Vietnam has reviewed greenhouse gas emissions since 2010. However, due to the lack of requirements for reporting and assessing results, the data on emission reduction has yet to be fully compiled.
Vietnam has recently incorporated a new section into its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to emphasize the socio-economic co-benefits of climate action for the country.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has sent a message to the Second Berlin Climate and Security Conference which is held on June 24.
Vietnam has called on countries around the world to raise the spirit of cooperation and harmonise their own interests with international concerns in coping with climate change.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived in Hanoi on June 11, concluding his trip to Canada to attend the G7 Outreach Summit from June 8-10 and for a visit of Canada at the invitation of his Canadian counterpart Justine Trudeau.
Vietnam is making all-out efforts to build a low-carbon economy towards green growth in order to realise the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced that Vietnam will contribute 1 million USD to the Green Climate Fund from 2016-2020 during his speech at the COP21 that opened in Paris on November 30. .
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) that opened in Paris on November 30.
An ASEAN declaration on climate change is expected to be scrutinised and approved at the 13 th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME 13) in Hanoi from October 26 to 31.