Many countries are adopting emissions trading systems (ETS) as a means to reduce annual emissions and mitigate climate change. Therefore, Vietnamese companies must understand and actively participate in this market, whether they like it or not.
Vietnam always values the promotion of friendly relations and strategic partnership with Australia, President Vo Van Thuong told Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski during a reception in Hanoi on March 17.
Many programs and projects have been issued by Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to climate change in efforts to develop the southern metropolis into a low-carbon city.
Vietnam wishes UNDP will continue to give advice to and support Vietnam in terms of health care, bidding of medicines, marine spatial planning, Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha told UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued the sector’s action plan on climate change response and green growth to 2030, with a vision to 2050.
The Natural Resources-Environment Ministry forecasts that by 2030, the water needs for socio-economic purposes will be 122 billion m3 a year, a rise of 1.5 times compared to this year, asking for a comprehensive solution to ensure water security.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in The Hague on December 12, affirming his determination to join hands with the Netherlands in promoting the two countries’ comprehensive partnership.
Climate change has become increasingly unpredictable, leaving behind various adverse impacts on all aspects of life. It is, therefore, necessary for the whole Vietnamese community to collaborate in order to limit such effects.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has cooperated with Nestlé Vietnam to organize the conference ‘Establishing Green Agriculture and Increasing Values’, aiming at fostering ecological farming.
The Vietnamese Government is prioritizing climate change responses, green economy, sustainable development in its action programs. Therefore, businesses are advised to adapt to these concepts for their own growth.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defined major directions and measures to comprehensively advance the bilateral cooperation during their talks in Hanoi on November 13.
The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) said that in the past week, the number of dengue fever cases decreased by 21.7 percent compared to the average of four weeks ago, but still higher than the same period in previous years. Worse, 29 people succumbed to the disease this year.
SunRice, Australia’s largest rice supplier, will partner with Australian and Vietnamese researchers to develop a new variety of rice that helps farmers in the Mekong Delta adapt to climate change and offers a fresh opportunity to increase exports from the region.
The Communist Youth Unions of the Ho Chi Minh City Natural Resources and Environment Department and the HCMC Institute for Development Studies (HIDS) this morning held a meeting on ‘Implementing the Program to Reduce Environment Pollution in HCMC from 2020-2030’.
The Resource – Environment Communications Center (under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) has informed that the domestic water resource is facing several serious challenges.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 23 asked Ho Chi Minh City to further bring into play its role as the biggest development driver for the southeastern region and Vietnam as a whole.
Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing units are making it difficult for Vietnam to meet the millennium goal of ensuring economic development in a sustainable environment.
A seminar took place in Can Tho on September 19 to launch the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s ‘We Love Cities’ campaign in the Mekong Delta city for a greener future.