HÀ NỘI — The European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) have reached an agreement to strengthen their joint-cooperation for increasing Việt Nam’s resilience to climate change and...
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Việt Nam to develop a master plan on environmental monitoring system
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is planning to develop a master plan on an environment and natural resource monitoring system to better prevent natural disasters and protect the environment. In a decision approved...
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ASEAN to take immediate steps to combat drought in SE Asia
CẦN THƠ — ASEAN-member countries have vowed to take immediate action to resolve problems caused by worsening drought in Southeast Asia, especially in Việt Nam’s Mekong Delta region, which is...
Experts call for better water resources management to cope with climate change
HCM CITY — Both climate-change adaptation and modern technological solutions are needed to actively manage water resources, deputy director of the Việt Nam Academy for Water Resources, Trần Đình Hoà,...
HCM City builds new climate-change response plan
HCM CITY Improved linkages with international organisations are needed to hasten the progress of HCM City's climate-adaptation action programmes, experts said at a workshop held in HCM City...
Why ‘natural disaster’ is a misnomer
YÊN BÁI — In recent years, the mountainous province of Yên Bái in the north has consistently been among the hardest hit by natural disasters. However, it is patently obvious that human activities...
24 climate response projects planned for Mekong Delta
CẦN THƠ – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a proposal to the Government to launch and/or complete 24 climate change response projects in the Mekong Delta region in the...
Crop map being drawn to cope with Mekong Delta climate change
Viet Nam News CẦN THƠ — Scientists are compiling a crop structure map for the Mekong Delta to counter growing climate change impact in the region known as the country’s food granary. The plan will...
Valuation of climate change impacts for better responses
Việt Nam needs tools to calculate damage relating to climate change impacts to improve natural disaster response and mitigation work, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoàng Văn...
Delta takes urgent steps to prevent drought
Last year’s drought devastated crops and caused serious losses for farmers in the Mekong Delta. This year, authorities are restructuring crops, building dykes and erecting sluices in anticipation of...
US$29.4 million to improve livelihoods in southern wetland
Viet Nam News ĐỒNG THÁP — The People’s Committee of the Đồng Tháp has approved a VNĐ664 billion ($29.4 million) subproject to improve the drainage capacity and develop sustainable livelihoods for the...
Ministry to measure cities' resilience to climate change
HA NOI (VNS) — A project to develop an urban climate resilience index in Viet Nam was introduced last Friday in Ha Noi. It comes as part of a long-term programme to make urban areas more prepared for...
MONRE to monitor resources
HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam plans to start a new scheme to monitor environmental resources to prevent natural disasters, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has said. The ministry...
Da Nang to build stronger homes in disaster prone areas
DA NANG (VNS) — The central city has created a pilot programme to build stronger houses in disaster-affected areas in co-operation with domestic and foreign insurance companies. Head of the city's...
Mekong tackles climate change
KIEN GIANG (VNS) — The Government of Viet Nam plans to use sea dykes, trees and a freshwater reservoir to minimise the damage caused by landslides and land erosion in the Mekong Delta province of...