Achieving Low Carbon Growth in Cities through Sustainable Urban Systems Management in Thailand (LCC)
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Thailand UNDP/TGO Project (2012-2016) Promotes Low Carbon Growth in Four Cities Through Sustainable Urban Systems Management.
This project, titled "Achieving Low Carbon Growth in Cities through Sustainable Urban Systems Management in Thailand," is a 4-year initiative (aligned with the 11th National Economic and Social Development Plan 2012-2016) implemented by the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO) and UNDP. Its primary purpose is to promote sustainable urban systems management in four specific cities: Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, Samui, and Klaeng, with the goal of achieving low carbon growth. The project addresses the slow progress of low carbon urban development at the local level despite national policy aims. Key obligations and activities include strengthening local capacity and institutional systems for integrated low carbon development planning, implementation, and sustainable management; removing barriers to adoption; facilitating low carbon investments in urban systems (specifically waste management and sustainable transport) to increase energy efficiency; and establishing financial incentives and institutional arrangements to boost investment volume from both government and the private sector. The project also aims to foster knowledge exchange among stakeholders. Affected sectors include urban development, waste management, transport, energy efficiency, local and national government bodies (TGO), and the private sector. While no specific compliance dates are mentioned beyond the project's duration (ending around 2016), the project estimates achieving direct GHG emissions reductions of 177,708 tons CO2e by its conclusion.
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DRAFT United Nations Development Programme Country: Thailand PROJECT DOCUMENT Project Title: Achieving Low Carbon Growth in Cities through Sustainable Urban Systems Management in Thailand UNDAF Outcome(s): UNPAF Area 4: Climate Change UNDP Strategic Plan Environment and Sustainable Development Primary Outcome: Mainstreaming Environment and Energy Secondary Outcome: Catalysing Climate Finance Expected CP Outcome(s): CP OUTCOME (2012-2016) Thailand is better prepared to coherently address climate change and environmental security issues through the enhancement of national capacity and policy readiness. Expected Outputs (s): (Those that will result from the project) 1. Improved understanding and capacity, in particular at local level, on low carbon development; 2. Strengthened institutional system for the planning, management and operations of low carbon investments in cities; 3. Increased number of low carbon activities and investments in cities; 4. Knowledge exchange established to facilitate know-how flow among key stakeholders in low carbon development in cities Implementing Partner: Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO), Public Organisation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. Responsible Partners: Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO), Public Organisation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and UNDP. Brief Description The 11th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2012-2016) aims to move Thailand towards a low carbon and climate resilient society as one of its 6 development pillars. Important steps have been taken, but progress at the local level on low carbon urban developments is slow. This project therefore aims to strengthen the capacities and processes at local level for bottom-up integrated low carbon development planning and the implementation & sustainable management of low carbon development projects. The 4-year project will focus on low carbon urban systems, in particular waste management and sustainable transport, in 4 cities: Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, Samui and Klaeng, while experiences will be shared with other cities to learn from. The project objective is to promote sustainable urban systems management in Khon Kaen, Nakorn Ratchasima, Samui and Klaeng to achieve low carbon growth. The objective will be achieved by removing barriers to adoption of low carbon development in cities in Thailand a) Low carbon sustainable urban development planning in 4 cities, which will enable them to formulate and implement low carbon sustainable urban development plans; b) Low carbon investments in 4 cities leading to more energy efficient urban systems, c) Financial incentives and institutional arrangements to increase volume of investments in energy efficient urban systems by government and private sector. It is estimated that the project direct GHG emissions reductions of 177,708 tons CO2e will be achieved by end of project. Over the lifetime of the technologies deployed with project support, cumulative direct emission reductions will be 1,359,852 tons CO2e. Total resources required: USD 185,451,010
Tags: Cities, Climate Change, Development, Energy Efficiency, Finance, Funding, Ghg, Governance, Incentive, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Investment, Mitigation, Planning, Policy, Transport, Waste