On March 22, 2024, the working delegation of the Bread for the World Organization (Brot für die Welt – BROT) and the International Agroforestry Research Organization (ICRAF – also known as World Agroforestry) in Vietnam visited and worked with Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (NUNLN). This working visit aims to discuss issues related to cooperation opportunities between NTU and BROT, ICRAF and discuss the implementation of the project “Learning center towards emission neutrality and sustainability with climate in Northern Vietnam (LEARN-VN Project).
Participating in the meeting, on the side of NLU, there was Prof. Nguyen The Hung, Chairman of the School Council, Associate Professor. Dr. Nguyen Hung Quang, Principal of the school, Professor Tran Thi Thu Ha, Director of the Institute of Forestry and Sustainable Development (IFS). The working delegation of BROT and ICRAF includes Mr. Christopher Benjamin Selbach, Head of the Global Project Department for the East Asia-Mekong region of the BROT Office headquarters in Berlin (Germany), and Ms. Frauke Peters-Barisic, Director of the Office BROT Vietnam and Laos Region, Mr. Nguyen Quang Tan, ICRAF Country Coordinator in Vietnam, and staff of BROT and ICRAF.
On behalf of the School Board, Prof. Nguyen The Hung welcomed BROT and ICRAF to visit and work with the school, and was pleased to announce to BROT and ICRAF representatives an important information that is the project “Learning Center towards emission neutrality”. and resilient to the climate in Northern Vietnam” was officially approved by the Ministry of Education and Training. GS. Nguyen The Hung also expressed his thanks for BROT’s support and companionship for NLU and hopes that the Project will contribute to helping NLU in the field of sustainable development and response to climate change.
For his part, Mr. Christoper said he was happy to visit and work locally. He emphasized that BROT, with more than 60 years of accompanying people in improving their livelihoods, always considers agriculture and farming as the main points to focus on in solving poverty. He also said that one of the current urgent issues is climate change, which BROT identified as one of the priorities for its strategic plan.
Following Mr. Christopher’s words, Ms. Frauke Peters-Barisic emphasized that the Project “Learning Center towards emission neutrality and climate resilience in Northern Vietnam” is an extremely important project of BROT and is considered a pioneering project.
Nguyen Quang Tan (ICRAF) thanked the great support of BROT and NLU for the Project, and gave an overview to the delegates participating in the meeting about the Project as well as plans for the time being. next.
On behalf of NLU, Associate Professor, PhD. Nguyen Hung Quang, Principal of the school, once again congratulated the Project on being approved, appreciated the efforts of the partners participating in the Project and reaffirmed the highest commitment of NLU in implementing the Project. project in the near future.
After the meeting, delegates visited the Climate Park located in the project implementation area. Here, after planting a souvenir tree, Professor Tran Thi Thu Ha, Director of the Institute of Forestry and Sustainable Development (under NLU, implementing partner of the Project in Thai Nguyen) took the delegation to visit and introduce with the working delegation of BROT and ICRAF to the regional campus where the Project will be implemented./.
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P/S: The project will contribute to realizing the Vietnamese Government’s COP-26 commitment to neutralize emissions by 2050 and provide Vietnamese people with knowledge about adapting to climate change with. The project is funded by Bread for the World, with support from Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, and by the International Agroforestry Research Organization (ICRAF – also known as World Agroforestry) in collaboration with the Institute of Forestry. Industry and Sustainable Development implementation.
