AKIZ-Project Events in October 2013

Workshop on Results - Introduction of "Basic Study on local and regional situation for the development of a Wastewater tariff model for the Industrial Zone Tra Noc" (AKIZ / Can Tho University) on 15 October 2013

VENUE: Can Tho, Can Tho University, School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA)

Objectives of the workshop:

Many industrial zones (IZ) have been implemented in Vietnam in the last years; some of them have already constructed a centralized wastewater collection and treatment system. The costs for operating the wastewater infrastructure can be (partially) financed by implementing wastewater tariffs which have to be paid by the customers (the industries connected to the centralized wastewater system). In an Internship-Programme, provided by the German-Vietnamese Research Project "AKIZ" (www.akiz.de), students of Environmental Economics at Can Tho University’s (CTU) School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA) have researched the current situation of wastewater tariffs at Vietnamese Industrial Zones by:

• Conducting interviews, based on questionnaires (management /operators of waste water infrastructure in industrial zones, industries in industrial zones paying tariffs, governmental agencies...),

• studying regulations/laws and

• searching information in the internet.

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Following three main topics were assessed:

Topic 1: Current status of wastewater management in Vietnam

Topic 2: Laws/regulations for management of wastewater/tariff settings in Vietnamese IZ

Topic 3: Experience and lessons learned from Industrial Zones in Vietnam.

Moreover, the four SEBA-Students exercised on one case study three different tariff formulas, which will be introduced and compared to evaluate its advantages and disadvantages.

During the Workshop SEBA-Students will introduce their research results, especially the outcome of the survey in about 20 Industrial Zones in Vietnam and their lessons learnt. German and Vietnamese experts will introduce their experience and present their view.

Guest Lecture of Prof. Carsten Haneke on "Applied environmental economics at water supply and wastewater sector" (AKIZ / Can Tho University) on 14 October 2013

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VENUE: Can Tho, Can Tho University, School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA)

Objectives of the Guest lecture:

Main target group are participants from CTU, which are researcher and teaching staff from SEBA (Department of Agricultural Economics and Natural Resource and Environmental Economics), and College of Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) (Departments of Environmental Science, Environmental and Natural Resource Management and Environmental Engineering). Interested guests and related institutions (e.g. Can Tho Water Supply & Sewerage Co., CEPIZA, CIPCO...) are be invited.

 

• Sharing international experience in environmental economy (especially water supply and wastewater management)

• Software or spreadsheet for calculating cost effectiveness in water supply and wastewater management

• Identify potential research options in economics of water supply and wastewater management under conditions of developing countries

 

International Conference Organization - "Integrated Wastewater Management in Mekong Delta Industrial Zones (IWWM - Mekong)" in Can Tho City (AKIZ / Can Tho People's Committee) on 11 October 2013

VENUE: Can Tho – Ninh Kieu 2 Hotel

 

Objectives of the conference:

• Organizing an international conference in Can Tho City with the content towards environmental urgent issues and their solutions, which are related to industrial wastewater from Can Tho City and other provinces in Mekong Delta.

• Sharing international experiences in the field of industrial zones wastewater management and treatment from Federal Republic of Germany, Thailand,… with Mekong Delta provinces (including integrated management solutions for waste water management, treatment in a sustainable way, incorporating with climate change solutions);

• Creating a forum to discuss directly about the effective management of industrial wastewater between Can Tho City, Mekong Delta provinces and national & international experts;

• Updating new technologies in environmental monitoring and the ongoing environmental research in Can Tho area and other Mekong Delta provinces.

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Workshop on Fish Processing Wastewater Technologies in Industrial Zones (AKIZ) on 10 October 2013

VENUE: Can Tho – Tra Noc Industrial Zone

Objectives of the workshop:

• Situation of fish processing wastewater in Southern Vietnam - Regulations and Characteristics

• Treatment of Fish Processing Wastewater: Design and Operation

• Energy recovery concepts from fish processing wastewaters in industrial zones

• Excursion to Industrial Zone Tra Noc – Seafood industries

 

Workshop on "Technical planning and structure of solid waste and wastewater management systems in industrial zones, craft villages and other commercially used areas" (INHAND / AKIZ) from 08 to 09 October 2013

VENUE 1: Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), Hanoi, - Vietnam

VENUE 2: Dai Lam Village, Bac Ninh Province – Vietnam (Field Trip)

Objectives of the Workshop:

• Sharing experiences in concepts for management of solid waste and wastewater in Vietnam

• Discussion of the basic requirements for concept development and problem solutions

• Identifying challenges and approaches for sustainable operation of decentralized and centralized WWTPs for industrial zones, craft villages and other commercial areas (golf courses, recreational centres, tourist resorts ...) in Vietnam

• Presentation of results from BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) – sponsored projects in Vietnam: AKIZ, INHAND, EWATEC and NaViTex

 

Press releases and information about project activities

Sludge Training Course in the Industrial Zone Tra Noc from 23 to 24 July 2013

Especially operators of decentralized wastewater treatment plants are invited to participate in this training course. Next to the theoretical introduction on sludge characteristics and sludge treatment a practical training will be realized. The training course will be carried out at the Central Meeting Hall of Tra Noc I in Can Tho City.

GIZ / AKIZ - Workshop on "Sharing Experiences on Decentralized Waste Water Treatment in Vietnam" in Can Tho City on 8 and 9 May 2013

A GIZ/AKIZ workshop on "Sharing Experiences on Decentralized Waste Water Treatment in Vietnam" is planned on 8 and 9 May 2013. The objectives of this workshop are:

• Summary of experiences from decentralized wastewater treatment projects, discussion of technical, financial, institutional and organizational challenges;

• Best practices and lessons learned;

• Identification of next steps and actions required for improved sector framework conditions.

On the second day, a field trip to the Decentralized Waste Water Treatment Plant at Cai Khe market and to the German-Vietnamese Joint Research Project "AKIZ" at the Industrial Zone of Tra Noc (Can Tho) will be conducted.

 

Guest Lecture of Prof. Carsten Haneke on "Cost efficiency of waste water treatment" at School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA), Can Tho University (2013-03-13)

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Within the AKIZ-Project, Prof. Carsten Haneke is sub-contracted by IEEM gGmbH – Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management at the Witten/Herdecke University to contribute to the elaboration of a concept for the waste water management at Tra Noc Industrial Zone, Can Tho City.

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He is Professor for public economy, infrastructure-business Public-Private-Partnership of Bremerhaven University of Applied Science and director of Institute of Public Economy and Public-Private-Partnership (IPEPPP). Among others, he can look back on more than twenty years of national and international experiences in the environmental business as chief-engineer in a construction-company, statutory consultee, head of water-business in water-companies and advisor for ministries and public-authorities.

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He was invited by the School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA) at Can Tho University (CTU) to held a guest lecture on 13th March, 2013 about aspects of "Cost-efficiency of wastewater-treatment" to 60 participants from CTU, which are 20 teaching staff from SEBA (Department of Agricultural Economics and Natural Resource and Environmental Economics), and College of Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) (Departments of Environmental Science, Environmental and Natural Resource Management and Environmental Engineering) and 40 Bachelor and Master - Students from SEBA and CENR.

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