The National Target Program for Response to Climate Change. The National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change (NTP-RCC) is the umbrella program and guiding framework for the Government of Viet Nam‘s efforts in adaptation and mitigation of climate change risk. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment developed the program and is responsible for its implementation. The current program, which covers the period from 2009 to 2015, has the global objectives of: (i) assessing potential impacts of climate change; (ii) ensuring that a climate change response action plan is developed by each sector; (iii) initiating efforts to move the country towards a low-carbon economy, and (iv) contributing to global efforts for the mitigation of GHGs. To achieve these objectives it establishes an ambitious agenda, comprising a series of nine task, that can be grouped into the following two operational areas: