Hanoi, 11/04/2024 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, in collaboration with the Viet Nam Circular Economy Hub, organize a consultation workshop within the framework…

  Exports of plastic waste from the European Union to countries worldwide have been growing steadily in the past decade. EU plastic waste exports to non-Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, a…

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) organised a workshop called “From Farm to Table: Sustainable and Green Dragon Fruit in Binh Thuan.” The event illustrated an innovative approach to sustainable agriculture production that embraces green agriculture while also adapting to climate change.

MONRE consults with stakeholders to develop strategies for a legally binding global agreement to end plastic pollution.

UNDP and IWMI announced a joint initiative to assist smallholder farmers and SMEs in the provinces of Can Tho, Dak Lak, and Son La to adopt circular economy models for the coffee and rice value chains.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Binh Dinh Province issued Decision 89/QD-SNN on February 28, 2024 to regulate plastic waste on fishing vessels, establishing a leadership position in the management of plastic waste from fishing activities.

The world’s leading event for circular economy thinkers, doers and leaders will take over Brussels in April 2024, with online participation open to everyone.

According to forecasts of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the European Union (EU) and the United States will continue to be Vietnam’s major export markets in 2024 with many opportunities to increase key export products again. However, there are also many challenges that businesses and export industries need to know to have appropriate directions to meet the standards set by these export markets Need to compete on price.

  Fig 1. A circular economy aims to circulate the waste within a single enterprise or turn waste from one industry into a resource for another. According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation…

A new scrap collection club has officially launched in Quy Nhon city, bringing together around 200 informal waste buyers and pickers from 10 districts with a primary goal of enhancing the livelihoods of these workers.

The consultation workshop on 16 January explored the potential of CE practices for enhancing Viet Nam’s NDCs in agriculture.

The discussion centres around the challenges within Vietnam’s waste management system and solutions for effective waste separation at the source through infrastructure upgrades, technological advancements, and empowered public participation.

The Draft CE NAP identifies 5 topics for implementing circular economy with 17 groups of tasks and activities and 56 specific tasks and activities.

October 27th marked milestones in Binh Dinh’s waste management, including the launch of a waste management model in the fisheries industry, the handover of equipment for collecting and transporting plastic waste, and the introduction and connection of the MRF with the informal waste workers.

The event included presentations and a round table discussion addressing policy challenges faced by businesses and proposed solutions by relevant agencies.

The webinar series, organised by the CE Hub, aims to uncover different implications of a Circular Economy transition in Viet Nam.

The CE Forum 2023 aims to bring all stakeholders (i.e. high-level Government officials, enterprises, NGOs, development partners, and embassies) to discuss the pathway to implement the NAPCE to attain the NDC targets of Viet Nam.

UNDP is honored to introduce, together with our partners from the Hue Institute of Development Studies, the first metabolic analysis conducted in Viet Nam. This innovative and pioneering report provides a clear pathway for evidence-based policymaking.

GIZ is looking for candidate trainers in Viet Nam to learn and master the methodology in order to support local companies in their transition to a circular economy. 

UNDP and the CE Hub have started implementing a pilot initiative for a secondary material marketplace which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and receives support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.