UNDP Project

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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA county case study on
technology needs assessment and technology needs
integration with national current development
programs
UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• TOP-UPS PROJECT GENERAL INFORMATION
• Republic of Moldova has started in March 2001
  Top-Ups Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
  (Phase II)
• The pathway through which technology transfer
  process is interacting in the Republic of Moldova
  follows the first stage from the identified
  five
• 1. Assessment and identification of technology
  transfer needs
• 2. Agreement
• 3. Implementation
• 4. Evaluation and adjustment, and
• 5. Replication.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• THE GENERAL STRATEGY OF THE TOP-UPS PROJECT
• To involve the best expert institutions in the
  Republic of Moldova to implement the different
  activities of the project focused on technology
  needs assessment taking stock and fully
  utilizing the resources and results of relevant
  prior and ongoing national and international
  activities and
• To open the policy oriented workshops for a
  broader audience including both policy - makers
  and technical experts from governmental as well
  as from the emerging independent sectors, while
  targeting the technical training workshops
  towards people who are conducting the studies or
  which need to be involved as providers of data
  for the studies and assessments.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• THE TOP-UPS PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES WERE FOCUSED ON FEW
  IMPORTANT AREAS RELATED TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE
  ISSUES
• To Identify/submit the technology needs for the
  replacement of old energy inefficient
  technologies used in Energy and Agricultural
  Processing Industry
• To assess the possibilities to utilize the
  renewable energy resources
• To build capacity for absorption, design,
  evaluate and host projects and
• To perform the awareness building campaign on
  climate change issues.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development
THE ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION THE PROJECT TEAM DIRECTED
ITS EFFORTS ON THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES 1.
The assessment of energy efficiency of the
current technologies and technological processes
under utilization 2. Identification of the
up-to-date ESTs possible for implementation in
the Republic of Moldova 3. The estimation of the
capacity of GHG emissions reduction by
reutilization of the Energy and Processing
Industry 4. Preparing of a feasibility study on
renewable energy potential in the Republic of
Moldova 5. Evaluation of the capacity to absorb
projects, which will increase the energy
efficiency and will cut the GHG emissions 6.
Promotion of awareness building activities
focused on enlarging the knowledge about climate
change related issues among various social groups
as well as among the policy-makers (articles, TV
radio emissions, video-radio clips,
publications, billboards)
UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT
  ACTIVITIES
• DURING THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
  PROCESS IN THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES WERE INVOLVED
• STATE ORGANIZATIONS the Ministries of
  Environment, Construction and Territorial
  Development of Energy, of Industry of
  Agriculture and Food Processing Industry of
  Economy and Reforms of Transport and
  Telecommunications of Education of Health the
  State Ecological Inspectorate, the State
  Chancellery of the Government of the Republic of
  Moldova the Department of Statistics and Socio -
  Economic Analysis
• LOCAL AUTHORITIES the Counties Councils and
  Prefectures
• HIGH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES the
  Institute of Energy of the Academy of Science of
  the Republic of Moldova the Technical University
  of Moldova the State University of Moldova the
  Agricultural University of Moldova
• NGOs AND MASS MEDIA National and Local
  Newspapers, National Radio, National Television,
  Advertising Agencies etc.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• METHODOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL GUIDELINES USED FOR
  DATA ANALYSIS
• ENERGY AND POWER EVALUATION PROGRAM (ENPEP)
  developed by the International Atomic Energy
  Agency and Argonne National Laboratory (USA) was
  used for calculation of GHG emissions, assessment
  of domestic potential on reduction of the GHG
  emissions by re-equipment of Energy Sector,
  preparing the mitigation scenarios and estimation
  of cost-benefit of planned mitigation measures
• WAsP COMPUTER PROGRAM developed by the Riso
  National Laboratory (Denmark) was used for
  estimation of the technical and economical
  indicators for wind power units and for
  elaboration of the Wind Energy Potentials Map of
  Moldova and the Wind Atlas for several zones of
  the country (from the North, Central Part and
  South) according to the results of the
  multiannual meteorological records
• The methodology described by DUFFIE AND BECKMAN
  (1991) was used for the estimation of the
  benefits of the solar energy to the economy and
  the environment, as well as for determining the
  optimal position of the solar batteries and
  photovoltaic units for utilization during whole
  year in the condition of the Republic of Moldova
• The expert judgment was used for the estimation
  of the benefits of the biomass energy to the
  economy and the environment as well as for
  thermo-energy sector.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INDICES
  OF THEPRODUCTION UNITS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
• ELECTRONIC FORMULARIES were elaborated and
  disseminated to all enterprises from the Energy
  Sector and Processing Industry to filling in the
  economic and technological indices of the
  production units (Thermal Power Plants, Combined
  Power Plants, Heat Plants, enterprises from
  Processing Industry)
• An INTERACTIVE DATA BASE AND A REGISTER OF THE
  TECHNOLOGIES used in each economic unit
  (containing indices like fuel consumption,
  energy efficiency, economic activity indices,
  technological evaluation, environment impact,
  exploitation standards) was organized after the
  systematization of the obtained electronic
  formularies
• An ASSESSMENT of the PROCESS OF REUTILIZATION OF
  ENERGY SECTOR for 2001-2025 was carried out with
  ENPEP model on the base of obtained data base
• An ASSESSMENT focused on the identification of
  the BEST AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES for being
  implementing within the assessed sectors has been
  taking out
• An FEASIBILITY STUDY on identification of the GHG
  abatement capacity through renewable energy
  sources (wind, solar and biomass energy)
  implementation in the Republic of Moldova was
  carried out

