Vietnam environment

Mekong Delta re-plans in response to climate change After nearly two years of implementing a government resolution on sustainable and climate resilient development of the Mekong Delta, known as Resolution 120, a number of policies have been revised to enable the region’s comprehensive development. … [Read more...] about Water sources in Vietnam insufficient: report

Le Bach Quang, who was a member of the Executive Board of the KC.10/16-20 Program on developing modern technologies to serve health care, said that racing against the clock in producing such test kits, units need to be assigned to implement the task. They will not have to follow all of the procedures as currently applied.  … [Read more...] about Covid-2019: what can Vietnam’s scientists do?

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam has welcomed the Paris Agreement, which attempts to limit the rise in global temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius, saying that it will open a new chapter in coping with climate change. In a statement on December 13, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Spokesman Le Hai Binh said that the ratification of the deal at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 12 was also an important step in global efforts in dealing with climate change. “The world community needs to have strong political determination and effective cooperation to seriously and appropriately implement the Paris deal,” Binh said. “Developed countries should take the lead to limit the greenhouse effect, support and enhance capacity for developing countries to implement the deal together,” he stressed. Binh noted that being among the most-affected countries, Vietnam has actively implemented measures to cope with climate change and seriously implemented … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes COP21’S climate deal

Each province, from Hoa Binh to Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai and Yen Bai, has its own solutions to adapt to climate change and protect the environment. However, all of them are doing the same thing – re-programming the development of three kinds of forests, protective forests, production forests and special-use forests to green hollow land and bare hills. … [Read more...] about Climate change in northwest: saving the ‘green lung’

Coronavirus may lower Vietnam’s State budget by VND42.3 trillion: ministry The State budget may face a shortfall of some VND42.3 trillion (US$1.8 billion) this year due to the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus, or Covid-19, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.   … [Read more...] about Closure of illegal wildlife markets will help fight Covid-19