German-funded project supports Vietnam in implementing Paris Agreement
A conference was held in Hanoi on March 31 to review a German-funded project under the moniker “Support to Vietnam for the implementation of the Paris Agreement” (VN-SIPA).
An overview of the event (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) –A conference was held in Hanoi on March 31 to review a German-funded project under the moniker “Support to Vietnam for the implementation of the Paris Agreement”(VN-SIPA).
The project was funded by the German Ministryfor the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) under theInternational Climate Initiative (IKI) and implemented by the GermanCorporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) from 2019 to 2023.
Addressing the event, Tang The Cuong, Director of the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment, said as one of the countries that are hardest hit by climatechange, Vietnam has made strong commitments to joining hands with the internationalcommunity in responding to climate change.
The Government ofVietnam ratified the Paris Climate Accords in 2016 and issued a plan to implement theagreement. At the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the VietnamesePrime Minister announced Vietnam’s commitment to net-zero emission by 2050.
As part of efforts torealise the commitment, Vietnam has significantly increased its contribution togreenhouse gas emission reductions in the updated Nationally DeterminedContribution (NDC) in 2022. Specifically, the unconditional emission reductionrate was increased to 15.8% in 2022 from 9% in the 2020 NCD. The conditionalemission reduction rate was also raised to 43.5% in 2022 from 27% in the 2020NDC, he noted, attributing the results to the support from the project andpartners.
Tang The Cuong, Director of the Department of Climate Change addresses the event (Photo: VNA)
After four years ofimplementation, the project has made important contributions, especially inconsultations, to the building of the policy framework regarding climate changeresponse as well as the updating of the NDC, while helping strengthen capacityfor national contact points, ministries and localities in managing andcoordinating in implementing the NDC and the Paris Agreement.
Besides, the projecthas helped build four metering, reporting and verifying systems on GHG emissionreduction, while assisting ministries and sectors to design policies and plansin the field, he said.
Meanwhile, Pham Van Tan, Vice Director of the Department of Climate Change saidthat along with providing assistance in policy development and capacitybuilding for ministries and sectors, the project has helped the pilot of threeadaptation solutions based on urban ecosystems in Dong Hoi city of central QuangBinh province, and five agricultural farming models based on ecosystems andsmart agriculture adapting to climate change in central Ha Tinh province. Thesesolutions and models have been handed over to localities for use.
Jens Schmid-Kreye fromthe German Embassy in Vietnam said that German agencies willcontinue to join hands with Vietnam towards the goal of becoming climate neutralby 2050, implementing the NDC and the specific targets of the just energytransition partnership. The German Government will always support Vietnam inimplementing these goals, the official pledged./.
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An overview of the event (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) 
Tang The Cuong, Director of the Department of Climate Change addresses the event (Photo: VNA) 
