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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

The development, testing, and application of a new tree-planting monitoring app enables efficient data collection, monitoring, and reporting. Thus, it also allows for continuous learning…

Marginalisation of Ethnic Minorities and Deforestation in the Central Highlands of Vietnam In Vietnam's Central Highlands, the K’Ho ethnic minority people have cared for the…

Ha Noi, 23 March 2024 - Thousands of citizens, businesses, and organisations gathered on the pedestrian street around Hoan Kiem Lake to participate in the…

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the synthetic gases commonly used in cooling and refrigeration, are a rapidly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to global warming. To…

Viet Nam has declared its pledge of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 and signed a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) with the G7 countries, Norway,…

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the IKI funded project "NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA)" would like to highlight some inspirational stories…

In the evolving landscape of global energy consumption, the demand for space cooling is steadily growing, constituting 16% of the final energy consumed by the…

Small organisations in ODA-eligible countries can apply for funding for climate and biodiversity projects. The IKI Small Grants call for proposals is open until 13…

Vietnam is on the cusp of a momentous transformation, spearheaded by the Vietnam Partnership for Market Implementation (PMI) Project. This pioneering initiative, supported by the…

If you have never been to Lac Duong, imagine a small district with K’ho people where coffee farms and greenhouse meet pine forests in Viet…

Following the approval from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development (MARD) on scaling Agro-climatic Bulletins (ACBs) in Mekong River Delta (MRD), the Vietnam government has…

“Climate change has been very complicated nowadays, the project came in to support vulnerable groups to help them become resilient to climate change. It is…

August 10, 2023 – The “Innovation Regions for a Just Energy Transition” Project (IKI JET) announced a groundbreaking initiative for knowledge exchange and collaboration. The…

A bioenergy project of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) concluded in late September 2023, after four years of unremitting efforts to the development of clean…

On December 10th, 2023, the Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)…

Can Tho, July 2023 – Under the framework of the Sustainable Sand Management Project funded by IKI (IKI SMP), WWF-Viet Nam and VNDDMA* co-organized a…

“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…

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:…

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),…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The livestock sector is responsible for up to 30% of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector and as such provides a high…

On 31st March 2023 Viet Nam’s efforts for net-zero emissions were supported by the kick-off workshop for the national electric vehicle roadmap development, co-organised by…

On Monday, 27th February 2023, the VN-SIPA in collaboration with the Vietnamese Forestry Administration, cohosted a “Consultation Workshop on Draft Technical Guidelines for the Measurement,…

Aiming at the climate-friendly transformation of the nitric acid sector on a global scale, the German Government initiated the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG).…

Lac Duong – In 2016, Thao Nguyen initiated the Chappi Mountains coffee project in Tu Poh village where 95% of the population was K’ho ethnic…

On 16 March 2023, the workshop on “Low emission Building Materials for Low carbon Housing Program” was hosted by Viet Nam Association of Building Materials…

Vietnam has been ranked among the most dynamic emerging economies around the globe for the past decade [1], thanks partly to the support of infrastructure…

As a part of the IKI bioenergy project Vietnamese partners have visited South Korea to have international exchanges on bioenergy development and energy transition.   …

BACKGROUND In a small survey of energy transition stakeholders in Southeast Asia, respondents highlighted common challenges they face. These include a lack of institutional capacity,…

IKI Small Grants 4th Call open until 15 March 2023  Small organisations in ODA-eligible countries can apply for funding of climate and biodiversity projects. The…

Intact coastal forests such as mangroves and forested sand dunes mitigate the impacts of extreme weather, erosion, and salinization. They are often classified as protection…

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and environmental non-profit Live & Learn initiate Green Youth Labs: a training and mentoring programme for innovation and a socially equitable energy transition in…

Viet Nam is striving to realize the country’s strong commitment on decarbonization through just and sustainable energy transition. The country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction…

On September 11, 2022, the official website of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recognized Vietnam’s submission of the updated Nationally Determined…

Viet Nam faces both legal and technological barriers to biogas resource development at medium and large scales despite great potential to use biogas. To pursue…

Vietnam is among the top ten countries most vulnerable to climate change due to its location in the path of numerous storms, extensive coastline, and…

Promoting regional exchange on the opportunities and challenges of the transition to a green energy system in Southeast Asia For six weeks, the IKI projects…

As part of the IKI project on "Cultivation of Energy Crops on Disused Mining Sites in Vietnam", implemented by Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU),…

