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THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE INITIATIVE [IKI]

VIETNAM NEWSLETTER

Issue 21 | July 2024

Dear readers, 

We are pleased to share the third edition of the IKI Viet Nam Newsletter for 2024 with you. As always, this issue delivers updates on Viet Nam’s ongoing efforts to tackle climate change and biodiversity challenges, along with updates from IKI projects active in Viet Nam. 

The invitation for the second training organised for the IKI projects in Viet Nam “Storytelling: Engage your communities through compelling narrative and visual media” and planned for 8-9 August in Hanoi was sent out last week. We hope that again a large number of IKI projects will be joining. 

We hope you enjoy reading this issue. 

Daniel Herrmann 

On behalf of the IKI Interface Viet Nam 

Climate and the Environment in Vietnam

Environmental Performance Index 2024: A Closer Look at Viet Nam’s ranking

The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a metric developed by researchers at Yale University and Columbia University in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and updated every two years. It is designed to assess and rank 180 countries' environmental performance, environmental health and ecosystem vitality…

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Vietnam Unveils Plan to Phase Out Ozone-Damaging Chemicals

Following the ratification of Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer in 1994 and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol in 2019, the Vietnamese Government has promulgated the National Plan on Management and Elimination of Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS) and GHG controlled substances…

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New Decree Paves the Way for Direct Renewable Energy Purchases

The Vietnamese government has officially released Decree No. 80/2024/ND-CP dated July 3, 2024, outlining the direct power purchase mechanism between renewable energy producers and large electricity consumers. The decree specifies two methods for direct power purchase: Direct Purchase via Dedicated Connection Lines: This involves signing…

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Germany, Vietnam in Talks for Comprehensive Energy Partnership

A German Federal Ministry for Economy and Climate Action (BMWK) delegation paid a visit to Viet Nam during June 10-12, 2024. The visit focuses on upgrading the energy partnership between Viet Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and BMWK. A more comprehensive and broader energy…

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Viet Nam Celebrates International Biodiversity Day 2024 in Quang Nam

On the occasion of the International Biodiversity Day (IBD) 2024, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in collaboration with the Quang Nam People’s Committee hosted the workshop “Implementing the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in…

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Bridging the gender gap in waste management: Key instruments for Viet Nam’s success

Viet Nam, as a developing country experiencing rapid urbanisation and industrialisation, faces pressing issues in waste management According to data from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the country generates around 60,000 tons of household waste daily, impacting public health, environmental sustainability, and…

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Green Building in Dong Hoi City: A solution to Reduce Heat and Enhance Human Well-Being

Cracked walls and ceiling, unusable offices in South-East direction of the building, high electric bills and lack of ventilation in the workplace were what employees working in the building of the Public Service Management Unit in Dong Hoi city had to face due to frequent…

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IKI Project News

CASE and ETP organise Regional Workshop on Market Designs for Renewables

The Regional Workshop on Electricity Market Designs for Renewables in Southeast Asia concluded with a clear message: economies in the region must significantly accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, particularly wind and solar, to meet net-zero emissions targets by 2050. This urgent call to action…

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CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICE – A PATHWAY FOR ETHNIC MINORITY’S LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENT

A Luoi - the mountainous district of Thua Thien Hue province in Central Viet Nam, is home to around 50.000 inhabitants, 56% of which belong to ethnic minorities. A Luoi is highly prone to climate variability and climate change exacerbates vulnerability among small-scale farmers and…

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Contribution to Vietnam Net-Zero and NDC implementation plan: Advancing Standards for Passenger Cars under 9 seats, Motorcycles, and Mopeds

Viet Nam Register, Ministry of Transport with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) in collaboration organised a technical meeting on “Development of national regulation on fuel economy of passenger cars under 9 seats, motorcycles and mopeds”.…

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Agro-climatic Bulletins Transforming Agriculture in Mekong River Delta, Viet Nam

The Agro-Climatic Bulletin (ACB) approach is actively being replicated both inter- and intra- province in the Mekong River Delta (MRD) under the instruction of Viet Nam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), reaching over 220,000 farmers from 59 districts across 13 MRD provinces. The…

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ETP organizes Emissions Trading Simulations (ETS) Training in the South of Viet Nam

The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) and the Department of Climate Change (DCC), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) organised two Emissions Trading Simulation (ETS) training sessions, with the participation of state management agencies and the business community in the South of Viet…

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Using technology to end deforestation and unite people

Café-REDD, an IKI-funded project in Viet Nam, supports the use of technology and social inclusion to sustain forests in the face of coffee farming expansions. For decades, the Central Highlands of Viet Nam have been a crucial region of agricultural activity, with coffee cultivation driving…

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In charge of this newsletter:
Daniel Herrmann, IKI.vietnam@giz.de
IKI Interface Vietnam
GIZ Office Vietnam
Project “Support to Vietnam for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement II” (VN-SIPA II)

Editor: Tran Xuan Quynh

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GIZ, Climate-smart agriculture for ethnic minorities in central Viet Nam, DeRISK SE, ETP, Café REDD, Pixabay

The IKI Vietnam Newsletter is administered by the IKI interface in Vietnam hosted by GIZ. It informs regularly about news of climate change and biodiversity projects in Vietnam financed by the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is an important part of the German government’s international climate finance commitment. Since 2022 the IKI is implemented by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the Federal Foreign Office (AA).

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Any person who is (potentially) negatively affected by an IKI project, can file a complaint via the IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism (ICM). 

It works to enable people who suffer (potential) negative social and/or environmental consequences from IKI project. ​

  • Any person or a group of persons, or a community that has been or may be affected negatively by an IKI project may file a complaint.​
  • Persons wishing to do so can report integrity and/or corruption issues, such as misuse of funds, fraud etc.​
  • If persons experience reprisals in relation to an IKI project or a complaint, they can also use the mechanism. The affected person(s) can authorise a representative to file and pursue the complaint on their behalf.​

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