Support exists for climate battle
February 10, 2024 | 22:47
Delegates at the COP28 climate summit in December 2023 agreed on some new and far-reaching commitments.
Realising Vietnam’s just energy transition
July 27, 2022 | 20:16
Vietnam is set to achieve net-zero by 2050. The announcement by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at COP26 in Glasgow was a turning point in the country’s journey to sustainable development.
How to lead the global plastics issue
May 12, 2022 | 17:13
As global momentum builds on ending plastic pollution and marine debris, Vietnam is strengthening its ability to build back better from COVID-19 and transition to a circular economy. Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative in Vietnam of the United Nations Development Programme, and Grete Løchen, Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam, write about the changes ahead.
The tactics to drive a gender- inclusive circular economy
March 23, 2022 | 15:12
Vietnam is striving to build for the future and accelerate a green and inclusive economic rebound. Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative in Vietnam for the United Nations Development Programme, shows how it can be done with a pointed strategy that also take into account gender equality issues.
Vietnam setting standards in pandemic response
June 05, 2021 | 00:56
It is timely to be discussing the fight against COVID-19 now, as a new wave of outbreaks occurs across ASEAN region.
Hopes for continued aid for at-risk families
December 28, 2020 | 15:59
The Green Climate Fund, the Vietnamese government, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are joining hands in a project to improve the resilience of coastal communities to climate change in Vietnam.
Resilient homes rescue those in storm- and flood-hit areas
October 27, 2020 | 10:37
An increase in extreme weather events is posing great hardships to many Vietnamese people in the south-central province of Quang Ngai, with many witnessing their homes being destroyed beyond repair by storms and floods.
Closing inequality gaps to secure long-lasting progress
January 27, 2020 | 09:00
Alongside its socio-economic development process, Vietnam has been enhancing its human development policies.
Ethnic minority women speed up poverty reduction with IR 4.0 technology
December 18, 2019 | 11:58
Representatives of cooperatives and groups of ethnic minority women gathered at a workshop on December 17 to discuss using technology of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 for business and poverty reduction.
Vietnam makes big leap in human development: UNDP
December 11, 2019 | 09:30
Vietnam has made good progress in human development, with an average annual Human Development Index (HDI) growth of 1.36 percent during the 1990-2018 period.
Crafting a climate policy revolution
September 24, 2019 | 11:51
Climate change is moving faster than humanity, and humanity is struggling to stop it. Every part of the world, including Vietnam, is still not doing enough nor moving fast enough to prevent irreversible and catastrophic climate disruption. Caitlin Wiesen, resident representative of the United Nations Development Programme in Vietnam, writes about a need for a climate ‘doi moi’ to Vietnam’s future and prosperity.
A productive and innovative Vietnam
May 01, 2019 | 22:00
Vietnam is now considering the manufacturing industry as a key pillar for growth. Caitlin Wiesen, United Nations Development Programme resident representative in Vietnam, looks at the productivity and competitiveness of the domestic manufacturing enterprises as the country sets a course towards renewal and innovation.
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