Climate change
Adaptation
WB approves credit to support VN's response to climate change
The World Bank in Việt Nam announced on Saturday the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors had approved an US$84.4 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to support Việt Nam’s multi-sectoral policy reforms to promote climate-resilient landscapes and green transport and energy systems.The programme will also support ...
Delta must have 'emergency plan' on climate change
The Mekong Delta region must include an “emergency” response to climate change in its regional planning for the 2021-30 period as rising seas, coastal erosion and subsidence could occur earlier than previously thought, Deputy Prime Trịnh Đình Dũng said on Thursday (28/5) in Hà Nội. In ...
Workshop discusses climate change in Vietnam, Taiwan
An international workshop, titled ‘Climate Change and Agriculture: Status, Impact, Adaptation, Insurance in Vietnam and Taiwan’ has been held in Hanoi. The workshop announced an important product of the project – an English monograph titled “Climate Change and Agriculture: Status, Impact, Adaptation, Insurance in the Mekong ...
Mekong Delta should shift towards adapting to climate change: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a conference reviewing two-year implementation of the Government’s Resolution 120/NQ-CP on climate resilient and sustainable development of the Mekong Delta region.He said there is a need for measures to improve public awareness on climate change and spread effective models ...
National week for disaster prevention and control launched
The national week for natural disaster prevention and control 2019 was officially launched in the northern port city of Hai Phong on May 14. The week aims to raise public awareness of the efforts to build a society resilient to natural disasters for sustainable development.Keep reading ...
Support programme for climate change response needs adjustments
A workshop held in Hanoi on May 9 highlighted the need to adjust the Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC) to better suit the current situation.Through the consultations, ministries, sectors, and development partners shared the view that the SP-RCC needs to be closely ...
Boosting Mekong Delta sustainable development
After more than a year of implementing the Government’s resolution 120/NQ-CP on the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta in response to climate change, up to now, the Mekong Delta has gained a number of achievements. It is necessary to build a new rural scheme for ...
Anh Quang
Models proved effective in helping ethnic women improve their livelihoods and adapt to climate change
Four pilot projects deployed in ethnic minority areas have proved effective in helping local women gain sustainable livelihoods and improve their ability to cope with natural disasters and climate change.The results were announced at a consultation workshop for the project on “Strengthening women’s livelihoods and ...
Trung Hung
Action plan promulgated to develop Mekong Delta’s adaption to climate change
A comprehensive action plan has been promulgated to realise the Government Resolution 120/NQ-CP dated November 17, 2017, on facilitating sustainable development in the Mekong Delta in adaptation to climate change.The action plan defines six key groups of solutions to realise the resolution, focusing on reviewing ...
Wet rice farming increases greenhouse emissions: expert
Methods of farming wet rice in Southeast Asia have resulted in a vast increase in greenhouse gas emissions, posting a major climate change challenge for the agricultural sector in the region. Of all 10 countries in Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia take the top spots, ...
Nhan Tam
