by Kaisar | Feb 9, 2015 | Agriculture, Projects
Mitigation efforts under a new international agreement on climate change are expected to include the REDD-plus mechanism. REDD-plus intends to use economic incentives with developing countries to prevent forest land conversion, deforestation and forest degradation. This will enhance the carbon absorption capacity needed to combat global warming. As developing countries stand to benefit from a climate change deal that accounts for emissions from forests and other land uses, it will be important to have the right framework in place. Although a final agreement on REDD-plus is scheduled to be concluded in the near future, the readiness of ASEAN Member States to enter into implementation is still far behind and requires improvements in both the policy and technical fronts. Technical assistance including capacity building in accordance with national circumstances and capabilities in significant common areas of concern is required. This project assists ASEAN in the development of new policy approaches and incentives towards the objectives of: 1) reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation; 2) enhanced roles for conservation and the sustainable management of forests; and 3) enhancement of forest carbon stocks. ...
by Kaisar | Feb 9, 2015 | Agriculture, Projects
Status: Closed. This project guides the establishment, adoption and implementation of a set of ASEAN-wide animal husbandry practices. It supported the development of an ASEAN GAHP and country-specific programs to boost its widespread acceptance and utilisation among the ASEAN Member States. Best practices and lessons learned by countries with their national GAHP was used in the formulation of the ASEAN GAHP and shared to create communities of practitioners. This project is led by the Directorate of Animal Health, Directorate General of Livestock Services (DGLS), Ministry of Agriculture, Republic of Indonesia. Related Downloads: ASEAN Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP) For Layers and Broilers – Food Safety Module Policy Brief: Enhancing ASEAN Competitiveness in the livestock and livestock product industry through ASEAN Good Animal Husbandry Practices ASEAN Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP) – Animal Welfare and Environmental Sustainability Module for Layers, Broilers and...
by Kaisar | Feb 9, 2015 | Agriculture, Projects
Status: Completed. This project takes off from two previous AADCP I initiatives which produced the ASEAN GAP Standard and the ASEAN GAP Strategic Plan. The ASEAN GAP Standard aims to enhance ASEAN agricultural products quality and competitiveness on the international market as well as on the ASEAN market. To help promote the adoption of ASEAN GAP amongst the ASEAN Member States (AMS) this project supported a scoping and needs assessment study regarding each ASEAN Member States’ situation regarding the ASEAN GAP and develop an implementation mechanism to operationalise the ASEAN GAP Strategic Plan for ensuring that all ASEAN Member States apply the ASEAN GAP standards. This first component of the project concluded in 2015. The second component of this project, which took place in 2017-2018, aims to support implementation of the ASEAN GAP, by defining a common certification and accreditation systems to serve as reference for implementation and application of ASEAN GAP among stakeholders, including regulators, auditors, producers, and consumers in the region. This component produced an Official Control Manual and a Certification Manual, which can be downloaded here. The third and final component of this project developed training program and materials for the ASEAN GAP Certification based on the Manuals. These materials may later serve as reference and basis to develop and implement customized training on ASEAN GAP certification in AMS. Related Downloads: ASEAN GAP Standard Policy Brief: Moving towards Global Recognition of Quality Assurance Systems for ASEAN Fruits and Vegetables ASEAN Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Certification and Control Manuals...
by Kaisar | Feb 9, 2015 | Agriculture, Projects
Status: Completed In its initial year, this project generated an inventory and review of existing aquaculture standards, regulations and related practices in various ASEAN Member States (AMS). It also included an identification of obstacles and bottlenecks in the development and implementation of GAqP especially in the Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV countries). Through this project, a common ASEAN GAqP guidelines based on globally accepted standards and a strategic plan for its operationalisation and sustainability is now available. In order to operationalise the GAqP guidelines at both national and regional levels, promoting better understanding and capacities of AMS towards effective implementation of these standards/guidelines, is crucial. In 2019-2010, this project supported the development of a training program and training materials for use of aquaculture extension workers/trainers that will contribute to better understanding and utilisation of the ASEAN GAqP. These materials may later serve as reference and basis to develop and implement customized training on ASEAN GAqP in AMS. This support aims to improve the understanding and capacities of AMS government officials to harmonise and promote uptake of ASEAN GAqP. The output of this support are: i) A generic training program/curriculum based on the ASEAN Guidelines on Good Aquaculture Practices for Food Fish; and ii) A detailed (step by step) Trainers’ Guide. During the development of these documents, a pilot training was conducted in Penang, Malaysia from February 3-6, 2020 to test the draft training materials and obtain feedback from representatives of aquaculture and fisheries agencies from AMS. Feedback from the pilot training was then used to finalise the draft version of the Trainers’ Guide and PPT materials. For more inf0rmation, please...
by Kaisar | Feb 9, 2015 | Consumer Protection, Projects
Status: Completed. Consumer education can be done through both formal and non-formal mechanisms. In some countries, consumer education has been integrated into the formal school curriculum. However in most of the ASEAN Member States, consumer awareness and education programs are mainly implemented on a non-formal basis. Governmental and non-governmental organisations as well as private sector organisations whose activities have an impact on consumers should incorporate strong consumer awareness and education programs. The programs should ideally be placed within a larger national consumer education program, and overseen by government institution(s) responsible for consumer protection in the ASEAN Member State. This project aims to provide the responsible government institution(s) with advice on how to design, implement, monitor and evaluate a national consumer education program. The project will a) identify best practices, and b) develop models with clear parameters to guide the subsequent adoption of a specific model by ASEAN Member States. Adoption of a model for establishing a national strategy will be entrusted to a national agency responsible to oversee its implementation. The project was closed in 2016. It produced a policy brief, a report on Awareness and Education Models for Consumer Protection, and Guidelines for AMS in the selection of the most appropriate models. Click here to...
by Kaisar | Feb 9, 2015 | Consumer Protection, Projects
Status: Completed. Under the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection, governments should establish or maintain legal and administrative measures to enable consumers or, as appropriate, relevant organisations, to obtain redress through formal or informal procedures that are expeditious, fair, inexpensive and accessible. In particular, such procedures should take into account the needs of low-income consumers. Governments should also encourage all enterprises to resolve consumer disputes in a fair, expeditious and informal manner, and to establish voluntary mechanisms, including advisory services and informal complaints procedures, which can provide assistance to consumers. Last but not least, information on the existing redress mechanism and procedures should be made available to consumers. To be able to do this, personnel of government agencies involved in consumer protection require specific expertise and knowledge in the workings of consumer protection mechanisms. This project aims to strengthen capacity of government agency personnel through the design, development and delivery of training programs on specific technical skills within 6 core areas (product safety and labeling, phone and internet services and e-commerce, consumer credit and banking, environment, healthcare services, professional services) as well as soft skills required to facilitate customer redress. Technical documents have been produced for each core area, and training for trainer were conducted for government staff of relevant ministries in each ASEAN Member States. Download the materials...
