There is national law on energy efficiency and conservation (2010).
- Also at national level, Vietnam has developed Vietnam Green Growth Strategy, which has been approved in September 2012 (more information in the attached file).
- Recently, the vice-chairman of Ho Chi Minh city's People's Committee has approved to pilot using energy efficient lighting for one street in Phu Nhuan district.
- Green pavements in central business district of Ho Chi Minh city.
- City has plans for developing of 8 BRT lines.
2) Do you feel that any of the Latin American initiatives shared this week might be successfully adapted for implementation in your city? If so, how might you overcome any potential barriers?
I like all the Latin American initiatives shared this week, the mainstreaming of solar heating use by law in Belo Horizonte, the turning waste-to-energy landfills and the BRT in Bogota. In my opinion, they all should and can be successfully adapted for implementation in Ho Chi Minh city. Potential barriers would mostly be public awareness and, perhaps financial sources for BRT. It is because in HCMC, people are not so interested in public transport because of bad public transport service and the convenience of using individual motorbikes. I think Ho Chi Minh city should improve service quality of public transport system and should have some communications through different channels to encourage people to use public transport.
3) Do you think that the business model suggested by Enrique Rebolledo in the waste-to-energy brief might encourage actors in your city to employ low-carbon technologies?
Yes, I think so too.
- Vietnam and Green Growth:
http://lowemissionsasia.org/sites/default/files/pdf_file/DSDS_Green%20Growth%20Session_Vietnam_FINAL.pdf
- HCMC - low carbon policy and challenges:
http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cdm/pdf/regional/20130305/7_HCMcity.pdf
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