A work plan for 2019 to help Ho Chi Minh City review its climate change policies and update action plans was agreed at the final workshop of a Japan International Cooperation Agency technical cooperation project.
The central province of Quang Tri is building a dyke in Hieu river to prevent saline intrusion and supply water for local fields in Dong Ha city.
Vietnam has given priority to green growth during its economic development, according to Inter Press Service (IPS).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decision approving the task of adjusting the master plan for the construction of Nhon Hoi Economic Zone in the south central province of Binh Dinh.
Sinking land in the Mekong Delta is causing a headache for the local administration.
As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam has been actively performing international commitments and exerting efforts to ease its impacts, on official has said.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered an opening speech at the 8th meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee on October 2, suggesting issues regarding socio-economic development, the Vietnam Maritime Strategy and the Party building that participants should focus on.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung called for more assistance from Japan in maritime research and environmental protection while receiving Fukui Teru, Japanese Minister of State for Ocean Policy and head of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance’s Office, in Hanoi on September 4.
The sixth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) concluded on June 28 in the central city of Da Nang with 29 countries pledging to provide 4.1 billion USD for the next four years for numerous global environment-related programmes.
Vietnam has built six prioritised programmes for natural disaster prevention, which include key contents of the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, heard a consultation session in Hanoi on June 27.
Representatives from member countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) shared their experiences in coping with climate change on June 19, part of the ASEM Conference on Climate Action to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - Ways Forward in Can Tho city.
Ho Chi Minh City and 11 Mekong Delta city and provinces took part in an exhibition on climate change – challenges and opportunities for Asia – Europe cooperation in Mekong Delta Can Tho city on June 19.
A series of solutions to adapting to sea level rise caused by climate change have been taken in Vietnam, as the phenomenon is posing grave challenges to the ecosystem, biodiversity and natural resources as well as human life.
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Conference on Climate Action to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - Ways Forward took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 19.
Information on the upcoming Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability is updated at a press conference held in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho on June 18.
The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on climate change response toward sustainability will take place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from June 18-20.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivered a speech at the Group of Seven (G7) Outreach Summit in Quebec, Canada on June 9 (Canada time), affirming Vietnam’s commitment to joining the international community in early translating the Paris Agreement into reality.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has proposed establishing an expanded cooperation forum between the Group of Seven (G7) and coastal nations in combating climate change and sea level rise, and protecting the marine ecology.
