EU-VN Women-led Green Partnership Programme Viet Nam is a disaster-prone country, as a result of climate change; these risks are increasing due to climate change, as indicated in the NDC. Women predominantly work in agriculture, a sector that is more vulnerable to disaster risk impacts. Aligned with the ILO report, women are more likely to be employed in subsistence agriculture than men. But they have fewer savings and other resources, compared to men, to cope with disaster-related losses and they have less access to land and assets needed to secure financing to do so. In addition to that, women have limited capacity and capital to invest in climate-resilient and adaptation options. Last but not least, women¿s limited political participation in decision making bodies hinders their voice on priorities and their involvement in macro issues, such as green growth; climate change; disaster preparedness; etc. Viet Nam has the obligation and the intention to implement its international commitments, including on rules and standards for social, climate, environmental, gender equality and human rights. But the participation of non-State-actors (NSAs) in monitoring the implementation of the policies, codifying these international commitments, is still limited due to the fact that the government remains to be sceptical vis-à-vis the NSAs. Building on the EU¿s understanding of the political context and its experience in engaging with NSAs, the EU-VN Women-led Green Partnership Programme aims for a long-term vision of an enabling environment, which allows NSAs in Viet Nam to engage efficiently and effectively in the development and governance process of the country (in particular as it related to climate change adaptation and mitigation). The added value of the EU, as a champion of the Green Transition and frontrunner for Gender Equality, is translated into the Ation¿s overall objective: ¿Women in all their diversity influence decision-making processes on climate change and environmental conservation policies and actions in Viet Nam¿. The Action will contribute to MIP Priority Area 1 on Climate-responsive digital circular economy, with a focus on Specific Objective 1.1 on Strengthened resilience to climate related hazards and natural disasters and Specific Objective 1.3 on Conserved natural resources. It aligns mainly to SDGs 13 and 5 and significantly to SDGs 7 and 12, with its dual principal objective of aid to environment and gender equality, and will contribute to both TE1 and TE2. In view of the TEI-1, the Action will assist in monitoring the implementation of CC adaptation and resilience policies, such as the one on disaster risk reduction, and promoting CC mitigation via low-carbon and circular innovations. In view of TEI-2, the Action will contribute to inclusive and responsible business by promoting equal participation of girls and women and helping private sectors promote corporate social responsibility.