The EVN and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have agreed to regulate water held in hydropower reservoirs power supplies and water for agricultural production activities.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has requested Ministries and sectors to accelerate the building of action plans for implementing the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The Bank for Investment of Development of Vietnam (BIDV) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 30 signed a contract to sponsor a green project in the southern hub.

The forestry sector will focus on promoting the sustainable management and certification of forests in the coming years, according to Ha Cong Tuan, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Impacts from the El Nino phenomenon have caused heavy damage to around 20,000 hectares of rice in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, according to the provincial agricultural agency.

The HCM City government has signed up private firm Trungnam Group to carry out a massive anti-flood project in build-transfer mode.

The southern province of Long An has set a target of reaching 11.19 percent in forest coverage by 2020.

The Prime Minister has approved the creation of the national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory system (NGHGIS), which will begin operation from 2016.

The Department of Water Resources has announced its plan to build early-warning stations for tsunamis along coastal localities.

The infrastructure needs of the Mekong Delta to battle the impact of climate change will be a key factor before setting up six agro-ecological zones in the region.

An automatic water environment monitoring station for Nui Coc Lake funded by the Republic of Korean Government was inaugurated in northern Thai Nguyen province on December 22.

Vietnam’s active participation in and strong commitments to the fight against climate change at the COP 21 were highly valued by many countries.

The SME Development Project in Tra Vinh will grant a support worth over 7 billion VND (310,500 USD) to local SMEs to reduce emissions during their production while bolstering sustainable development.

Na Hang special-use forest, located in the uppermost Na Hang district of north-eastern Tuyen Quang province, is ranked the 223rd most diverse eco-system in the world.