Vietnam strives to eliminate persistent organic pollutants
Vietnam will stop using all types of machinery and equipment containing
poluchlorinated biphenyl (PCB), one of the persistent organic
pollutants (POPs), by 2020 and safely dispose the substance by 2028.
Vietnam will stop using all types of machinery and equipment containing
poluchlorinated biphenyl (PCB), one of the persistent organic
pollutants (POPs), by 2020 and safely dispose the substance by 2028.
The target has been set under a national plan aiming to realise the contents of the Stockholm Convention – a global treaty to protect human and the environment from the threats of POPs, to which Vietnam herself is one of the first 14 signatory parties.
Supporting the country’s endevours, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2009 approved a PCB management project funded by the Global Environment Fund (GEF) via the World Bank, according to Tran The Loan, deputy head of the Pollution Control Department under the Environment General Department
Being carried out nationwide between 2010 and 2014 with the GEF’s non-refundable aid of 7 million USD and the Vietnamese Government’s corresponding capital of 10 million USD, the project aims to complete a legal framework and raise public knowledge of the toxic chemicals to mitigate their risks at the lowest level.
Through the United Nations Development Programme, the GEF has continued aiding a project to update Vietnam’s implementation plan for the Convention between 2014 and 2015, with a view to realising the country’s obligations to the agreement.
Vietnam signed the Stockholm Convention in 2002, which targets the management and elimination of 23 dangerous groups of chemicals.
Vietnam did not produce PCB but imported electrical equipment using PCB in the past. From 1960 and 1990, the country purchased at least 27,000 tonnes of oil containing the substance. However, being aware of the danger and toxicity of this chemical, Vietnam has been doing her utmost to realise the aforesaid resolution.
Globally, many countries have stopped producing PCB. However, a mere 4 percent of the substance has been decomposed, while 31 percent remains existent in the mainland and coast areas.-VNA
The target has been set under a national plan aiming to realise the contents of the Stockholm Convention – a global treaty to protect human and the environment from the threats of POPs, to which Vietnam herself is one of the first 14 signatory parties.
Supporting the country’s endevours, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2009 approved a PCB management project funded by the Global Environment Fund (GEF) via the World Bank, according to Tran The Loan, deputy head of the Pollution Control Department under the Environment General Department
Being carried out nationwide between 2010 and 2014 with the GEF’s non-refundable aid of 7 million USD and the Vietnamese Government’s corresponding capital of 10 million USD, the project aims to complete a legal framework and raise public knowledge of the toxic chemicals to mitigate their risks at the lowest level.
Through the United Nations Development Programme, the GEF has continued aiding a project to update Vietnam’s implementation plan for the Convention between 2014 and 2015, with a view to realising the country’s obligations to the agreement.
Vietnam signed the Stockholm Convention in 2002, which targets the management and elimination of 23 dangerous groups of chemicals.
Vietnam did not produce PCB but imported electrical equipment using PCB in the past. From 1960 and 1990, the country purchased at least 27,000 tonnes of oil containing the substance. However, being aware of the danger and toxicity of this chemical, Vietnam has been doing her utmost to realise the aforesaid resolution.
Globally, many countries have stopped producing PCB. However, a mere 4 percent of the substance has been decomposed, while 31 percent remains existent in the mainland and coast areas.-VNA
You should also see
InfographicQuang An listed among the coolest streets in the world
Quang An Street in Tay Ho district, Hanoi, has been listed among the 30 coolest streets in the world by the British travel magazine Time Out.
See more
Environment
Can Tho explores climate change cooperation with foreign countries
Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 17 met with a visiting delegation from the Embassies of Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland to discuss issues related to erosion, climate change, migration, and the city's current needs for support and cooperation.
Environment
Nghe An: Man captured for illegal wildlife transport
Police in Vinh city, the central province of Nghe An, have captured a suspect involved in the illegal transport of 420 rare wildlife animals, including parrots, kangaroos, turtles, and monkeys.
Videos
Vietnam works to prevent biodiversity degradation
Vietnam is recognised as one of the countries with the richest biodiversity in the world with different ecosystems including tropical forests, marine and coastal ecosystems. However, experts from the World Wide Fund for Nature in Vietnam said that Vietnam's biodiversity is degrading.
Environment
Communication campaign calls for wildlife conservation efforts
The central province of Quang Binh, home to the UNESCO-recognised Natural Heritage site of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, on April 13 launched a communication campaign in response to the World Wildlife Day (March 3) and the National Biodiversity Restoration Year 2024.
Environment
Saigon Co.op ties up with Winrock International for waste circulation
Saigon Co.op signed an MoU with non-profit Winrock International in HCM City on April 12 to reduce environmental pollution by developing a waste circulation model, enhancing waste separation at source and raising the extended producer responsibility.
