Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A conference tookplace in Hanoi on April 13 to review the support programme in response to climatechange.
The event was co-hosted by the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment’s Department of Climate Change and theMinistry of Planning and Investment’s Department of Science, Education, NaturalResources and Environment.
Speaking at the event, head of theDepartment of Climate Change Tang The Cuong said Vietnam has actively realised commitmentsmentioned at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (COP-21).
He said Vietnam’s major policies in 2019,which should be added to a policy framework to submit to the Prime Minister inJune 2018, will contribute to refining mechanisms towards the full implementationof the Paris Agreement to be valid in the country from 2021.
Deputy head of the Department of ClimateChange Pham Van Tan said eight goals of the support programme in response toclimate change include response to natural disasters, climate monitor, ensuringwater and food security amidst climate change, response to rising seawaterlevel and disaster risks in vulnerable areas, sustainable forest management anddevelopment, emission reduction, response capacity improvement, and diversifyingfinancial resources and improving investment efficiency.
WB environment expert Stephen Ling lauded theVietnamese government for basically achieving goals set in 2016 and 2017 andvowed to assist Vietnam in devising the policy framework in the near future.
Over the past decade, the programme hasmade great contributions to climate change response in Vietnam. Each year,development partners together with ministries and agencies meet to discussframework policies approved by the Prime Minister and agreed on prioritypolicies in the coming years.-VNA
The event was co-hosted by the Ministry ofNatural Resources and Environment’s Department of Climate Change and theMinistry of Planning and Investment’s Department of Science, Education, NaturalResources and Environment.
Speaking at the event, head of theDepartment of Climate Change Tang The Cuong said Vietnam has actively realised commitmentsmentioned at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (COP-21).
He said Vietnam’s major policies in 2019,which should be added to a policy framework to submit to the Prime Minister inJune 2018, will contribute to refining mechanisms towards the full implementationof the Paris Agreement to be valid in the country from 2021.
Deputy head of the Department of ClimateChange Pham Van Tan said eight goals of the support programme in response toclimate change include response to natural disasters, climate monitor, ensuringwater and food security amidst climate change, response to rising seawaterlevel and disaster risks in vulnerable areas, sustainable forest management anddevelopment, emission reduction, response capacity improvement, and diversifyingfinancial resources and improving investment efficiency.
WB environment expert Stephen Ling lauded theVietnamese government for basically achieving goals set in 2016 and 2017 andvowed to assist Vietnam in devising the policy framework in the near future.
Over the past decade, the programme hasmade great contributions to climate change response in Vietnam. Each year,development partners together with ministries and agencies meet to discussframework policies approved by the Prime Minister and agreed on prioritypolicies in the coming years.-VNA
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