Many areas suffer from prolonged floods (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Experts gathered at aworkshop in Hanoi on June 15 to discuss activities to adapt to climate changein the agricultural sector to implement the Paris Agreement.
Vietnam pledged to cut down eight percent ofgreenhouse gas emission by 2030 compared with normal development.
The target will be 25 percent if Vietnamreceives support from the international community.
To realise the climate change targets, Vietnamwill need about 30 billion USD from the State budget, international support andenterprises at home and abroad by 2020.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development (MARD), the agricultural sector accounts for 38.5 percent ofthe nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. Of which, rice cultivation makes up morethan 50.5 percent.
The Paris Agreement aims to shift to greenproduction and consumption models and promote renewable energies, MARD DeputyMinister Hoang Van Thang said.
Over the past 15 years, Vietnam has witnessedincreasingly severe impacts of climate change, such as prolonged and widespreadfloods.
Agricultural production has suffered from directimpact to 32.2 percent of total agricultural land.-VNA
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