Farmers in Quang Tri Province on arid rice fields in the midst of a prolonged drought and heatwaves in early July. — VNA/VNS Photo Ho Cau In implementing the Government’s Resolution 93/NQ-CP in 2016 adopting the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the plan emphasised the integration of climate change adaptation into strategies and planning schemes, investment in adaptive activities, science and technologies, and improvement of public awareness of this issue. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Government plan aims to improve adaptation to climate change
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Vietnam raises contributions to global effort to respond to climate change
Until now, all Parties to the Paris Agreement have submitted their NDCs to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). However, each country’s NDC is very different, communicating contributions respective to national circumstances and also providing conditions to fulfil its contributions. The current NDCs, if fully implemented, would lead to the average global temperature increase of about 3oC, much higher than the target stated in the Paris Agreement which is to keep a global temperature rise below 2oC above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5oC. To narrow the gap in climate change response efforts, the UNFCCC Secretariat has asked countries to review and update their NDCs, ensuring that their NDCs reflect their highest ambitions. The review and update of NDC must be completed in 2020 and continue to be undertook every five years to submit to the UNFCCC Secretariat. … [Read more...] about Vietnam raises contributions to global effort to respond to climate change
Vietnam seriously implements climate change-related commitments: Deputy PM
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has been seriously implementing its commitments related to climate change at both global and regional levels, especially within the ASEAN framework, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said while addressing a teleconferenced high-level open debate of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on July 24. This event, themed “Climate Change and Security”, was held by Germany, which holds the UNSC presidency in July, and the Like-Minded Group. It was attended by senior representatives of 21 member states of the UN and the EU, along with speakers who included a UN Assistant Secretary-General and experts from some research institutes and non-governmental organisations. In his speech, Deputy PM Minh pointed out adverse effects of climate change on livelihoods, lives, food security, and water sources of millions of people. As Vietnam is one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change, especially sea level rise and saltwater intrusion … [Read more...] about Vietnam seriously implements climate change-related commitments: Deputy PM
Vietnam seriously implements climate change commitments
During discussions and negotiations, he said, Vietnam has called for strengthening international cooperation, capacity building and technical assistance for developing countries and countries heavily affected by climate change, while simultaneously meeting international commitments on climate change response, with a focus on addressing the root causes of conflict such as poverty and inequality. … [Read more...] about Vietnam seriously implements climate change commitments
Ca Mau plans over $827 million for climate change response
Vietnamese Government plan aims to improve adaptation to climate change Enhancing State management of climate change is one of the major measures in the national plan on climate change adaptation for 2021-2030, with a vision towards 2050, recently issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. … [Read more...] about Ca Mau plans over $827 million for climate change response
