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climate changes. As a result, a national response programme
for climate change has been prepared and put into action by
various government agencies and organizations. Ministries
including the Ministry of Education and Training are drafting
their action plans. In this national programme, the education
sector is responsible for improving the population’s awareness
and for the training of a specialized workforce to meet the chal-
lenges of climate change.
Challenges to overcome
ESD has been part of education in Viet Nam for a long time. The
importance of ESD has been recognized and realized in many ways
in the system. However, given the lack of a consistent roadmap for
implementing ESD and the lack of resources to bring ESD up to date
and train the necessary qualified human resources, the
results of ESD activities in Viet Nam over the last years
have not gone as expected.
As a country with rich biodiversity and natural
resources, but also constrained by its development
needs and the large population living under the poverty
line, Viet Nam has to overcome many issues before it is
able to realize sustainable development and DESD goals.
In this context, education plays a very important role
and the government and other non-government organi-
zations have to work together to reach the objectives
of ESD. Cooperation, local and international, is also
needed to enhance the ESD activities and to improve
the effectiveness of ESD.
A poster promoting recycling, made by schoolchildren in Ho Chi Minh City
Image: courtesy of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training