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Vietnam’s commitment at COP26 opens up chances for low-emission growth cooperation: official

By Paritta Wangkiat December 8, 2021December 8, 2021

Vietnam’s commitment and responsible contributions at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) were highly appreciated by the international community, opening up many opportunities for cooperation in low-emission growth and promoting circular economy in adaptation to climate change, said a Vietnamese official.

In Vietnam: Assessing City Resilience

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 27, 2018

“We would like to apply our experience to a larger set of cities in Vietnam to create a nationally representative city resilience index.”

Rising seas threaten Vietnam’s top rice producer

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 26, 2018

Because of climate change, Vietnam’s Kien Giang province is struggling to maintain its place as the country’s biggest rice producer, a distinction it has held for nearly two decades.

Paying for forest protection in Vietnam: A boon for forests, but not so much for their protectors

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 26, 2018

Villagers appreciate that the PFES program helps to restore forests. However, they are disappointed that its objective of lifting people out of poverty is still far from being realized.

China Is Winning the Race for Water Security in Asia

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 25, 2018

China has dammed and now controls the flow of the Mekong River, yet omplaints about the Mekong have been muffled, in part because China has little to fear from smaller countries like Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia.

Vietnam saports told to remove scrap containers

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 24, 2018

Nearly 9,000 imported scrap containers remain at the country’s ports, but now must be moved out of the country immediately as any delay could pose a risk of serious environmental pollution.

Vietnam to increase environment fees on oil, petrol

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 24, 2018

Vietnam will apply higher environmental protection taxes on oil and petroleum products from Jan. 1, 2019 to increase tax collection by over 15,700 billion Vietnamese dong (682.6 million U.S. dollars) a year.

As sand mining grows, Asia’s deltas are sinking, water experts warn

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 24, 2018

The Mekong delta is home to 17 million people, a major source of rice for the region and it underpins a quarter of Vietnam’s GDP – yet most of it is sinking.

Vietnam strengthens inspection on mineral mining

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 23, 2018

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment strengthen inspections on environmental protection in mineral mining.

Production of clean agricultural products remains insignificant

By Nantiya Tangwisutijit September 21, 2018

Despite increasing demand for clean agricultural products, the production of clean agricultural products remains insignificant and the majority of consumers find it difficult to get access to clean farm produce.

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