Vietnam needs to make more efforts for green growth
Hanoi (VNA) – Six provinces and cities have built their own green
growth action plans with the assistance of a foreign-funded project in
strengthening capacity and institutional reform for green growth and
sustainable development in Vietnam.
The project, with a budget of
over 4.12 million USD funded by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and US
Agency for International Development (USAID), was carried out during 2015-2018
by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
At a meeting on December 21 to
review the project, it was reported that the northern provinces of Quang Ninh,
Cao Bang, Bac Kan and Ha Nam, along with Hanoi and HCM City had developed their
action plans for green growth.
The project also designed a plan
of action for Vietnam’s strategy on renewable energy development and funded
train courses on green growth for 1,728 government officials.
Hanoi has shown its strong commitment
in managing waste, setting up rooftop solar panels on public building and using
CNG eco-friendly buses.
Scott C. Bartos, Environment Team Lead
of the Environment and Social Development Office under USAID, stressed upon the
cooperation of the government, private sector and international organisations
in striving to reduce GHG, improving environment and achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals by 2030.-VNA