Vietnam faces challenges in fulfilling climate deal
Vietnam has a long list of tasks to fulfill in order to meet its commitments to reduce 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under the historic Paris Agreement.
Vietnam has a long list of tasks to fulfill in order to meet its commitments to reduce 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under the historic Paris Agreement (Photo baodautu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has a long list of tasks to fulfill in orderto meet its commitments to reduce 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030under the historic Paris Agreement, Jenty Kirsch Wood, senior technicalspecialist of disaster risk management and climate change of UNDP, said atworkshop in Hanoi on December 8.
The national adaptation plan (NAP) needs to clearly point out adaptationpriorities as well as clarify the policy framework for adaptation to climatechange, she said.
Under the Paris Agreement’s Implementation Plan, Vietnam has outlined fivemajor tasks to meet the commitments it made when ratifying the pact last month,including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to climate change,preparing human resources, running a system of measurement, reportingverification, and improving policies.
The challenges facing Vietnam include budget constraints and overlappingstrategies that present a test for domestic policy makers, Wood said.
Developing strategies to adapt to climate change and managing loss and damage[a compulsory term in Paris Agreement’s Implementation Plan] is essential, shesaid.
She urged the Government to encourage private sector engagement in areas ofgreen growth, energy and industrial reform, she said.
Pham Van Tan, deputy head of Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and ClimateChange, said that from now to 2020, Vietnam has to focus on carefully preparinghuman resources and legal frameworks to fully meet the commitments by 2030.
One of Vietnam’s main tasks is to sharply raise public awareness of climatechange and of the legally binding commitment to reduce 8 percent of greenhousegas emissions by 2030, he said.
Thea Konstantinidis, policy advisor of the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG)said Vietnam also has to ensure that vulnerable groups are prioritised andtheir resilience improved.
The Paris Agreement, which sets out a global action plan to put the world ontrack to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to wellbelow 2°C, has been ratified by 115 countries.-VNA
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Vietnam has a long list of tasks to fulfill in order to meet its commitments to reduce 8 percent of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 under the historic Paris Agreement (Photo baodautu.vn) 
