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Vietnam working to expand eco-industrial parks

The steering committee of the “Eco-industrial park intervention in Vietnam – perspective from global eco-industrial parks programme” project has convened a meeting to review its implementation in 2022 and put forth another implementation plan until May 2024.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The steering committee of the“Eco-industrial park intervention in Vietnam – perspective from globaleco-industrial parks programme” project has convened a meeting to review itsimplementation in 2022 and put forth another implementation plan until May2024.

The project, funded by the Swiss State Secretariatfor Economic Affairs (SECO) and implemented by the United Nations IndustrialDevelopment Organisation (UNIDO) in cooperation with the Vietnamese Ministry ofPlanning and Investment (MPI), is intended to support the development of policies for the roll-out of the eco-industrial park model in the country and,at the same time, promote and demonstrate the implementation of eco-industrialpark solutions in selected localities.

The MPI reported that the project has contributed toduplicating the eco-industrial park model in Vietnam, matching the manycommitments made by the country in achieving sustainable development goals(SDGs) by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050.

MPI Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc stressedthat the project and its next phase will help Vietnam mobilise more resourcesand speed up the building of eco-industrial parks for sustainable developmentin the time ahead.

She called on SECO and UNIDO to continue with theirfinancial and technical support, share their experience and accompany the MPIand other ministries and localities in the work.

Stakeholders should work closely to consolidate relevantlegal regulations and standards, and build dialogue and public-privatecooperation mechanisms to remove obstacles and push ahead with the building,the official added.

Werner Gruber, Head of Cooperation at SECO, spokehighly of the project achievements and affirmed that the Swiss government andSECO always wish to support Vietnam in the implementation, and will holdworking sessions with the MPI and other relevant ministries and agencies indevising the next phase that satisfies Vietnam’s demand and priorities.

The UNICO side also noted its hope to further assistVietnam in expanding eco-industrial parks, saying the next phase will focus onbuilding and perfecting policies to address barriers to the construction of theparks.

UNICO will help Vietnam devise new standards foreco-industrial parks, access green financial resources and ensuresustainability in terms of institutions and resources for management agencies,it said.

The project will focus on developing policies and buildingguidelines on eco-industrial park development and a database on the parks thisyear./.


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