Environment

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam launched a news portal on climate change for young people at a discussion held virtually on October 22.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the Directorate of Fisheries of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Thursday launched the Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project.

Hanoi has two landfills, Xuan Son and Nam Son, which are all treating waste by burying. Both of these landfills have constantly operated beyond their capacity and are now already overloaded.

To help farmers manage climate-related risks such as flooding, drought and saline intrusion, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development launched the Climate-Smart Maps and Adaption Plans.

As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the looming climate crisis has fallen down the agenda, with efforts to stave off future environmental catastrophe waylaid in favour of immediate public concerns.

Five grey-shanked douc langurs have been found dead in a mountainous area in the central province of Quang Ngai.

A Vietnam-Singapore forum specifically for senior energy industry leaders is scheduled to be held on October 21 in Hanoi in order to discuss how to maintain growth and sustainability, even during crises and challenging contexts.

The Green Climate Fund has provided an additional US$30 million as non-refundable assistance to help regions in the southcentral and Central Highlands of the country deal with the negative impact of climate change.

Up to 755 tonnes of fish raised in cages on Dong Nai River have been found dead, leaving local families with huge losses.

Vietnam is diversifying energy sources with a primary focus on clean and renewable energy sources, aiming to increase their share in the total primary energy supply to about 20% by 2030 and 30% by 2045.

The Asian Development Bank has announced it is elevating its ambition to deliver climate financing to its developing member countries to USD 100 billion from 2019-2030.

Another tropical typhoon with international name Kompasu is moving closer to the East Sea on the morning of October 11, bringing heavy rains to many areas of North East Sea, according to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting.

Deputy Prime Minister and head of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Le Van Thanh has asked relevant agencies and localities to keep up caution and prepare for an upcoming storm.

The Storm Lionrock tropical depression has strengthened into a storm that is forecasted to hit some central coastal provinces of Vietnam with heavy rain and squalls.

The Vietnamese Government has set a goal to raise the rate of solid waste collected and safely treated to 100 percent in 2050 as part of the freshly approved national strategy on green growth for 2021-2030 with a vision

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has recently launched a communication campaign which calls on people to reduce ocean plastic waste.

Many areas in the Mekong Delta region are facing threats of saline intrusion as the dry season is forecasted to arrive earlier this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The ultraviolet (UV) index in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and other southern localities is at a 'very high' level today, according to reports by the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting (NCHF).

Vietnam will strive to plant an additional 20,000 hectares of forest, including 9,800 hectares of mangrove forest and 10,200 hectares of forest for shielding from winds in the 2021-2030 period.