The Green Climate Fund (GCF) provided an additional US$30 million as non-refundable assistance on October 15 to help regions in the southcentral and Central Highlands of the country deal with the negative impact of climate change. Delegates participate in the ceremony to kick off the project (Photo: sggp.org.vn) The funding is being channeled through the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, with the aim to build roughly 1,200 ponds in order to adapt to climate change in the southcentral and Central Highlands regions. Moving forward, the project is anticipated to benefit local resident across five provinces, including Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan. Upon addressing the ceremony to kick off the project, Terence D. Jones, resident representative of the UNDP in Vietnam, emphasized that the UNDP has also recently deployed the GCF-funded US$30 million project to help 28 coastal … [Read more...] about GCF provides additional US$30 million fund to help nation adapt to climate change
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New climate change adaptation project launched
More than 500,000 people, more than 50 per cent of whom are women, will benefit directly and indirectly from this project. The project is designed to empower vulnerable smallholders in the target provinces – particularly women and ethnic minority farmers – to manage increasing climate risks to agricultural production by securing water availability, adopting climate-resilient agricultural practices, and strengthening access to actionable agro-climate information, credits, and markets. A $30 million climate change adaptation project in the Central Highland and South-Central Coastal regions has been launched To address water insecurity, the project will support smallholder farmers whose income does not permit investment in climate resilience-enhancing inputs, technologies, or infrastructure to cope effectively with the impact of droughts, to directly address the need for investments in last-mile connections to the larger irrigation infrastructure invested by the … [Read more...] about New climate change adaptation project launched
Project on climate change adaptation to benefit central Vietnam
A canal dries up as a result of drought (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A climate change adaptation project has been launched to strengthen the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-induced water insecurity in the Central Highlands and the south-central coast. Financed with 30 million USD by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it was launched by the United Nation Development Programme ( UNDP ) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on October 15, covering the five provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan. More than 500,000 people, of which more than 50 percent are women, will benefit directly and indirectly from this project, which will be implemented from 2021 to 2026. The project is designed to empower vulnerable smallholders in the target provinces - particularly women and ethnic minority farmers - to manage increasing climate risks to agricultural production by securing water availability, adopting … [Read more...] about Project on climate change adaptation to benefit central Vietnam
US$30 million climate change adaptation project launched in Vietnam
The project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, aims to strengthen the resilience of smallholder agriculture to climate change-hit water insecurity areas. More than 500,000 people in Vietnam’s Central Highlands and South-Central Coastal regionals will directly benefit from a project worth US$30 million financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) on climate change adaptation. Representatives of UNDP, MARD, and five target provinces Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan. Photos: UNDP About 50% of the beneficiaries are women who will be subject to the project which is designed to empower vulnerable smallholders, particularly women and ethnic minority farmers in climate change-induced water insecurity provinces namely Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan. The “ Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Agriculture to Climate Change-induced Water Insecurity in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast Regions of Vietnam” … [Read more...] about US$30 million climate change adaptation project launched in Vietnam
COP26 has to be the turning point — from climate negotiations to climate solutions
A dried up canal in Gò Cấp Township, the Mekong Delta Province of Tiền Giang, after a historic episode of drought and salt intrusion hitting the southern region in March. VNA/VNS Photo Vũ Sinh Ahead of the upcoming 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference slated for October 31 – November 12, 2021, the Ambassadors of the European Union Member States in Việt Nam penned a joint Op-Ed calling on partners, including Việt Nam, to strengthen climate plans, and reiterated their commitment to help achieve set targets. 'The evidence is clear. In August, the world’s scientists concluded once again that immediate action is needed. Climate change is uncomfortably close to all our daily realities no matter where in the world we live. Already it is triggering the kind of climate disasters we saw recently in every part of the planet, putting the survival of many species at risk and soon rendering certain parts of the Earth uninhabitable to humans. As climate scientist Prof. Kimberly … [Read more...] about COP26 has to be the turning point — from climate negotiations to climate solutions
A $30 million project launched to improve water security amid climate change
Terence D. Jones, UNDP Resident Representative to Việt Nam, speaking at the event on Friday. Photo provided by UNDP HÀ NỘI – A $30 million climate change adaption fund, provided by Green Climate Fund (GCF), has been launched to help small-scale agricultural businesses adapt to changes in water security caused by climate change. The launching event was jointly organised by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the authorities of five provinces: Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Khánh Hòa, Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận. The 2021-2026 project will support more than 5,000 people with access to safe water resources, climate-resilient agricultural practices, and loans. At the event, Terence D. Jones, UNDP Resident Representative in Việt Nam, said “It is important to build resilience and to apply innovative and climate-resilient tools and practices to support poor and near-poor farmers in adapting to increasingly severe droughts, … [Read more...] about A $30 million project launched to improve water security amid climate change
