The information was announced at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on January 23 to call for entries to the third Proof of Concept (PoC) competition with the theme “Women and the future of the green economy”. 

At the workshop to launch the third Proof of Concept (PoC) competition.

The workshop was jointly held by the Vietnam Climate Innovation Center (VCIC), the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park, and the Vietnam Women’s Union.

The competition offers a total prize value of 1 million USD, with winners receiving 75,000 USD each to develop one product or service and given the priority to gain access to all of the VCIC’s consulting and business development support services.

The third edition focuses on initiatives related to products, services, and business models related to energy, sustainable agriculture, information technology in climate change, renewable energy technology, water management, and water purification.

ASEM conference highlights climate change response

Information on the upcoming Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability is updated at a press conference held in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho on June 18.

 

Can Tho to host ASEM conference on climate change response

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability chaired by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 19-20. 

 

Belgium’s ODA project helps Ninh Thuan respond to climate change

The Belgian Government’s official development assistance (ODA) will help the central province of Ninh Thuan to enhance capacity in the management and operation of its irrigational system as part of efforts to respond to climate change under a project launched on March 8.

 

Mobilising resources to cope with climate change

Vietnam is one of the countries that will be most severely affected by climate change in the coming decades, especially sea level rises in coastal areas. In order to actively respond to climate change, Vietnam has been trying to create resources to limit the impacts caused by climate change.

 

Vietnam looks to cooperate with Australia in climate change response: official

Vietnam wishes to cooperate with developed countries in general and Australia in particular regarding climate change response, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh said on August 16. 

 

Source: VNA