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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]Two kick-off workshops for the ‘Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Vietnam’ (BEM) project took place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in June 2020. Apart from introducing the project, the workshops discussed the current context and outlook…
A young and growing population in Vietnam means there is a huge demand for new housing, especially amongst young urban families. Following the success of previous social housing programmes, the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction (MOC) is preparing a new National…
Since late 2019, the Ministry of Construction (MOC) has been developing a project idea for a mitigation action in the housing sector, and successfully submitted it to the NAMA Facility, an international fund, in September 2020. The "NAMA Support Project"…
On 7 September, the very first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies was held. This international day was originated by the United Nations General Assembly to recognise the need to substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses…
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…