THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE INITIATIVE [IKI]
VIETNAM NEWSLETTER
Issue 18 | October 2023
Dear readers,
Tomorrow the annual IKI Viet Nam workshop will take place in Hanoi and bring together representatives from 39 IKI projects, the Vietnamese partner ministries and representatives from BMWK and BMUV, including the head of the IKI Dr. Philipp Behrens. In preparation we share the next issue of the IKI Viet Nam newsletter and hope it will generate additional discussion matters and exchanges. Except one, all the IKI projects featured under the project news section will also join the workshop tomorrow.
And there are news from the Thematic Call 2023. The first phase of the selection process has been concluded, 14 outlines were selected to pass to the proposal phase out of 196 submissions. Two of the outlines include Viet Nam as one of the implementation countries: SWITCH: Southeast Asia’s Natural Gas Transition to Net-Zero (consortium led by GIZ) and Implementation Model for Acceleration of an Inclusive, Just Energy Transition (JET) in Indonesia and Vietnam and Further to the ASEAN region (consortium led by Global Green Growth Institute).
We hope you enjoy reading this issue.
Daniel Herrmann
on behalf of the IKI Interface Viet Nam.
158 NEW SPECIES DISCOVERED IN VIET NAM DURING 2021-2022
158 out of 380 new species found in the Greater Mekong region were discovered in Viet Nam, according to the recent WWF’s report titled “New species discoveries in the Greater Mekong 2021 – 2022”. This report was published on 22 May on occasion of the…
THE ‘HISTORIC’ TREATY OF THE HIGH SEAS IS ADOPTED
After 15 years of multilateral work and negotiation, the Treaty of the High Sea was finally adopted by the United Nations on 19 June 2023 in New York. This agreement, also known as the treaty on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), establishes the legal framework…
GREEN TRANSFORMATION AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CONVERSION HIGHLIGHTED IN VIET NAM – WEF MOU
Tianjin, 26 June 2023 – Viet Nam, represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, and the World Economic Forum (WEF), represented by Executive Director Borge Brende, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for the period of 2023 – 2026. The signing ceremony…
EU SUPPORTS VIET NAM’S GREEN TRANSITION
On June 29, 2023, Vo Tuan Nhan, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, met with Florika Fink-Hooijer, Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) in Hanoi. They discussed Viet Nam's transition to a green and low-carbon circular economy, focusing on three…
VIETNAMESE REPRESENTATIVES JOIN “WOMEN ENERGIZE WOMEN” FIRST CONFERENCE IN MUNICH
On June 15, 2023, the first "Women energize women" conference was held in Munich, Germany with the participation of 400 delegates from Energy Partnership countries including Algeria, Brazil, Chile, China, Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uruguay and Viet Nam. There were…
SHARING AND SHOWCASING STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGIES TO PROMOTE VARIABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY (vRE)
On 15th May in Hanoi, an event on "State-of-the-art technologies to promote variable renewable energy (vRE) integration toward Clean Energy Transition” was hosted by the Energy Support Program (ESP), GIZ within the framework of the Vietnamese – German Energy Dialogue, funded by the German Federal…
BUILDING A CLIMATE-RESILIENT ECONOMY IN VIET NAM THROUGH MACROECONOMIC MODELLING
“Climate change has impact on the entire economy, and this reality needs to be addressed. Governments are therefore required to assess the economic impact of climate risks and create potential adaptation scenarios. One of effective approaches is to develop macroeconomic models that incorporate climate risks…
A TASTE OF SUSTAINABILITY: SNV PROMOTING DEFORESTATION FREE ARABICA COFFEE IN LAC DUONG, VIETNAM
SNV in Vietnam recently collaborated with the People's Committee of Lac Duong District (Lam Dong Province, Vietnam) to organize the event "A Taste of Sustainability: Arabica Coffee Lac Duong Experience" during the visit and working session of the delegation from Yachiyo City (Ibaraki Province, Japan).…
NEW E-LEARNING COURSE ON NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS
In the frame of a wider GIZ initiative across several countries, the Sector Network Natural Resources and Rural Development Asia and the Pacific (SNRD AP), together with the Sector Programme Conservation of Biodiversity on Land, developed the self-paced e-learning course "Nature-based solutions: from planning to…
“ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION IN THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST OF VIETNAM: RESTORATION AND CO-MANAGEMENT OF DEGRADED DUNES AND MAN-GROVES”: NATIONAL CONFERENCE CREATES PLATFORM FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING
With the effects of climate change continuing to be felt around the world, communities across Vietnam’s 3,200 km coastline are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events of increasing intensity and frequency. Intact sand dune forests and mangroves provide crucial protective functions against floods and storm…
EXPERT EXCHANGE: THE JUST TRANSITION TOOLBOX FOR COAL REGIONS – KNOWLEDGE NEEDS IN SOUTH-EAST-ASIAN CONTEXT
On 10 May 2023, the workshop “The Just Transition Toolbox for Coal Regions - knowledge needs in the South-East-Asian context” with the participants from Viet Nam, Germany, India, Indonesia, Thailand, Mongolia, South Africa, Colombia and Chile was organized by the Innovation Regions for a Just…
REGIONAL TECHNICAL TRAINING ON GHG EMISSIONS QUANTIFICATION AND MEASURES IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR FOR ASIA-PACIFIC
Ha Long, 9th to 11th May 2023, a 3-day technical training workshop on “GHG emissions quantification and prioritising policies, actions and measures in the transport sector for Asia-Pacific” was co-organised by Viet Nam Ministry of Transport and the Secretariat United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
SUSTAINING CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE MEKONG RIVER DELTA: GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION FOR SCALING AGRO-CLIMATIC BULLETINS
Developed within the context of DeRISK SE Asia project, Agro-Climatic Bulletins (ACBs) provide localized climate- and weather-based recommendations, supporting farmers’ planning and crop management. Their demonstrated effectiveness in enhancing farmers' climate adaptation and resilience has led to the recent decision by the Ministry of Agricultural…
