Around 100 world-leading scientists from 25 countries all over the world have gathered to hold a discussion in Hanoi on climate change with the topic, “Managing the Risks of Extreme Events & Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation", lasting from March 21 to 25. This is an international conference being jointly held by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Vietnam National University of Hanoi.
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| Delegates at the conference. |
The conference, considered a significant event for Vietnam, focuses on urgent matters that could be caused by a changing climate, especially on solutions to manage risks, cope and adapt to this continual climate change.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said, “Vietnam was chosen to be the location for world-leading scientists to hold their conference and this proves how concerned IPCC as well as other partners are with Vietnam, a country that would be heavily affected by climate change.”
According to Professor Dr. Mai Trong Nhuan, the General Manager of the Vietnam National University of Hanoi, climate change is not a topic that only exists among academic researchers and scientists. It has, in fact, attracted a great deal of attention from the public and now become an important issue at the national level in every country. Climate change is a global challenge that we and the next generations will have to face.
IPCC was founded in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). It is an intergovernmental organisation with 194 member countries.
IPCC is a scientific body that reviews and assesses special reports on science, technology and socio-economy all over the world. It also especially focuses on managing risks caused by natural disasters and extreme weather events in order to strengthen our adaptability with climate change. IPCC’s reports are often widely referred to in climate change debates and many countries have taken these reports as scientific basis for their policies against climate change.
