Vietnam
Emissions Profiles
Vietnam is the world’s 20th largest emitter of methane. While rice cultivation is the country’s largest source of methane emissions, approximately 10 percent of its anthropogenic methane emissions—6.91 MTCO2E—come from coal mines, landfills, and manure management.
Source: 2006 USEPA Report: Global Anthropogenic Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions:1990-2020 http://www.epa.gov/nonco2/econ-inv/international.html 
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Experience and Opportunities for Methane Projects
Vietnam has significant methane capture and reuse opportunities within the agriculture sector. In particular, Vietnam has experience employing methane reducing technologies and practices for livestock waste management and creating a legal framework to support the sustainable use of livestock waste as renewable energy sources. The World Bank is currently funding an array of manure waste management demonstration projects — ranging from small household- and village-scale systems in Vietnam.
Other Background
A Vietnam Climate Change Country Team (VNCCCT) was established in 1993 with a mandate to improve knowledge on climate change and its social, economic and environmental impacts. In 2004, Vietnam completed a National Clean Development Mechanism Study, which set forth a strategy for the country to participate in the global market for GHG reductions, such as methane emissions from livestock waste management. Coupled with its rapidly expanding economy, Vietnam is well-positioned to make valuable contributions to clean energy development in Southeast Asia.
Committee Membership
Vietnam Subcommittee Contacts.
