On 21-25 Oct, WOCAN andLowering Emission in Asia’s Forest (LEAF) project conducted gender integrated planning in climate change/REDD+ training in Nghe An Province, Vietnam. This training was held in partnership with the Vietnam Forestry Administration (VNFOREST), this was the second training in a regional series providing state forestry agencies and women constituencies with guidelines and skills to develop gender equitable plans. The event brought together 20 participants from provincial forestry offices, Con Cuong Women’s Union, Vinh and Da Lat universities, and participants from the USAID-funded Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) program to enhance capacities to understand and integrate gender issues in climate change and REDD+ programming. The lessons from the trainings shared at the regional workshop to be held on 25-29 Nov in Bangkok, Thailand.