Making Agro-Climatic Bulletins with local partners in the Mekong River Delta. Photo/The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, 2022 Key messages: Climate information services are…

The First progress report workshop of Sand Budget and River Geomorphology Stability Plan (RGS Plan) for Viet Nam Mekong Delta (VMD) was held with the…

The IKI project „Enhancing Climate Services for Infrastructure Investments (CSI)” works with its partners to help them make climate-risk informed decisions about their infrastructures. The…

Dong Hoi City, located in Central Vietnam, known as the heartland of economic and culture of Quang Binh Province, has witnessed several climate hazards such…

From 23 to 25 August, the Department of Environment under the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and GIZ, within the framework of the Vietnam component of…

In April 2022, the IKI approved a costed two-year extension for the Coffee Agroforestry and Forest Enhancement for REDD+ (Café REDD) Project implemented by the…

A delegation that consisted of various experts from Vietnam, Argentina, Ghana, Thailand paid a visit to Germany from 21 August to 27 August 2022, to…

Not only causing erosion, unsustainable sand mining is affecting the Mekong ecosystem and threatening the stability of local people’s livelihoods and global food security. Sand…

Pursuant to the Law on Environmental Protection dated June 23, 2014 (which was amended in 2020) and following requirements by the International Civil Aviation Organisation…

Vietnam and especially the Mekong Delta is prone to extreme weather events and slow-onset disasters like sea level rise. The Government of Vietnam (GoV) has…

The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) have partnered with the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) to conduct a series of investigations into the yield…

In the last decade, Southeast Asia has been at the center of global attention regarding emerging infectious diseases. There, large-scale changes in human ecology, including…

Vietnam’s Prime Minister announced that the nation will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, reduce methane emissions by 30% until 2030, and prevent and…

“Mekong WET: Building Resilience of Wetlands in the Lower Mekong Region” (Mekong WET) has provided funding to five small grant projects in Vietnam with an…

From 2015 to 2018, a German-Vietnamese project consortium[1] implemented the pilot project “Climate Protection through Energy Plants (CPEP)” funded by IKI. Due to an emerging…

Vietnam is experiencing high economic growth rates, combined with a rapidly growing energy demand. Although the expansion of renewable energies (solar, wind) is gaining momentum,…

From 15 to 19 November 2021, a block seminar on wind power technology was organized by the IKI-funded project CASE Vietnam and other partners. Aiming…

With more than 3,200 km of coastline, Viet Nam is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, especially typhoons. Tropical storms like the series…

The Project titled "Drifting Sands: Mitigating the impacts of climate change in the Mekong Delta through public and private sector engagement in the sand industry"…

As one of world’s top rice-producing countries, Vietnam has great potential to generate biomass energy from rice husks – a byproduct of rice processing that otherwise often…

In Vietnam, the building and construction sector has a key strategic role for the economic and sustainable development of the country. Recognizing its role in…

The project “Support to Vietnam for the implementation of the Paris Agreement” supports relevant line ministries in the mainstreaming of NDC targets into the sectors.…

The global BMU IKI project Green Cooling Initiative has started its third phase, commissioned in August 2021 and running until July 2024. The main objective…

On 12 November 2021, a new report titled “Beyond Net Zero: Empowering Climate Mitigation by Linking to Development Goals” was issued by leading climate and energy think-tanks…

The global programme "Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic Development" (CRED) supports adaptation planning at the national level in Vietnam, Kazakhstan and Georgia. Local modellers…

The DeRISK Southeast Asia Vietnam Country team worked closely with the Department of Crop Production (DCP), provincial and district authorities, and experienced farmers to co-produce…

The GIZ Bioenergy project in Viet Nam recently concluded a study on ‘Subsector analysis to utilise bioenergy for heat and power generation.’ Based on a…

An assessment under the NDC-TIA project aims to identify the current context, challenges, and opportunities with regards to electric mobility development in order to develop…

Ho Chi Minh City has been selected as a pilot city for the NDC-TIA in Vietnam. The city’s investment in large-scale public transport infrastructure, such…

On 5 July 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Planning Department and the GIZ “Support to Viet Nam for the Implementation of…

Ha Tinh is one of the provinces most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Common hazards include heatwaves and droughts, storms, heavy rains and…

At the Transport Week and Climate Change’s first dedicated Asia session, the Department of Environment of Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport discussed with representatives from the…

In the hilly region of Yen Bai in the north of Vietnam, many farmers have been encouraged to replace their tea gardens with fruit trees,…

