Vietnam, RoK enhance environmental cooperation

Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Jeoung-ae discussed environmental cooperation programmes between the two countries during their online talks on September 15.
Vietnam, RoK enhance environmental cooperation ảnh 1Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha. (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and Minister of Environment ofthe Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Jeoung-ae discussed environmental cooperationprogrammes between the two countries during their online talks on September 15.

They touched upon cooperation in emission trading system,water resources, personnel training and book publishing, among others.

Ha expressed his hope for stronger cooperation andmore support from the RoK in such spheres as waste management, and circular andgreen economy.

He also proposed collaboration in designing andbuilding an exhibition centre of Vietnam nature and biodiversity, and restoringpolluted sections of the Red River in Vietnam.

Vietnam wants to learn from the RoK's experience incalculating emission peaks and solutions to achieve carbon neutrality, Ha said,adding that his ministry is drawing up a project on developing the Vietnamese carbonmarket, which is scheduled to be submitted to the Prime Minister next month.

He called on the RoK ministry to help Vietnam improvecapacity of management agencies in greenhouse gas inventory, the measurement,reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas emissions and the managementof ozone-depleting substances.

For her part, Han said his agency stands ready tocooperate with the Vietnamese ministry in environmental matters, and share itsexperience and technologies in water resources exploitation and utilisation, airpollution settlement and waste treatment./.
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