Ho Chi Minh, 26 March 2024 – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), in collaboration with the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), UNDP Viet Nam, Pacific Environment (PE), and World Wildlife Fund for Nature in Viet Nam (WWF – Viet Nam), organized the consultation workshop with relevant stakeholders from businesses, associations, social organizations and academia to design the negotiation scenarios and recommendations on the revised Zero Draft towards the 4th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) of Global Plastics Treaty. This event is part of the consultation series chaired by the MONRE during the intergovernmental negotiating committee (INCs) process, where the 4th session (INC-4) will be continued in Ottawa, Canada, this April 2024.

Quang Nam, 8 March 2024 – On the occasion of the International Women’s Day in 2024, UNDP Viet Nam, the Gender and Social Inclusion Task Force of the National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP), and IUCN Viet Nam (through the IUCN-PRO Viet Nam strategic partnership), curated a meeting in Hoi An to recognize and promote the contribution of informal waste workers (IWWs) in reducing solid waste; discuss inputs to Viet Nam’s preparations for the ongoing Global Plastic Treaty’s negotiation; and integrate IWWs into Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) implementation.

The EPPIC week closed with an activity focusing on informal waste workers with waste collection and sorting at sources in Hon Gai Beach

Viet Nam NPAP and EPPIC (Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge) of UNDP Viet Nam have promoted sustainable tourism by improving

Following up the first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) in Uruguay in 2022, the INC-2 took place in Paris, France from 29 May to 2 June 2023 with the participation of over 700 delegates from 169 member States and o

In February 2022, the resumed fifth session of UNEA (UNEA 5.2) adopted a resolution, backed by 175 countries, to forge an “international, legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution” (UNEA Resolution 5/14). The plastic treaty is expected to address the full lifecycle of plastics, including production, design, and disposal. The intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) planned to take place over 2.5 years, starting from November 2022 (INC1) and ending in 2024 (INC5) with the agreement expected to be tabled for adoption in 2025. The INC timeline is shown in Figure 1. The INC1 took place in Uruguay from 28 November to 2 December 2022 and attracted 2,300

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) is collaborating with the Viet Nam Farmers’ Union Central Committee and Bac Ninh province to organize a ceremony in response to the “Clean up the World” campaign in 2023. This campaign has encouraged every individual and community member to act against environmental pollution and promote a circular economy toward sustainable development in Viet Nam.