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In December 2013, Japan concluded the "Memorandum of Cooperation between Ministry of the Environment, Japan and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Environmental Cooperation" with Vietnam. Based on this Agreement, the 1st and the 2nd Japan-Vietnam Environmental Policy Dialogues were held in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
| Year | Venue | Outline |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Dialogue (2014) |
Hanoi | Shared policies on climate change, including Vietnam’s progress of the JCM and exchanged opinions on effective implementation of the Environmental Protection Act which was revised in June 2014. Shared Japan’s experiences of waste management and exchanged various opinions how to solve the environmental issues of Vietnam. |
| 2nd Dialogue (2015) |
Tokyo | Confirmed the progress of bilateral cooperation between Japan and Vietnam, exchanged opinions in a wide range of areas such as Green Growth Strategy (GGS) and Low Carbon Society, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Waste Water Management, Management of Chemical Substances, and Solid Waste Management and 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), and agreed to promote further environmental cooperation. |
| 3rd Dialogue (2016) |
Hanoi | The two countries reviewed cooperative activities over the past three years, and shared outcomes and challenges. In addition, both countries agreed to further promote environmental cooperation for Viet Nam's environmental improvement and climate change measures as utilizing their experience. |
| 4th Dilaogue (2018) |
Tokyo | The dialogue confirmed the progress of environmental cooperation between Japan and Viet Nam through an overall review of past cooperative activities. The two countries also had more detailed discussions on climate change, solid waste management, wastewater management, management of chemical substances, and the revision of the Laws on Environment Protection of Viet Nam. They agreed to further promote environmental cooperation through discussions on the direction of cooperation towards 2019 and major areas of collaboration. |
| 5th Dilaogue (2019) |
Hanoi | Japan and Vietnam reviewed and confirmed the progress of bilateral cooperation since 4th Policy Dialogue, such as Financing Program for JCM (Joint-Credit Mechanism) Model Projects, amendment of Environmental Protection Law in Vietnam, and capacity development program for Pollution Control Managers System. Two countries also agreed upon the overall direction of further corporation which included waste management, wastewater management and climate change measures. Specifically, on waste management and 3Rs, both countries welcomed establishment of a Joint Committee on Waste Management and 3Rs, and agreed on the direction of cooperation on marine litter in ASEAN region including monitoring and establishment of knowledge hub, following the outcomes of asean summit meeting. On wastewater management, the result of a feasibility study for installation of Jokaso in Viet Nam was shared, and promotion of wastewater management in Vietnamese rivers was agreed. On climate change, continuation/further enhancement of JCM, Partnership to Strengthen Transparency for Co-innovation (PaSTI), and development National Adaptation Plan of Viet Nam through impact assessment and adaptation planning were among the agreed cooperation. |
| 6th Dialogu (2020) |
Virtual meeting | The dialogue reviewed cooperation between Japan and Viet Nam to date such as climate change, waste management and marine plastic debris, air pollution, wastewater treatment and water environment, and environmental management. Both sides confirmed continuation of comprehensive cooperation between two countries. The Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on Environmental Cooperation was signed at the dialogue. The Joint Ministerial Statement of the 6th Viet Nam and Japan Environmental Dialogue was issued. |
Joint Ministerial Statement, 6th Viet Nam - Japan Environmental Policy Dialogue  (19.3KB) |
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| 7th Dialogu (2021) |
On-line | The Dialogue discussed issues on climate change, marine plastic debris and other issues, and reviewed the cooperation to date, and exchanged views on future cooperation. Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and Minister of Environment Yamaguchi agreed and signed the “Joint Cooperation Plan on Climate Change toward Carbon Neutrality by 2050” towards realization of Vietnam's carbon neutrality target by 2050. |
| Joint Cooperation Plan on Climate Change toward Carbon Neutrality by 2050 between the Minister of the Environment of Japan and the Minister of Natural Resource and Environment of Viet Nam |
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| 2nd （2021） |
Online | Various online seminars were held and both countries deepened the discussion about each role and cooperation to solve issues. The Project Launch Ceremony for the waste to energy project in the scheme of JCM, business matching and company exhibitions were also held. |
| 2023 | Hanoi (face to face) and WEB(online) | Updating policy developments and exchanging opinions about issues and cooperation on Ocean pollution of plastic, waste management, mitigation, and transparency strategy, etc. towards carbon neutrality by 2050 in meetings. |
| 8th （2024） |
Hanoi (face to face) and WEB(online) | Updating the memorandum of bilateral environmental cooperation and discussing pathway of cooperation on climate change countermeasures, pollution of plastic, waste management, etc. in the policy dialogue. And the joint working group and the completion ceremony regarding titles above were held. |
