Việt Nam a bright spot of post-pandemic economic growth: WEF Executive Chairman
At the meeting with Viet Nam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit, Founder and Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum (WEF), Mr. Klaus Schwab, described Viet Nam “as a bright spot of post-pandemic economic growth”. The Viet Nam – WEF cooperation was enhanced through a signed memorandum of […]
Exploring financial opportunities for plastic actions is the main topic brought on at the regular meeting of the NPAP Innovation and Financing Task Force this month.
Exploring financial opportunities for plastic actions is the main topic brought on at the regular meeting of the NPAP Innovation and Financing Task Force this month. Both the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) and the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Viet Nam introduced their unlocking channels through project funding and Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) to the task […]
IUCN to lead new End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC) partnership with the Aspen Institute, The Ocean Foundation, and Searious Business
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is leading and hosting a Consortium with the Aspen Institute, The Ocean Foundation, and Searious Business to launch the multiyear public-private partnership “End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative”. This USD 14.5 million partnership supported by the United States Department of State aims to navigate innovation and investment from […]
Piloting volume-based waste fees in Hoi An, Viet Nam
UCN and PRO Vietnam piloted volume-based waste fees in Hoi An, a top tourist destination in Quang Nam Province, in 2022-2023. In a meeting on 30 August 2023 to review the phase 1 pilot activity in Cam Nam ward, the Hoi An People’s Committee Vice-Chairperson Nguyen The Hung praised Cam Nam’s efforts and suggested expanding […]
Vietnam’s plastics industry to reduce dependence on imported raw materials
Based on an analysis by the Viet Nam Plastic Association (VPA), importing raw materials in the plastics industry will be likely reduced in the coming years. Conversely, the export of plastic products reached 160 countries and territories last year, with a growth rate of 12-20% annually. With the orientation of transforming into a circular economy […]
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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 […]
Acknowledge and promote the role of the informal waste workers towards a Just Transition in implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and a global plastics treaty
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 […]
Dialogue with informal waste workers
The EPPIC week closed with an activity focusing on informal waste workers with waste collection and sorting at sources in Hon Gai Beach and a “Dialogue with informal waste workers”. This dialogue recorded the presence of UNDP’s Resident Representative – Ms. Ramla Khalidi, with sincere thanks to all members of the informal groups for their […]
Increasing plastic substitutions and plastic waste collection
Viet Nam NPAP and EPPIC (Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge) of UNDP Viet Nam have promoted sustainable tourism by improving the use of environmentally friendly products and called for more effective innovations in reducing plastic waste in coastal areas through an EPPIC week in Ha Long City. The EPPIC week included an activity series, starting […]
Innovations towards a global plastic treaty
The ongoing negotiations for adoption of a global plastics treaty calls for pragmatic actions from stakeholders ranging from member states to international enterprises, investors, and organizations. Achieving a global framework that can encourage responsible production, consumption, and waste management requires transformations in order to reduce plastic waste generation and develop environmentally friendly alternatives. Innovations are […]