Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 13 Climate action
Third conference held to discuss sustainable development of Mekong Delta
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talked about a new strategic viewpoint involving eight “Gs” on the development of the Mekong Delta while chairing a conference in Can Tho city on March 13. Eight “Gs” include: “giao thong” (traffic), “giao duc” (education), “giang” (rivers), “gan” (connecting), “giau” ...
Government shows urgency in climate change battle
In a bid to ensure sustainable development and economic growth, the government has enacted a fresh action programme on continuing response to climate change, with new mechanisms in favour of private investment.In addition to an increase in state budget in investing into responding to climate ...
Innovations to implement Việt Nam’s climate change targets
Organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Việt Nam, MONRE and the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union, participants at the Youth4Climate Conference heard the report ‘Youth for Climate Action in Việt Nam’, which was fully led and co-written by 20 outstanding young ...
Water shortages, climate change linked to saline intrusion in Mekong Delta
The most severe saline intrusion – the movement of ocean saltwater into riverine freshwater – is said to occur in the Mekong Delta region from February 8 to 16, coinciding with the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, since Chinese hydro-power plants have reduced their water ...
New partnership to reduce greenhouse gas in building
The German Development Co-operation-GIZ Việt Nam and the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Bureau (HREM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation on the joint development of the Vietnam Green Housing Programme (VGHP) under the implementation of the Programme ...
Mega irrigation system to help Mekong Delta tackle drought, salinity
One of the two parts of a mega irrigation system in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta will start operation next month in Kien Giang Province.Construction of the system worth VND3.3 trillion ($142.17 million) started in November 2019, with two parts on the Cai Lon and Cai ...
Climate change research programme results highly practical: Minister
The outcomes of the national science-technology programme on responding to climate change and managing natural resources and the environment in 2016-2020 can be applied in multiple fields in society, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said.By conducting 43 scientific research projects, ...
Việt Nam reduces greenhouse gas emissions in response to climate change
Under the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Vietnam has decided to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent by 2030, and continue to reduce them up to 27 percent if it receives international support through bilateral and multilateral co-operation and the Paris Agreement ...
Vietnam’s Updated Climate Goals Aim at Maximizing the Co-Benefits of Climate Action: researchers
Vietnam has recently incorporated a new section into its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to emphasize the socio-economic co-benefits of climate action for the country.A first official cost-benefit analysis has highlighted a list of co-benefits ...
Vietnam to use carbon-pricing tools in effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Vietnam, as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, is set to develop a roadmap to implement market-based carbon pricing tools as part of its effort to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has proposed adding the carbon market to ...
