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Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) Development in Viet Nam: Results and Key Insights from UNIDO’s EIP Project (2014–2019)

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  • Jérôme Stucki

    (United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Department of Environment (UNIDO), Industrial Resource Efficiency Division, Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria)

  • Alessandro Flammini

    (United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Department of Environment (UNIDO), Industrial Resource Efficiency Division, Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria)

  • Dick van Beers

    (United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Department of Environment (UNIDO), Industrial Resource Efficiency Division, Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria)

  • Tran Thanh Phuong

    (United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Department of Environment (UNIDO), Industrial Resource Efficiency Division, Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria)

  • Nguyen Tram Anh

    (United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Department of Environment (UNIDO), Industrial Resource Efficiency Division, Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria)

  • Tran Duy Dong

    (Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Department of Economic Zones Management, Hanoi 100803, Viet Nam)

  • Vu Quoc Huy

    (Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Department of Economic Zones Management, Hanoi 100803, Viet Nam)

  • Vuong Thi Minh Hieu

    (Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Department of Economic Zones Management, Hanoi 100803, Viet Nam)

Abstract

Industrial parks have been promoted as cornerstone strategies for economic development in countries around the world, including Viet Nam. The transformation of conventional industrial zones (IZs) into eco-industrial parks (EIPs) presents an effective opportunity to attain inclusive and sustainable industrial development, as well as increasing the economic competitiveness and resilience of industrial parks. This paper presents and discusses the interventions, key results, and lessons learned from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and UNIDO’s work on EIPs in Viet Nam as part of the Project “Implementation of eco-industrial park initiative for sustainable industrial zones in Viet Nam”. The Project was undertaken with the objective of developing policies and guidelines to facilitate the transformation of industrial zones into eco-industrial parks and implementing EIP principles in five existing industrial zones in the provinces of Da Nang (Hoa Khanh IZ), Can Tho (Tra Noc 1 and 2 IZs), and Ninh Binh (Khanh Phu IZ and Gian Khau IZ), which serve as pilots to support replication and upscaling across Viet Nam. The application of the Project’s policy, company, and park-level interventions demonstrated their value in contributing to the development and implementation of EIP practices in the country. Rather than stand-alone solutions, multi-disciplinary EIP concepts are most effective if applied as part of an integrated top-down approach (policy support as entry point for interventions) combined with a bottom-up approach (industrial park as entry point). The issuance of Decree 82/2018/ND-CP on the management of industrial parks and economic zones is a new policy outlining the requirements and process for transforming industrial zones into EIPs. The Decree is thereby an important driver for EIP development. Legal challenges with regards to EIPs still exist, including the lack of available and reliable data and the need for detailed standards and guidelines on reusing by-products, wastes, and wastewater. The final adoption of minimum EIP requirements in Viet Nam for social, economic, and environmental aspects is a key issue for scaling up implementation. The work undertaken as part of the Project will continue through the Global EIP Programme, in which Viet Nam is one of the participating countries.

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  • Jérôme Stucki & Alessandro Flammini & Dick van Beers & Tran Thanh Phuong & Nguyen Tram Anh & Tran Duy Dong & Vu Quoc Huy & Vuong Thi Minh Hieu, 2019. "Eco-Industrial Park (EIP) Development in Viet Nam: Results and Key Insights from UNIDO’s EIP Project (2014–2019)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-23, August.
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