Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  YES, under adaptation component, gender equality has been mentioned.
   

• Context for the reference:
  Yes, Gender referenced crosscutting.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  Yes, Women positioned in the NDC as vulnerable groups.
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  No mention.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Yes, Viet Nam’s INDC has been developed with the participation and contributions from different line ministries, non-governmental organisations, research institutions, business sector representatives as well as international development partners.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  Yes, The monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the GHG mitigation and adaptation components will be reflected in Viet Nam’s “National Communications” and “Biennial Updated Reports” submitted to the UNFCCC.

Governance

• Reference to gender or women:
  Yes.
   

• Context for the reference:
  Yes, Gender referenced crosscutting, Gender Equality is recognized as one of the key priorities in the NDC.
   

• The ways in which women are positioned in the NDC:
  Women positioned in the NDC as vulnerable groups, The NDC recognizes that climate change affects men and women differently; and While men are exposed to more risks due to their involvement in search and rescue operations, women are generally more vulnerable to health and socio-economic problems.​​​​​​​
   

Planning

• The existence of gender-responsive budgeting in the NDC:
  No mention.
   

• The existence of a participatory planning process for the NDC:
  Yes, The review and update of the NDC was actively and extensively joined by scientists, ministries, sectors, localities, non-governmental organisations, research agencies, enterprises and international development partners through working sessions and consultation workshops.
   

Implementation

• The existence of a mechanism or process for monitoring or implementing the NDC:
  YES, This entails the ETF to monitor and evaluate the activities and results from the implementation of the updated NDC, including: (i) Establishing MRV systems for mitigation actions at the national and sectoral levels; (ii) Establishing M&E systems for climate change adaptation actions at the national, local and project levels; (iii) Monitoring and evaluating the mobilisation of resources for climate change response at the national level; developing budget reports on climate change response and green growth which could be used as the inputs for global stocktake and to develop monitoring systems for technology transfer and capacity building.

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