New law to give communities a bigger role in conservation and impose responsibilities on corporations, but monitoring mechanisms questionable.
Category: Viet Nam
Vietnam’s solid waste up 46 pct in decade – Vietnam Express
Meanwhile, the domestic solid waste collection rate was recorded at around 92 percent nationally in 2019.
UN pledges more support to Vietnam in climate change response
The UN will also help the country consolidate dykes and its Red and Mekong Delta regions cope with climate change-related challenges.
Natural disasters: 1.5% GDP loss for Vietnam
About 35 percent of the population in the Mekong Delta will also be influenced, as 40.5 percent of the total rice output of this region will be lost.
Typhoon Vamco strikes Vietnam showing force of climate crisis
A case study in climate challenges yet again, from sea level rise and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta to the country’s reliance on coal.
Primary forest coverage shrinks to 0.25 percent in Vietnam
Decreased from 4.3 million ha in 2010 to 3.95 million ha in 2019.
Helping Vietnam’s Coffee Sector Become More Climate Resilient
“…to customize, translate, and connect climate information to profitability and costs at the farm level.”
Central forests destroyed to fuel ornamental tree craze
Ancient trees from Central mountains are being harvested to bring to Southern and Northern urban areas to be planted in garden houses, villas, restaurants, or tourist complexes.
Mekong Delta to have at least 300 km of expressway by 2025
Mekong Delta currently lacks continuous connection with national roads and provincial roads especially in remote and far-reaching areas.