Project
Promoting Active Participation of Civil Society in Environmental Governance
- Viet Nam
- December 2012
The project aimed to improve environmental conditions in Viet Nam. The grantee worked with the Vietnam Institute of Human Rights (VIHR) of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (HCMPA) to prepare a curriculum for high-level government officials designed to provide a better understanding of the benefits of civil society participation in environmental policy. The grantee also worked with the Center of Environmental Training and Communications (CETAC) of the Vietnam Environmental Administration (VEA) to train journalists in the use of independent research methods and sources of investigation.
In addition, the project supported the capacity building of local NGOs in the areas of strategic planning, financial management, and communications, in order to help them address key donor expectations.
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- Community activism
- Viet Nam
- December 2012
A good part of environmental news coverage still comprises of news items “cleared” by the government of Vietnam. Plans for continued media training could include a more substantial training effort for chief editors to promote the inclusion of civil society voices in debates about environmental issues.
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- Community activism
- Viet Nam
- December 2012
Projects supporting training of trainers on human rights in Vietnam should make sure that the Board of the National Academy of Politics and Public Administration include human rights in the training manual in accordance with the priority setting of the country’s political hierarchy.
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- Community activism
- Viet Nam
- December 2012
Following the completion of the project, the Vietnam Institute for Human Rights required external support to train future trainers at the provincial and district-level officials and civil servants. The withdrawal of support from the Institute after the end of the project could have been predicted.
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- Community activism
- Viet Nam
- December 2012
Despite the existence of an integration plan, no official decision had been taken by the Vietnam Institute of Human rights and the Academy of Politics and Public administration about the launch of a human-rights based environmental protection course. Both the grantee and officials were unable to present evidence that the achievements made by the UNDEF project are politically supported, either by the Party’s Central Committee or the Board of Academy of Politics and Public Administration. This experience highlights that applying an all-inclusive partnership approach, to the extent possible, is vital for the achievement of democracy development project objectives.
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- Community activism
- Viet Nam
- December 2012
The project led to changes in the perception of civil society participation among the Vietnam Institute of Human Rights graduates and senior student. This led the participating journalists to encourage their colleagues to investigate environmental topics. The projects workshops and field trips raised awareness among future political leaders, decision makers, journalists and the local population about the benefits of the joint identification and development of solutions for environmental issues in Vietnam.