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• OTHER RELEVANT TOP-UPS PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS
• An institutional framework on development and
  implementing the local projects focused on ESTs
  transfer, energy efficiency and reducing GHG
  emissions was established.
• The relevant institutions and stakeholders from
  the country have been identified and trained on
  the methodologies of assessment of technology
  needs.
• The local public authorities and administrations
  have been assisted for the development of project
  proposals on the re-equipment of the economic
  units from the Energy and Processing Industry.
• The project staff organized workshops on the
  issue of technology needs assessment all other
  the country, as a result, a set of project
  proposals on re-equipment of the enterprises from
  the Energy Sector and Processing Industry was
  developed.
• Awareness building activities were performed in
  order to enlarge the knowledge about climate
  change related issues, including technology
  transfer, among various social groups as well as
  among the police makers.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• AWARENESS BUILDING ACTIVITIES MAIN OUTPUTS
• ORGANIZATION OF WORKSHOPS AND PARTICIPATION IN
  EVENTS DEDICATED TO AWARENESS BUILDING.
• INFORMATION CAMPAIGN ON LOCAL RADIO AND TV
  CHANNELS.
• PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPERS.
• PUBLICATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL
  MATERIALS.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• INTEGRATING IDENTIFIED TECHNOLOGY NEEDS WITH
  SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
• THE MOST CONVENIENT FRAMEWORK FOR THESE
  ACTIVITIES EXISTS WITHIN THE NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE
  DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS. The Supreme
  Economic Council, the Academy of Science and
  Ministry of Ecology, Construction and Territorial
  Development currently coordinate the process of
  implementation of the Agenda 21 in the Republic
  of Moldova. For the first time in the official
  Governmental documents the implementation of the
  sustainable development principles was introduced
  in 1998 in the Program of the Economic and
  Social Development of the Republic of Moldova
  until 2005, adopted by the Government. It was
  mentioned in this decision, that the sustainable
  development principles must be integrated in all
  spheres of national economy and social life in
  the Republic of Moldova.
• WITH THE SUPPORT OF UNDP THE PROCESS OF
  ELABORATION OF THE NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE
  DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY STARTED. Currently the Draft
  Strategy Moldova 21 was submitted to the
  Government for approval and at the end of year
  2002 it will be transmitted to the Parliament for
  the adoption. For the coordination of the
  implementation of the Moldova 21 Strategy the
  National Coordination Commission on Sustainable
  Development is under the process of establishing.
  At present exists good opportunities for
  integrating the results of the technology needs
  assessment in the National Sustainable
  Development Strategy Moldova 21.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• INTEGRATING IDENTIFIED TECHNOLOGY NEEDS
  WITHNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
• RESULTS AND OUTPUTS OF THE TOP-UPS PROJECT
  CLIMATE CHANGE ENABLING ACTIVITY (PHASE II)
• Will serve as document on strategically
  development of the Republic of Moldova regarding
  the mitigation of GHG emissions through
  re-equipment and implementation of the renewable
  energy sources.
• Will serve as a methodological support for
  developing the project proposals in these sectors
  of the Republic of Moldova.
• Will contribute to the establishment of a
  National System of Innovation the institutional
  and organizational structure that will support
  technological development and innovation.
• Will promote the developing, updating and
  implementation of the strategies and policies,
  which would stimulate the process of ESTs
  transfer and implementation of the sources of
  renewable energy in the country (Energy Strategy
  of the Republic of Moldova, Strategic
  Directions for Social Economic Medium Term
  Development of the Republic of Moldova and
  National Program on Energy Efficiency).
• Will stimulate the environmental approximation of
  the Republic of Moldova with the European
  Community Environment Legislation (Directorate
  General Environment) through the implementation
  of the IPPC Directive in the Power Generation
  Sector and other relevant Directives, like Water
  Framework Directive, Air Quality Directive and
  Waste Framework Directive.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROXIMATION OF THE REPUBLIC
  OF MOLDOVA WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
  LEGISLATION
• 1. The results of the technology needs assessment
  - will facilitate the implementation of the
  developed plan for approximation of the national
  legislation to the relevant European Community
  Legislation.
• 2. The process of approximation of the national
  legislation with IPPC Directive in the Power
  Generation Sector (around 98 of national power
  is generated by 5 installations that fall under
  the IPPC Directive) through establishing a common
  set of rules on permitting for certain industrial
  installations in order to provide for the
  achievement of a high level of protection for
  environment will contribute
• To promotion and implementation of the ESTs or
  best available techniques (BAT)
• Efficient use of energy and promotion of high
  efficient installations
• Waste minimization
• Air pollution reduction
• Prevention of accidents and
• Remedial action when the permitted installation
  ceases operation.

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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UNDP Project Climate Change Enabling Activity
(Phase II)
Ministry of Environment, Construction and
Territorial Development

• THE MAIN OUTPUTS OF THE TOP-UPS PROJECT
• Enhancement the general awareness and knowledge
  on the UNFCCC in the Republic of Moldova,
  including awareness-raising activities to promote
  the importance of the technology transfer process
  to policymakers and outreach activities to
  potential donors
• Strengthening the dialogue, information exchange
  and cooperation among all the relevant
  stakeholders including governmental,
  non-governmental, academic and private sectors
• Building national capacity to take climate
  change related issues (including the technology
  transfer process) increasingly into account in
  general planning and strategy formulation for
  different sectors
• Offering a general basis for performing a
  comprehensive national action plan focused on
  capacity building to protect the global
  environment that will comprise the goal, specific
  objectives to be achieved and courses of
  action/concrete projects.
• Supporting the transition from the enabling
  activities to the implementation of the
  identified measures addressing climate change
  with adverse national and global impacts
• Providing a permanent mechanism and trained
  staff to update the different elements of the
  project regularly (especially the data collection
  process).

UNFCCC Expert Meeting On Methodologies for
Technology Needs Assessments 23-25 April 2002,
KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea