Environment and natural resources
Climate change
UNICEF calls for building climate-smart social services to cope climate-related shocks
UNICEF is calling for urgent action from governments, businesses and donors, to invest in building climate-smart social services including education, healthcare and water supply and sanitation, early warning systems, and climate-responsive social protection such as cash transfers.UNICEF has conducted surveys on possibilities of solar rooftop ...
Vietnam will run carbon trade exchange in 2028
Vietnam will officially run a carbon trade exchange in 2028, according to a draft project on the development of a carbon market in Vietnam conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. According to the draft, Vietnam will pilot the operation of this carbon ...
Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam discussed
A workshop themed “Solutions for sustainable urban cooling in Vietnam” took place in Hanoi on May 17.Jointly organised by the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Global Green Growth Institute ...
Ca Mau's largest freshwater lake to provide clean water for 11,000 families
Construction of the Mekong Delta’s Ca Mau Province’s largest freshwater lake, which will provide clean water for over 11,000 families, is now 70% complete. The lake, spanning 102 ha and costing VND184 billion ($7.84 million), is capable of holding 3.85 million cubic meters of water, ...
An Minh
Heatwaves, scanty rainfall pose threat of large-scale power shortage
Heatwaves and scanty rainfall have resulted in low water levels in hydropower dams whereas the presence of heatwaves means a frenzied electricity demand in the affected areas.According to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, the El Nino phenomenon occurs from about June or July and ...
Anh Quan, Van Phuc
Plan approved to realise net-zero emissions goal by 2050
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a plan for solutions to realise Việt Nam’s commitment to cutting emissions to net zero by 2050 announced at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in the UK in 2021.The ministry will make amendments to ...
Vietnam to pilot carbon credit trade from 2025
A seminar on opportunities for developing a carbon market in Vietnam took place in Hanoi on April 20.Jointly hosted by Giao thong (Transport) Newspaper and Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), the event focused on roadmaps for developing the domestic carbon market, and policy recommendations ...
IFC innovation expected to enhance climate resilience of buildings in Vietnam
International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Thursday introduced its innovation called the Building Resilience Index (BRI) in Vietnam in a bid to help local developers improve the resilience of buildings in the Southeast Asian country.The BRI is a web-based hazard mapping and resilience assessment framework. It ...
Hong Ngan
First Provincial Green Index announced
The Provincial Green Index (PGI) was jointly released for the first time on April 11 by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).PGI evaluates and ranks environmental quality in 63 provinces and cities from ...
Kim Loan
Students offer innovative solutions to global problems
Students from engineering technology universities in Vietnam have developed innovative projects following the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) model to provide engineering solutions for real world problems, including supporting the vulnerable, sustainability, agricultural productivity, plastic recycling, reducing CO2 emission and green energy.Keep reading ...