The conference on the dissemination of the COP 22 outcome and announcement of Vietnam's Action Plan to implement the Paris Agreement was held in Hanoi on November 23.
Vietnam’s Government ratified the Paris Climate Change Agreement in October right ahead of the COP 22, making it the 95th out of 112 countries to have ratified the first ever universal, legally binding global climate deal adopted last December by 195 countries at the Paris Climate Conference (COP21).
Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said that Vietnam was also one of the few countries to have developed a detailed plan to implement the agreement.
The Deputy Minister added that the move was hailed at the COP 22 that took place in Marrakech, Morocco from November 7-18, 2016.
According to Deputy Minister Nhan, Vietnam’s implementation plan would be deployed in two stages- from 2016-20 and 2021-2030 with 68 compulsory tasks in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
Vietnam’s environment ministry has called on further assistance from local and international organisations to help Vietnam successfully implement the Paris Agreement, he confirmed.
Addressing the event, United Nations Development Programme’s Country Director Louise Chamberlain said the organisation welcomed the good progress made at COP 22 towards scaling up climate action to achieve the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement.
Louise Chamberlain said the strong political statement of the “the Marrakech Proclamation for Our Climate and Sustainable Development” reaffirmed the world’s commitment to combating climate change, and urged the world to move “forward purposefully to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to foster adaption efforts”.
Vietnam sets a good example of mobilising climate finance from GCF by obtaining an award of 29.5 million USD for the project "Improving the Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal Communities to Climate Change Related Impacts with UNDP support", she said.
Anna Shreyoegg, chief technical advisory of a project by the German Federal Enterprises for International Cooperation, better known as GIZ, said that Vietnam has proved its strong commitment to combating climate change and that the country has forged a leadership role for the region in the combat.
Germany, through GIZ, will continue to assist Vietnam in implementing the Paris Agreement. In 2016, Germany will commit 18 million EUR (19.1 million USD) for its international climate initiative.
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Speaking at the conference, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said that Vietnam was also one of the few countries to have developed a detailed plan to implement the agreement.
The Deputy Minister added that the move was hailed at the COP 22 that took place in Marrakech, Morocco from November 7-18, 2016.
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Vietnam’s environment ministry has called on further assistance from local and international organisations to help Vietnam successfully implement the Paris Agreement, he confirmed.
Addressing the event, United Nations Development Programme’s Country Director Louise Chamberlain said the organisation welcomed the good progress made at COP 22 towards scaling up climate action to achieve the ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement.
Louise Chamberlain said the strong political statement of the “the Marrakech Proclamation for Our Climate and Sustainable Development” reaffirmed the world’s commitment to combating climate change, and urged the world to move “forward purposefully to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to foster adaption efforts”.
Vietnam sets a good example of mobilising climate finance from GCF by obtaining an award of 29.5 million USD for the project "Improving the Resilience of Vulnerable Coastal Communities to Climate Change Related Impacts with UNDP support", she said.
Anna Shreyoegg, chief technical advisory of a project by the German Federal Enterprises for International Cooperation, better known as GIZ, said that Vietnam has proved its strong commitment to combating climate change and that the country has forged a leadership role for the region in the combat.
Germany, through GIZ, will continue to assist Vietnam in implementing the Paris Agreement. In 2016, Germany will commit 18 million EUR (19.1 million USD) for its international climate initiative.
