Pham Van Tan, deputy head of the Climate Change Department, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), presents the ministry’s response to climate change threats to the country (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam ranks 6th globally in the most up-to-date Climate Risk Index ranking released by Germanwatch, the highest of any ASEAN country. Germanwatch released the ranking, which analyses the extent to which each country has been affected by weather-related loss events, at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) on December 4 in Katowice, Poland. Germanwatch is an NGO based in Bonn, Germany, also the home of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). For 27 years, it has been engaged in environment and development issues, seeking to influence national policy and North-South relations. In the ranking, Vietnam was followed by Thailand at number … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks 6th in Climate Risk Index ranking
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Vietnam actively implements international commitments and efforts to cope with climate change: Deputy Minister
The official made the remarks at a high-level dialogue on climate change, co-organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in Hanoi, on October 10. Together with the ratification of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, Vietnam has issued a plan for the implementation of the document, with a focus on implementing its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), Thanh said. He added that the dialogue would focus on discussing issues related to the response actions to climate change in Vietnam, while promoting cooperation and connection with development partners, the scientific community, enterprises, organisations and individuals for the cause of responding to climate change. At the dialogue, information on the newly approved Special Report of the IPCC on the impacts of global warming of 1.5ºC and issues related to global greenhouse gas emissions were also … [Read more...] about Vietnam actively implements international commitments and efforts to cope with climate change: Deputy Minister
Vietnam urged to take bolder actions to tackle climate change ahead of COP24
The Hanoitimes - Experts commented civil society organizations can make important contributions in this process, and called for NGOs to take active participation in discussion of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Experts have voiced that Vietnam needs to become an ambitious and demanding participant in international climate negotiations as the country is among the most vulnerable to climate change and is contributing modestly to climate change mitigation, said an expert. A panel at the workshop. Photo: Minh Tuan At the workshop titled “Opportunities and challenges on review and implementation of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)” ahead of the COP 24 in Poland in December, Hoang Viet, program coordinator of Water and Climate Change at WWF Vietnam, noted that Vietnam is among countries that is committed the least to the 2015 Paris Agreement. “Even though at high risk, Vietnam, even after the revised technical report, committed in a … [Read more...] about Vietnam urged to take bolder actions to tackle climate change ahead of COP24
Discovery Channel documentary to shoot in Vietnam
Filmmakers for Discovery Channel on a shoot in Africa. (Photos courtesy of Ha Thuc Van) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – The story of Vietnamese engineers and technicians joining hands to change lives in a remote area of Africa has inspired Discovery Channel filmmakers to make a documentary featuring the hard work of the Vietnamese team and showing the impact they had on local people. The 24-minute film will air in December on Discovery Asia Pacific and Discovery Africa. The film crew arrived in Vietnam on September 26 to shoot the film’s final scenes. They are scheduled to stay for one week. Ha Thuc Van, director of the Red Bridge Company and the production director of the film’s shoot in Vietnam, told Viet Nam News, the English-language newspaper of Vietnam News Agency, that the title of the documentary is “Connecting Dreams.” The film is about Vietnamese people bringing modern technologies to poor countries with the aim of improving the lives of local … [Read more...] about Discovery Channel documentary to shoot in Vietnam
Vietnam – Japan: Old partners, new partnership
Nhat Tan Bridge, a symbol of the Vietnam-Japan relations. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and Japan are this year celebrating 45 years of their diplomatic ties, but bilateral relations date back to the 8th century. The over-1,000-year connections are now in their prime, with when two countries in an Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia. In the 8th century, a monk named “Phat Triet” (Buttetsu) who came from Champa, an ancient kingdom that extended across the coast of what is today central Vietnam, introduced Rinyu-gaku – a composite ritual art comprising orchestral music and dance – to Japan. This event is considered the beginning of the two countries’ relations. The prime of political relations Weathering ups and downs in history, Vietnam and Japan established diplomatic ties on September 21, 1973, heralding a new era in their relations. Since then, bilateral friendship has been strengthened by generations of … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Japan: Old partners, new partnership