Environment and natural resources

Landslides in Mekong Delta could lead to serious flooding

8 November 2017
Vietnamnet
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Floods / Irrigation and water management / Marine and coastal areas / Rivers and lakes / Storms
flood / landslide / Mekong Delta

There are 562 landslide spots in Mekong Delta with total length of over 786 kilometers, according to the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control.Keep reading ...

 VietNamNet Reporter

Vietnam plans to put special control on 28 major industry projects

7 November 2017
The Saigon Times
Air pollution / Cement / Clean development mechanism / Coal / Electronic waste / Environmental impact assessments / Gravel and limestone / Iron and steel / Major companies and projects / Manufacturing policy and regulation / Relevant ministries / Solid waste / Steel / Types of state-protected areas / Water pollution
environment / industrial / projects / special control
Summary translated by ODV Team

Up to 28 biggest industrial production projects will be in a list of projects subject to special control on environment by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, according to a draft plan. Keep reading ...

 Lan Nhi

Vietnam releases water from brimming reservoirs as APEC summit nears

8 November 2017
Reuters
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Irrigation and water management / Rivers and lakes / Storms
APEC / flood / reservoirs / water

Vietnam released water from seven dangerously full reservoirs on Tuesday to avoid further flooding, after a weekend typhoon killed nearly 90 people. Authorities said particular effort was being made to avoid flooding around the city of Danang, which will host U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s Xi ...

 Mai Nguyen

South’s EPZs, IZs to go hi-tech, green

7 November 2017
Vietnam Investment Review
Clean development mechanism / Domestic investors / Exports / Foreign investors / Imports / Open technologies / Science and technology education and promotion / Science and technology policy and administration / SMEs policy and regulation
EPZs / green / growth / high-tech / IZs

It is critical for export processing zones (EPZs) and industrial zones (IZs) in HCM City to renovate towards high-technology and green development to help enhance the southern city’s economic growth quality.Keep reading ...

 VNA Reporter

WWF report: Vietnamese, Chinese tourists blamed for wildlife trafficking

6 November 2017
Vietnamnet
Animals / Environmental and biodiversity protection
trafficking / wildlife / WWF

According to a report of WWF, tigers, elephants, bears and pangolin are four of the most widely traded species in the Golden Triangle — the border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar connect. A major driver of the illegal wildlife trade in the Golden Triangle – ...

 VietnamNet Reporter

PM approves climate change, green growth programme

3 November 2017
Vietnam News
Adaptation / Animals / Clean development mechanism / Ecological services / Ecosystems / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action / Plants / Relevant ministries
climate change / green growth / program

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has green lighted the target programme to cope with climate change and promote green growth during 2016-20.Keep reading ...

 VNS reporter

As coal rises, waste remains an issue

3 November 2017
Vietnam Investment Review
Air pollution / Coal / Electricity policy and administration / Generation and distribution facilities / Solid waste / Water pollution
ash / coal / disposal / power plants / requirements

The Ministry of Construction is set to release its mandatory requirements for coal ash disposal early next year, threatening to shut down coal-fired thermal power plants that cannot adequately treat, store, or reuse their coal ash and gypsum discharge.Keep reading ...

 Phuong Thu

ADB approves $170-Mln loan to help Vietnam cope with climate change in urban areas

2 November 2017
Vietnam Plus
Adaptation / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Clean development mechanism / Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action / Rural sanitation / Rural water supply / Urban sanitation infrastructure / Urban water supplies and distribution / Water and sanitation funding / Water and sanitation policy and administration
ADB / climate change / Loan / urban areas
Summary translated by ODV Team

More than 30 million people are living in urban areas in Vietnam, but the impact of urbanization is variable across the country. In order to help Vietnam improve urban infrastructure and respond to climate change, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Board of Directors on November ...

 Thuy Ha

Climate change exposes HCMC to extreme weather

31 October 2017
The Saigon Times
Clean development mechanism / Environmental and biodiversity protection
climate change / extreme weather / rain

Extreme weather, especially abnormally heavy rain, has been increasingly frequent in HCMC this year as a result of climate change, according to the HCMC Steering Center of the Urban Flood Control Program (SCFC).Keep reading ...

 Van Nam

National database on natural resources, environment monitoring to be set up

1 November 2017
VGP News
Environmental and biodiversity protection / Environmental impact assessments / Relevant ministries / Types of state-protected areas
database / environment / monitoring / natural resources

The PM has approved a plan on the establishment of national database on natural resources and environment monitoring. Keep reading ...

 Thuy Dung