In 2019, the Vietnamese National Assembly decided to amend the Vietnamese Law on Environmental Protection (LEP), including the chapter on air quality management. This cross-cutting…

The Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic Development (CRED) program supports the three pilot countries Georgia, Kazakhstan and Vietnam in the development of human and…

A virtual exhibition on technology cooperation in Vietnam’s bioenergy sector took place on 27 May 2021 in Hanoi. Participants included representatives of nearly 90 national…

In recent months, Vietnam has taken further steps towards climate-friendly nitric acid production with the support of the IKI-funded Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG).…

On 14 April, the Vice Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Le Cong Thanh, and the German Deputy Ambassador, Weert Boerner, co-chaired the second…

On 15 March 2021, Le Anh Tuan, Vice Minister of Transport, and Helene Paust, Deputy Head of Development Cooperation of the German Embassy co-chaired the…

In September 2020, GIZ together with both the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) completed an Outline for…

Urban Pathways is preparing to launch its e-Bike Sharing pilot in Hanoi, based on the results of a users’ needs assessment that served to aid…

GIZ and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) are jointly conducting a study on bioenergy for…

On January 6, Mr Ha Quang Hung, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Bureau (HREM) and Mr…

The COBENEFITS project has published a new policy report, compiling key findings of its Vietnam Assessment series. The report quantifies the co-benefits of renewables in…

The Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic Development (CRED) programme supports the three pilot countries Georgia, Kazakhstan and Vietnam in the development of human and…

A Workshop to launch the final report on the research work for “Mainstreaming electric mobility in Vietnam" (focusing on two-wheelers) was conducted at the University…

A new IKI-funded project, titled "NDC Action", will support Vietnam to translate their NDC into concrete sector strategies and actions ready for financing and implementation. Building…

On 11 December 2020, Vice Minister Le Quang Hung, the Ministry of Construction, and Mr Kia Fariborz, Director of the SIPA Programme and leading the…

Under the “Ambitious City Promises” project, ICLEI Southeast Asia is collaborating with three Vietnamese cities, namely Hanoi City, Son Tay district and Soc Son district.…

The social and economic opportunities presented by the global energy transformation are spurring the growth of renewable energy (RE) generation in many countries. So-called co-benefits…

The Ministry of Transportation promulgated a Circular for the domestic aviation sector on 28 September 2020. This Circular makes an important contribution to the standardization…

The Mekong Delta in southwest Vietnam extends over 40,500 square kilometres; here the mighty river forks little by little into nine arms, which in turn…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The BMU has commissioned two large IKI programmes that both have a focus in Vietnam: The NDC Transport Initiative for Asia and the project “Clean…

--> Download the IKI Workshop Documentation On 31 October, the first IKI Vietnam networking workshop took place in Hanoi. Around 60 representatives from IKI projects,…

On 31 October, the regional ”Shifting financial flows to invest in low-carbon development in Southeast Asia” (SHIFT SEA)  IKI project came to completion. SHIFT SEA…

Coffee is one of the most important agricultural crops in Vietnam. The estimated value of coffee exports is approximately USD 2.8 billion per annum. However,…

In Vietnam, women often have less access to and control over resources and have a limited voice in decision-making processes. This leaves women more vulnerable…

On 25 November, 60 participants met in Hanoi for a kick-off workshop for the IKI global programme “Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic Development (CRED)”,…

In August, a team of experts from the NACAG Secretariat, accompanied by a representative of the First Secretary on Environment from the German Embassy in…

The results workshop of the global IKI project “Enhancing Climate Services for Infrastructure Investments (CSI)” was jointly organized by the MPI and GIZ on 25…

The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport, the World Bank (WB) and GIZ recently launched a study laying out a pathway to a low-carbon and climate-resilient transport…

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 late 2018, the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) Vietnam received formal approval from BMU/IKI for grant funding for a project which aims to promote an…

On 28 March, a signing ceremony took place to officially announce the cooperation between the National Traffic Safety Committee, the University of Transport Technology (UTT)…

The expansion of renewable energy in Vietnam will not only benefit the climate, but also the labour market - this is the conclusion of a…

The project "Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in the North-Central Coast of Vietnam: Restoration and Co-Management of Degraded Dunes and Mangroves", which was launched in April 2018, has…

The global IKI project “Improved Climate Services Infrastructure Investment (CSI)” is helping Vietnam to make its infrastructure more resilient to adverse climate change impacts. As…

In response to World Environment Day, the IKI project “Air Quality Management and Climate Change Mitigation” joined the “Clean Air – Green Hanoi Day”, which…