The Government of Vietnam aims to undertake transformational changes in the forestry sector by reducing deforestation, forest degradation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+). The Emission Reduction Program (ER-P) covers six provinces in the North Central Coastal (NCC) region of Vietnam and will pilot the results-based payments that incentivize REDD+. UNIQUE was contracted by the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility office in Vietnam to support the ER-P document for submission to the World Bank Carbon Fund. The assignment included an in-depth cost and benefit assessment, preparing a financing plan and estimating the expected emission reductions in accordance with the World Bank Carbon Fund standards.

• Organization of existing data and information on land use change and economics.
• Assessment ER-P cost and benefits and preparation of a financing plan for the ER-P Document.
• Assessment and quantification of emission reductions benefits of the ER-P.
• Preparation od ER-P Document components on financing and calculation of emission reduction.