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Regional seminar on country contributions to new climate change deal

A regional seminar held in Hanoi on July 20 discussed preparations for intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) to the new climate change agreement to be concluded at the 21 st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015.
A regional seminar held in Hanoi on July 20 discussed preparations forintended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) to the new climatechange agreement to be concluded at the 21 st Conference of the Parties(COP 21) at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) in 2015.

During COP 20 in Lima, Peru lastyear, participants were urged to build and submit their own INDCs thisyear, ahead of COP 21 in Paris, said Deputy Minister of NaturalResources and Environment Tran Hong Ha.

So far, 19 sets of INDCs have been submitted to the UNFCCC Secretariat.

Vietnam’s draft INDCs document covers expected contributions togreenhouse gas emission reduction and climate change adaptation to beimplemented in the country from 2021-2030. The plans have receivedfeedback from research institutes, non-governmental and internationalorganisations, and development partners.

Representatives from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Vanuatu raised theirvoices to devise their own INDCs and discuss the possibility ofcooperation in response to climate change within the Francophonecommunity in the Asia-Pacific.

The seminar wasco-hosted by the International Organisation of La Francophonie, theFrancophonie Institute for Sustainable Development and the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment.-VNA
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