Country Profiles

National Council for Sustainable Development

BỘ TÀI NGUYÊN VÀ MÔI TRƯỜNG NGUYỄN

Contact

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Phone: +84 4 3942 1495

Address:  

UNDP Viet Nam Main Contacts

25-29 Phan Boi Chau Street.

Ha Noi – Viet Nam

Website: http://www.monre.gov.vn/v35/default.aspx?tabid=673

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The National Council on Sustainable Development was established in September 2005 (and then strengthened in February 2009), mandated to advise the Prime Minister, help the latter guide the implementation of the Strategic Orientation for Sustainable Development on a national scale, monitor and assess the implementation of sustainable development objectives in Vietnam in line with the Strategic Orientation for Sustainable Development. A Steering Committee/Council on Sustainable Development and an Office on Sustainable Development has also been set up in a number of ministries, agencies and localities to implement the Strategic Orientation for Sustainable Development in Vietnam. Vietnam has also established the Vietnam Business Council on Sustainable Development (VBCSD) with a view to building a Vietnamese business community that is sustainable, energetic and successfully integrating into the world in the 21st century, contributing to the nation’s sustainable development.

Mission Statement

From Rio Questionnaire:

So far the Council still plays a limited role in shaping the development toward sustainable development. Vietnam NSDC could facilitate the preparation of UNCSD by contributing and sharing our experience in how to mainstreaming sustainable development principle into various development plans at different levels.

 

Role and Functions

 

  • advising on government policy or making policy recommendations, including NSDS; and
  • stakeholder engagement

 

Recent Activities

NCSD is credited with successful involvement in Vietnam’s agenda 21 and NSDS work, as well as 2011’s National Climate Change Strategy.

 

Resources

Implementation of Sustainable Development - National Report at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012)

 

Composition and Membership

The National Council on Sustainable Development is chaired by a Deputy Prime Minister and composed of 30 members who represent National Assembly Government bodies, Ministries, Agencies, social and professional organizations, businesses, and the mass media. The Council membership is expected to expand in the time to come to cover the issue of enhancing national competitiveness. The Council will be tasked to serve as a think-tank and advisor to the Prime Minister on sustainable development and competitiveness enhancement.

Secretariat: ‘the Vietnam Agenda 21 Office’, established 2004.

Little information is clearly available in English, however a speech given at the UNDP Vietnam Green Economy Forum in December 2011, addressed to the Prime Minster of Vietnam and the Vietnam NCSD, indicates that the Council is still functioning, and includes a remit for Rio+20.

Steering Committee/Sectoral and local Council on Sustainable Development:
An executive system on sustainable development has also been established at ministries, agencies and localities. So far, a Steering Committee or a Council on Sustainable Development has been set up at a number of Ministries (the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Trade) and 26 provinces (Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Son La, Bac Ninh, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, Thua Thien Hue, Dak Nong, Ben Tre, Soc Trang, Vinh Long, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau …) to guide the implementation of the Strategic Orientation on Sustainable Development in Vietnam.

Business Council on Sustainable Development:
The Vietnam Business Council on Sustainable Development (VBCSD) was established on 17 December 2010 and chaired by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry with a view to
forging a Vietnamese business community that is sustainable, energetic and successfully integrating internationally in the 21st century, contributing to social and economic development, hunger eradication, poverty reduction, and environmental protection, thus contributing its part to the country’s sustainable development. The Council is to act as a bridge between Government agencies and the business sector, to ensure information flows and reflect businesses’ actual needs during the implementation process of sustainable development.