To improve the ecological and living environment for the residents, Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) inaugurated a project, "For a Green Dormitory" in September, 2022. The project is a tree planting activity sponsored by the program "One million urban green trees" (MTIC) by Green Viet Water Biodiversity Conservation Center (GreenViet), through the Conservation Fund project. The aim of the green dormitory project was to promote the planting of different species of trees to improve the ecological and living environment for more than 40,000 students staying at the centre. More than 1000 trees such as Pink trumpet, Black Star, Oil, and Camphor have been planted at planned points at the dormitory (1). The initial goal was to plant a total of 5,250 trees from September 2022 to March 2023 and included a series of greening activities of mass organizations at the dormitory campus of the Vietnam National University. So far, more than 1000 students, 200 lecturers, the dormitory manager of VNU-HCM and more than 50 members of Dang Gia Trang Manufacturing, Trading and Service Co., Ltd, participated in the project (1). In addition to this, the project also initiated an exchange program through which plastic waste was exchanged to receive green trees, encouraging awareness among officials, employees and boarding students (2).
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Green playgrounds and school grounds
- Institutional green space
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
Focus
Project objectives
Implementation activities
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Create or improve outdoor spaces to help people escape from urban heat
Main beneficiaries
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Researchers/university
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
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Financing
Total cost
Source(s) of funding
- Funds provided by non-governmental organization (NGO)
- EU funds
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
- Provision of land
- Provision of labour
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
- Other
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Education
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
References
(2). Vietnam National University Dormitory Management Center - HCMC. (2022). TTQLKTX Tổ chức lễ phát động trồng cây "Vì một ký túc xá xanh" [Vietnam National University Dormitory Management Center - HCMC Organizing the launching ceremony of planting trees "For a green dormitory"]. Available at Source link (Accessed on February 15, 2023).
(3). VNGreen. (2022). Source link Chí Minh: Trồng 200 cây xanh tại Trường Đại học Quốc gia [Ho Chi Minh City: Planting 200 trees at Vietnam National University]. Available at Source link (Accessed on February 15, 2023).
(4) Vietnam National University Dormitory Management Center - HCMC. (2022). Trồng hơn 1000 cây xanh tại ký túc xá ĐHQG-HCM. [Planting more than 1000 trees in the dormitory at Vietnam National University HCMC]. Available at Source link (Accessed on February 15, 2023).
5. GreenViet, TRỒNG 1.045 CÂY XANH TẠI ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA HỒ CHÍ MINH. Available at Source link (Accessed March 11, 2023)