The Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action (VCCA) is inaugurated in Hue city on August 21. (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The Vietnam Coalition for Climate Action (VCCA) was inaugurated during a ceremony held in Hue city of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 21. Launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Vietnam and the Green Innovation and Development Centre (GreenID), the event drew the participation of about 100 delegates from ministries, firms, universities and institutes in the central and Central Highlands regions. GreenID Executive Director Nguy Thi Khanh said the VCCA will work towards Vietnam’s low carbon economy for safety, sustainable development and prosperity. It is a multilateral cooperation network of businesses, non-government and non-profit organisations, finance suppliers and consumers, among others, in sustainable energy, green development and climate change adaptation in Vietnam. The coalition, comprising of 12 members, is … [Read more...] about Vietnam coalition for climate action debuts
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Climate actions will usher in opportunities
Dao Xuan Lai, United Nations Development Programme assistant resident representative, and team leader of Climate Change and the Environment Climate action in both adaptation and mitigation are creating new types of businesses, attracting vast capital flows into low-carbon investments, creating jobs and spurring innovation and economic growth. Climate is changing faster than anticipated, and as the Earth’s surface is warming, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, more severe, and more difficult to predict. This has caused and will continue to cause damage to infrastructure, outbreaks of infectious diseases, and disruption to the supply chain. For example, a record drought in 2015-2016, the worst in 60 years, and the strong typhoon Damrey in 2017 caused damage to roads, houses, schools, crops and disruptions to the water supply in large parts of Vietnam. In response, Vietnam has set high priority in climate change adaptation. The Vietnamese government has made large … [Read more...] about Climate actions will usher in opportunities
US agents arrest 32 at border protest in San Diego
By Reuters  December 11, 2018 | 09:02 am GMT+7 A police officer and a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official detain people during a gathering in support of the migrant caravan in San Diego, U.S. on December 10, 2018. Photo by Reuters/Mohammed Salem U.S. authorities arrested 32 people at a migrants-rights protest on Monday organized by a Quaker group at a U.S. border fence in San Diego, California. The protesters called for an end to the detention and deportation of migrants and for the United States to welcome the caravan of Central American migrants who arrived in Tijuana, Mexico in November, the U.S. Border Patrol said. Facebook posts by protest organizer the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) showed demonstrators kneeling in front of federal agents in riot gear after they approached the fence on a San Diego beach. The AFSC said 30 people were stopped by agents and taken into custody while they tried to move forward to offer a ceremonial … [Read more...] about US agents arrest 32 at border protest in San Diego
WB announces US$200 billion for Climate Action
The new plan significantly boosts support for adaptation and resilience, recognizing mounting climate change impacts on lives and livelihoods, especially in the world’s poorest countries. The plan also represents significantly ramped up ambition from the World Bank Group, sending an important signal to the wider global community to do the same. “Climate change is an existential threat to the world’s poorest and most vulnerable. These new targets demonstrate how seriously we are taking this issue, investing and mobilizing US$200 billion over five years to combat climate change,” says World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim. “We are pushing ourselves to do more and to go faster on climate and we call on the global community to do the same. This is about putting countries and communities in charge of building a safer, more climate-resilient future.” The US$200 billion across the Group is made up of approximately US$100 billion in direct finance … [Read more...] about WB announces US$200 billion for Climate Action
San Francisco climate summit delegates place high hope on huge benefits from stepped up climate action
The delegates from states and regions, cities, business, investors and civil society at the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS), which opened in San Francisco on September 13, underlined the transformational action they are already pursuing. They said if the climate action is taken ahead of 2020, when global greenhouse gases need to peak and fall sharply thereafter, more than 65 million new low-carbon jobs can be generated in 2030, equivalent to today's entire workforce of Britain and Egypt combined. A stepped-up transition to a low-carbon economy can yield US$26 trillion in economic benefits worldwide through 2030 and avoid over 700,000 premature deaths from air pollution by that time. The summit participants unveiled a range of bold commitments across five challenge areas, namely in healthy energy system, inclusive economic growth, sustainable communities, land and ocean stewardship, and transformative climate investments. More than 100 officials have pledged to stay committed … [Read more...] about San Francisco climate summit delegates place high hope on huge benefits from stepped up climate action