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The Greater Annamites mountain range is an area of high biodiversity, unique endemism, and includes one of the largest continuous natural forest areas in continental Asia. It is also an area where deforestation and illegal logging are rife. Since 2010,…
In early 2020, two writing retreats were conducted to continue the review and update of the draft NDC executive summary and technical reports. As a result, the NDC Core Group in Vietnam agreed to calculate three different mitigation scenarios –…
After submission of the dossier of Vietnam´s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to the Prime Minister at the end of 2019, inter-ministerial consultations on the draft documents are ongoing. Recently, the Department of Climate Change (DCC) received the second round of comments…
The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) has been mandated by the National Assembly to revise the Law on Environmental Protection (LEP) 2014 and kicked off a revision process last June. One focus is on updating the Chapter…
The Government recently issued Resolution 103/NQ-CP to establish the Appraisal Council for National Land-Use Planning for 2021 to 2030. The Council is responsible for advising and assisting the government to execute its tasks in accordance with the Planning Law and…
The Green Climate Fund has just approved a project with funding of USD 30.2 million for a project entitled "Enhancing the resilience of small-scale agricultural production in the face of water insecurity due to climate change in the Central Highlands…
Currently, units under MONRE are consulting on a draft National Action Plan on ocean plastic waste management by 2030. The draft outlines tasks towards the improved management of ocean plastic waste and behavioural change in dealing with plastic products, including…
Vietnam is severely affected by adverse climate change impacts and variability with significant losses to GDP, which is posing a great challenge to achieving the country’s sustainable development goals. Strengthening climate services networks in Vietnam could catalyze the adaptation process…
A closing workshop on 9 January 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City marked the conclusion of the “Scaling up Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in the Mekong Delta” project, which was funded by the IKI over two phases (2012-2015 and 2016-2020). The…
On 24 February, the first Steering Committee meeting of the “Support to Vietnam for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (SIPA)” project took place, gathering representatives from MONRE, GIZ, and other project stakeholders. The project is assigned by the BMU…