The Vietnamese Government considers the efforts of Vietnam’s entire population, and of each individual, the foundation for successfully implementing its climate adaptation programs and activities. Despite such efforts, our economy may only meet around 30 percent of our climate adaptation demand, and Vietnam needs an additional 35 billion USD between 2021 and 2030. Let me take this opportunity to extend my sincere thanks to the international community, and I look forward to your continued cooperation and support for our climate adaptation programmes. Ladies and gentlemen, The challenges of climate change will continue to multiply and become much harder to manage should we fail to take urgent actions to strengthen climate adaptation. Accordingly, I believe that: First, we should bolster the adaptation of communities, the participation of the people, and the resilience of all industries and sectors against the adverse impacts of climate change. Second, climate adaptation … [Read more...] about Remarks by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at Climate Adaption Summit 2021
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13th National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam opens
The 13th National Party Congress has the theme “Strengthening the building and rectification of the Party and the political system into purity and strength; rousing the will and determination for national development and promoting the strength of the great national unity bloc in combination with the power of the era; continuing to comprehensively and synchronously accelerate the cause of reform; constructing and firmly safeguarding the Fatherland and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment; and striving to turn Vietnam into a developed, socialist-oriented nation by the middle of the 21st century.” … [Read more...] about 13th National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam opens
Vietnam needs $35 bln for climate change adaptation: PM
The CAS 2021, hosted online by the Netherlands on Jan. 25-26, would see the launch of a comprehensive Adaptation Action Agenda that sets out clear commitments to deliver new concrete endeavors and partnerships to make the world more resilient to the effects of climate change. … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs $35 bln for climate change adaptation: PM
Press release on opening session of 13th National Party Congress
The CPV will continue with its consistent foreign policy of enhancing friendship and collaboration with other countries, political parties, and international organisations and friends, contributing to peace, national independence, democracy, and social progress in the world, she affirmed. … [Read more...] about Press release on opening session of 13th National Party Congress
If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved
The National Assembly plays an important role in perfecting the legal framework for building a socialist-oriented market economy, building a socialist rule-of-law state of the people, by the people, for the people, and completing state governance institutions, upholding the supervisory role of the people's power agency. Through the implementation of legislative, supervisory and decision-making functions on important national issues, the National Assembly discussed, passed laws, national strategies, and decided on the budget for the targeted program related to sustainable development, especially in the areas of environmental protection, climate change response, hunger eradication and poverty reduction, caring for ethnic minority and high-risk areas... … [Read more...] about If hunger and poverty still exist, development goals will not be achieved