Enhancing the implementation of commitments on climate change
Responding to climate change is an important and urgent task, to address domestic needs and contribute to global climate change efforts. Therefore, Vietnam must continue strengthening this work, implementing green transformation, developing a low-carbon economy, and moving towards a circular economy as outlined in the 13th Party Congress Resolution.
In Vietnam, extreme weather events have been recorded with stronger intensity and higher frequency, posing a serious threat to food security and agricultural development. There is also an increased risk of impacting poverty reduction goals and the achievement of sustainable development goals. Climate change exacerbates risks to assets, livelihoods, and urban infrastructure in coastal areas, intensifies flooding in the Mekong Delta, and increases the risk of floods, flash floods, and landslides in the northern midlands and mountains, as well as the central coastal regions. From 2011 to 2022, extreme weather events caused an estimated loss of about 10 billion USD.
Khanh Huy