Category: Viet Nam
Carbon pricing aids Vietnam’s efforts towards decarbonization
Vietnam’s revised Law on Environmental Protection (LEP) to be effective as of January 1, 2022 legalizes the establishment of a carbon market. The carbon market aims to address multiple goals: reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, enhancing Vietnam’s contribution to global climate change goals, and encouraging greener and cleaner technology innovation.
Vietnam seeks investment in economic zone near Kingdom
The Long An Border Gate Economic Zone on the Cambodia-Vietnam border has an area of over 13,080ha and hopes to serve as a bridge between Ho Chi Minh City and 12 provinces in the delta, and a trade hub linking the Greater Mekong Sub-region.
Mekong Delta disappears under its residents’ feet
It took thousands of years for the Mekong Delta to come into existence. It might take humans just a few more decades to undo it.
Alarm bells ring for mangroves in Unesco-recognised reserve in Vietnam
Experts disagree on what it will take to improve the situation, but most agree that the government’s current ban on thinning must not only be lifted but also replaced by an aggressive restoration plan.
VN’s HCMC-Can Tho high-speed railway to further development
Passenger and freight transport in the Mekong Delta currently exists mainly on roads, with only a small portion using waterways and aviation.
Mekong Delta locals turn to fish farming as natural fish populations dwindle
Rather than wait for seasonal flooding to bring an increase in local fish populations – a phenomenon which has been negatively impacted in recent years by climate change – locals across Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region are combining organic farming and fish farming to ensure food supplies all year long.
Vietnam spurns coal as South-East Asia aims to kick dirty habit
Vietnam made a surprise commitment at the COP26 climate summit to stop building new coal power plants, as South-East Asian nations once seen as growth markets for the fuel start to turn their backs on it.
COP26 and Climate Change: Vietnam’s Commitment to Reducing Emissions
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that Vietnam will reach its net-zero carbon emission target by 2050 and called for fairness and justice in climate change issues. Chinh reiterated that developed countries should share in the country’s difficulties and offer assistance in HR, national governance on sustainable development and provide Vietnam with preferential green finance and technology.
Mekong Delta sustainable development forum
The annual Forum on Cooperation and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta Forum) was held in both in-person and online forms on November 4, under the theme “Promoting local initiatives – Strengthening multilateral cooperation”.