Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong on September 25 called on Leipzig city of Germany to share its experience with the southern metropolis in sustainable urban planning, enhancing resilience, and transferring environmentally friendly green technologies.
The German government has provided 10.3 million EUR in non-refundable ODA to support Vietnam in the implementation of the Paris Agreement from 2019 to 2023.
Hanoi has agreed to receive 18 air quality censoring devices offered by the German Development Cooperation Organisation (GIZ) as part of efforts to improve the air quality in the capital city.
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue recently issued Decision No.1038/QD-UBND on receiving and implementing the second phase of the carbon and biodiversity (Carbi) project funded by non-refundable aid of the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.
German businesses are ready to cooperate with and support Vietnam in developing wind power as the country boasts huge potential for renewable energy, including wind energy.
An ecosystem-based climate change adaptation project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Building and Nuclear Safety in Vietnam made strides in 2016.
The Germany-Vietnam Water Forum held in HCM City on November 9 to discuss ways the two countries could cooperate in water, wastewater and urban resilience projects.
A handbook on wind power investment guidelines was launched in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29 as part of the German Government’s support for wind power development in Vietnam.
Vietnam is planning a drastic turnaround in energy policy, focusing on renewable energy, reported klimaretter.info, a German magazine specialising in climate change and energy transition, on March 28.
Industrial parks nationwide discharge more than a million cubic metres of wastewater each day, 75 percent of which is untreated and harmful, according to a workshop held in Hanoi on December 1.
The Prime Minister has given the nod to a project on sustainable conservation and management work at the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh.
A one-week visit to HCM City from November 23 by executives from eight German wind energy companies will offer the opportunity for wind-power companies in the two countries to build partnerships.
Vo Tuan Nhan, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, has expressed hope for more cooperation between Vietnam and Germany in natural resources.
Vietnamese and German authorities held a conference in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau on November 1 to launch their co-operative efforts in the water sector.
The Vietnam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) on September 9 launched the “Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services” project funded by the German Government.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) signed two cooperation programmes on forest conservation and coastal ecology protection.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has signed implementation agreements with German-based GIZ company for two projects on forest biodiversity conservation and coastal forest protection.
