Hanoi, October 14, 2025 – The IKI Interface Viet Nam Workshop 2025, held today at the Hanoi Convention Center, convened over 80 participants to explore intersectoral cooperation and investment mobilisation for climate action and biodiversity conservation. The workshop’s theme, “Green Transformation of Businesses to Protect Climate and Biodiversity,” underscored the critical role of the private sector as a key driver for translating Viet Nam’s climate and biodiversity commitments into tangible action.
Implementers from 19 IKI projects, representatives from Vietnamese and German ministries and organisations, and 38 enterprises from various industries attended the workshop. The agenda featured keynotes on the IKI strategy for private sector engagement and the enabling environment for private economic development opportunities in Viet Nam. These were complemented by presentations focusing on the role of women in climate change adaptation, investments for scaling climate protection and biodiversity conservation.
Through this platform, the IKI echoes its strategic objective and long-lasting interest in engaging with the private sector in the country. “IKI projects in Viet Nam already cooperate and work in meaningful ways with businesses and business associations within their respective sectors. The IKI has set itself an ambitious target to leverage 1.5 billion EUR private investments until 2030. Today’s workshop reinforced the dialogue of the IKI implementing organisations with the businesses community to maximise the contribution of the IKI to redirect private investments to the green transition.”, shared Daniel Herrmann, Chief Technical Advisor of the IKI Interface project, GIZ.
Furthermore, the workshop introduced break-out groups, bringing together different perspectives to examine common goals and challenges. In the morning, participants joined discussions on how to build synergy between enterprises and IKI implementers, under four aspects: Policy & Regulation, Technology & Innovation, Finance & Incentives, and Capacity Building. Later in the afternoon session, the floor was given to panelist discussions, where the speakers shared insights on how to mobilise private sector investment for climate protection, climate change adaptation, and biodiversity conservation.
“This is my first time joining the IKI Workshop, which provides me with an opportunity to connect with IKI projects in Viet Nam that are normally beyond my network. Today, I made new connections and had insightful exchanges with people working in biodiversity conservation and climate change — not only from IKI projects but also from other enterprises. With its focus on biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation, IKI’s strategy aligns closely with our mission and interests,” stated Nguyen Quoc Dat, Co-founder and Creative Director of Think Playground.
The IKI Interface Workshop 2025 provided a space for mutual understanding and actualising solutions towards a sustainable transition to a decarbonised and biodiverse future. As one of the focal audiences, enterprises at the workshop were able to disclose their needs and priorities for enabling frameworks, explore partnership opportunities, and gain actionable insights into trends and incentives for climate-friendly and biodiversity-positive business models.
The IKI Interface Viet Nam Workshop is an annual event for networking and knowledge exchange by IKI Viet Nam.
About IKI Viet Nam: The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is an important part of the German government’s international climate finance commitment, anchored in the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN). The IKI portfolio in Viet Nam currently comprises 22 ongoing bilateral, regional, and global projects under four funding areas: Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions; Adaptation to the impacts of climate change; Preserving and restoring carbon sinks; and Conserving biological diversity.
For more information on IKI Viet Nam, please visit: International Climate Initiative (IKI) in Viet Nam
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