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Partnerships and innovation drive Viet Nam’s food systems toward climate goals
From July 4-6, 2024, over 50 key stakeholders gathered in Vinh City, Viet Nam, for a two-day technical workshop to align Viet Nam’s food systems with its climate goals. The event was co-organized by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the International Cooperation Department (ICD) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), with support from the CGIAR Research Initiative on Sustainable Healthy Diets through Food Systems Transformation (SHiFT).
Adopted at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), the Paris Agreement requires countries to respond to climate change by establishing an action plan, or Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). In 2022, Viet Nam updated its NDC, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15.8% by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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