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Locally Controlled Forest Restoration (LoCoFoRest) training programme: calls for application
The LoCoFoRest (Locally Controlled Forest Restoration) training programme focuses on one critical question: How can we scale up restoration of forest landscapes while securing the prosperity of local communities and maintaining and improving ecosystem services?LoCoFoRest will build capacity in national, regional and local institutions and ...
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How to explore cross-border data
Data can be compared to a crude oil field, and the extraction and processing of it into energy is a matter of survival for businesses.Vietnam is prominent in terms of cross-border data exchange, ranking 7th among countries with the largest cross-border data flows, according to ...
Dau Tu
EU committed to sustainable development of Mekong River nations
Opportunities and challenges to the collaboration of the EU and Mekong countries was the main theme of the EU-Mekong Cooperation Conference held in Hà Nội on Wednesday. This is the first time that Việt Nam has hosted the EU-Mekong Cooperation Conference.The one-day conference was divided into ...
Erosion worsening along Mekong Delta rivers, coast
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is facing severe erosion along its rivers and coast, affecting people’s lives and agriculture.The country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer had 621 eroded sites with a total length of 610 kilometres along rivers and coasts by the end of ...
Vietnam striving to protect water resources in river basins
The International Day of Action for Rivers (March 14) is a day dedicated to solidarity – when diverse communities around the world come together with one voice to say that rivers matter. This year, countries around the world will take part in the 15th meeting ...
Mekong riparian nations plan measures against changing water flows
Six riparian countries are expected to identify adaptation measures relating to the Mekong River’s flow regime by the end of 2022, according to the Mekong River Commission (MRC).Anoulak Kittikhoun, the new MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer (CEO), told VnExpress International in Hanoi last week that the ...
Viet Anh
Việt Nam must scale-up budget for climate change adaptation
Việt Nam increased its public expenditure for climate change in 2016-2020, however, more investment is needed to address climate risks and to mobilise more support from international and private sources, according to experts at a workshop held on Friday (11/3) to launch a report on ...
New topic Article: "The New Normal: Mekong Delta faces droughts and saltwater intrusion"
“Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is the third-largest delta on Earth and home to nearly 18 million people, whose livelihoods rely mainly on agricultural and aquacultural production. Considered the “Rice Bowl” of Vietnam, the Delta supports more than half of the country’s total rice production and 95% ...
New environment law views people, businesses as crucial players in environmental protection
The 2020 Law on Environmental Protection, taking effect on January 1 this year, is expected to create substantial changes to people’s awareness and promote businesses’ action in this issue.To facilitate communities’ performance of their role, the law clarifies their rights and responsibilities, as well as ...
Drought
The New Normal: Mekong Delta faces droughts and saltwater intrusion1. The SituationVietnam’s Mekong Delta is the third-largest delta on Earth and home to nearly 18 million people, whose livelihoods rely mainly on agricultural and aquacultural production. Considered the “Rice Bowl” of Vietnam, the Delta supports ...
