Greening Growth in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2013-12-17 14:13
photo of the opening of the workshop in Thanh Hoa
Photo: (from left) Mark Fenn, USAID VFD program; Nguyen Duc Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Thanh Hoa Provincial Peoples Committee; Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and Scott Muller of the USAID LEAD program

Thanh Hoa, Vietnam - The regional USAID Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) program and Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) program, in partnership with the Thanh Hoa Provincial Peoples Committee and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, organized a technical workshop in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam during December 9-10, 2013 titled "Putting Policy into Practice: Development of Green Growth Strategies for Thanh Hoa Province".  Approximately 40 participants from national and provincial government agencies, business groups, international organizations, and academia attended to learn about green growth concepts, review case studies of successful low-carbon policies and plans, and kick-off a process to implement the national Green Growth Strategy at the provincial level.

Through the workshop participants agreed on establishment of an inter-agency steering committee to develop a detailed strategy, and prioritized sectors, including sustainable agriculture and energy. The workshop is part of assistance by the LEAD and VFD program to help Thanh Hoa, one of the fastest growing provinces of Vietnam, become a model province for implementation of the Green Growth Strategy.

  • Click here to download the presentation given at the workshop by Scott Muller of the USAID LEAD program and Co-Chair of the LEDS Global Partnership Working Group on Subnational Integration of LEDS.