In 2008, Viet Nam adopted the National Target Programme to Respond to Climate Change. The Programme’s main objective is to establish an effective response to climate change to ensure sustainable development and a low-carbon economy and guarantee international efforts to mitigate climate change. During the implementation period of 2009 to 2015, the tasks and objectives included formulating a climate change education and training program on all education levels. The agency in charge was the Ministry of Education and Training. Communication programs via newspapers, televisions, and websites are listed as ways to raise awareness about climate change and are assigned to the Ministry of Information and Communication.
The Teacher Manual on Climate Change Education (2012) addresses climate change responses. The Manual aims to contextualize climate change and its causes and impacts on students by providing teaching and lesson materials for teachers on how to guide such topics in classrooms.
More details on the context of Climate Change Education in Vietnam can be found on UNESCO’s Country Profile for Climate Change Education, Vietnam, updated in 2024: Vietnam Country Profile 2024.