(VNF) - More than 250 top leaders from the private sector, Governments, and civil society all over the world are warmly welcome at the Global Green Growth Forum - 3GF Summit 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 6th-7th.

The goal is to create innovative collaborations and tangible green solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges across energy, food loss and waste, climate, and sustainable cities. At the Summit, more than 30 public-private partnerships will be developing solutions that contribute to green growth all over the world.

The summit will include launches of several new initiatives originated in 3GF’s public-private partnerships, e.g. a new initiative to combat climate change and an alliance working to reduce barriers to trade in green energy.

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“In 2015, the international community agreed upon a number of ambitious goals for climate and sustainable development in Paris and New York. The 3GF Summit is a mean to translate the ambitions to concrete agreements. We need to form new innovative collaborations to promote green growth both locally and globally. I will focus specifically on the role of cities and on strengthening the collaboration with the private sector. Danish businesses are world leaders when it comes to delivering solid green solutions on global issues, for example by utilizing water resources better in drought-ridden areas, or by promoting efficient green energy solutions in rural areas. This is critical to growth and development in our partner countries, and it holds tremendous business opportunities,” said Kristian Jensen, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Participating delegations are planed to focus on global action on food loss and waste, cities as drivers of green growth, and the SDGs as global business opportunity.

Members of the business sector include Pan Group, Phu Cuong Group and Victory Group will accompany the Vietnamese delegation which led by Minister for Environment and Natural Resources Tran Hong Ha.

Minister Hong Ha is about to give a remark together with Danish Prime Minister at the headline session of the Summit named “A call to Action - Enabling Solutions at Speed and Scale”.

In the afternoon of June 6th, he will have a courtesy meeting with Danish Minister of Environment and Food Mr. Esben Lunde Larsen. The two Ministers will discuss strategic areas of cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark in environmental sector including better environmental disaster prevention, pollution control and food safety.

Besides, a small ceremony to celebrate Vietnam as new partner country of 3GF will be held.

The timing of this year’s 3GF Summit is designed to follow up on the Paris Climate Agreement and the Agreement on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals from September 2015. Under the headline A Call to Action – Enabling Solutions at Speed and Scale, the 3GF provides a platform for developing solutions and private-public partnerships that help fuel the green transition. The summit focuses on three areas in particular: the green transition of energy systems, cities as drivers of green growth, and optimising the use of natural resources.

3GF was initiated by the Danish Government in 2011 in close collaboration with the Republic of Korea and Mexico. Since then, China, Kenya, Qatar, and Ethiopia have joined the platform. This year, Vietnam and Chile join as official 3GF partner countries.

Vietnam has become the 8th core government partner of 3GF by signing the formal MoU on November 9th, 2015 (VN MONRE Minister/DK Minister for the Environment & Food).

It has participated in the 3GF since its first event in 2011. During 3GF 2014 the Vietnamese delegation led by MONRE Vice Minister Tran Hong Ha played a key role in further developing the “Race to the Top” initiative on Sustainable Apparel Value Chain which is now developing a Public-Private-Partnership with Vietnam as a pilot country.

Admitting Vietnam as 3GF core member will:

* help strengthening the Vietnam-Denmark partnership within green growth areas and realizing mutual benefit and objectives stated in the above mentioned agreements.

* support Vietnam in the ongoing process of restructuring its economy toward greener and more quality growth, where the Vietnamese government has expressed its commitment in making the green transition happen. Therefore, Vietnam has ideal conditions for exploring and demonstrating how collaborations among policy makers, public and private actors, and other stakeholders can drive market penetration and realise potential for long-term inclusive green growth.

* underpin related partnership initiatives (for example the Race to the Top partnership) on creating sustainable apparel value chains and others, where Vietnam has already demonstrated commitment./.

( VNF )