THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE INITIATIVE [IKI]
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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]With ratification of the Paris Agreement at the end of October 2016, Vietnam, like the other signatory states, is now obliged to implement its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) from 2020 onwards. Hence, under the direction of the Vietnamese Ministry of…
On the occasion of the 74th Annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York which focused on climate action and sustainable development and embraced the UN Climate Summit on 23 September, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made a video…
Vietnam has seen an enormous rise of renewable energies over the past months. Installed capacity of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power currently is around five gigawatts, equivalent to 9.5 percent of the country's total installed power generation capacity. In…
On 13 April 2019, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 417/QD-TTg promulgating the National Action Plan to implement Government Resolution No. 120/NQ-CP, dated 17 November 2017, on sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta. The action plan defines six…
As an important milestone in cooperation between the Government and civil society in Vietnam, on 6 March 2019, the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG) and the Vietnam NGO & Climate Change (VNGO&CC) network signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for…
On May 27, the 7th session of National Assembly (NA) spent a whole day working on urban land-use planning and management issues. Members of the NA were presented with a report assessing implementation of policies and legal regulations since the…
On 4 April 2019, MONRE Minister, Tran Hong Ha, chaired a National Steering Committee meeting to discuss and define priority areas under the seventh call from the Global Environment Facility (GEF-7) and to develop criteria for selection of GEF-7 project…
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has issued Decision No. 849/QD-BTNMT on the plan to implement Resolution No. 09/NQ-CP to ensure the integrated and unified state management of solid waste from central to local levels. The plan is…
Reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is a mechanism that aims to provide results-based financial incentives to developing countries for actions which reduce emissions from forested lands, and for investments in low-carbon development pathways. Finance for REDD+ is…
The global Urban Pathways IKI project has successfully established a facility to support national and local governments to develop low-carbon plans for basic urban services. In this context, it supports the cities of Hanoi and Hai Phong in the development…