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Vietnam will amend policies, legislation on climate change
Vietnam will amend policies, legislation on climate change
7/10/19
A
workshop was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 7 to seek
improvement of policies and legislation in response to climate change in
Vietnam.
Participants
in the event, held by the National Assembly’s Committee on Science, Technology
and Environment and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ),
discussed such issues as legislation for promoting the business of carbon
credit trading and the engagement in the world’s carbon market, renewable
energy development, efficient energy use, environmentally friendly production
and consumption, science-technology application promotion, and inter-regional
connectivity in climate change response.
Those
opinions will be taken into consideration during the amendment of climate
change-related articles in the 2014 Law on Environment Protection.
According
to experts, climate change is a major challenge affecting every aspect of life,
economy and society. In recent years, climate change has become increasingly
unpredictable with more frequent and serious storms, flooding, drought,
saltwater intrusion, riverbank and coastal erosion, and sea level rise,
especially in the Mekong Delta.
Deputy
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh said policies
relevant to climate change will be a focus of a draft law revising and
supplementing some articles of the 2014 Law on Environment Protection.
The
revision is meant to meet economic development requirements, enhance
inter-regional connectivity in climate change response, and perfect the legal
framework for realising Vietnam’s commitments in international agreements. It
will help not only address challenges posed by climate change but also make use
of the chances generated by this global phenomenon, he noted.
Country
Director of GIZ Vietnam Jasper Abramowski said Vietnam, which has a long
coastline and many deltas, is highly vulnerable to climate change. It has been
taking solutions to cope with climate change, and the German Government has
also actively helped with the making of climate change-related laws in Vietnam.
He
added that with the support and cooperation of the GIZ, Germany’s knowledge and
experience will prove useful for the amendment and supplementation of the
relevant articles in the Law on Environment Protection, as well as for the
coordination with different local agencies in dealing with climate change issues
to realise Vietnam’s commitments in the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
Marcel
Reymond, head of cooperation at the Swiss Embassy in Vietnam, said every year,
the Mekong Delta loses from 130 – 190 million USD to climate change. He
highlighted his country is willing to continue assisting Vietnam in
implementing the Government’s resolution on sustainably developing the Mekong
Delta in response to climate change./.
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All comments [ 9 ]
Climate change needs urgent attention at global, regional and national levels. Developing countries like Vietnam are the most vulnerable to climate change because they lack the knowledge and capacity to cope with its negative impacts.
Chaotic weather patterns and other manifestations of the environmental emergency are reversing major development gains, exacerbating conflict, displacement and social tension, hampering economic growth and shaping increasingly harsh inequalities.
Welcoming advancement in ensuring human rights in Vietnam. With strong cooperation, commitment and efforts, the country will be able to protect it achievements in ensuring human rights.
Vietnam is willing to protect environment and cope with the climate change in the world.
It served as a forum for discussing and sharing information and ideas while encouraging actions with positive impact on the environment and the community, towards the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
In response to the UN’s summits this year, we call on young people to act to fight climate change to protect our planet. We believe that many small actions will create big changes.
We need to promote the public’s attention to environmental and climate change issues.
This project aims to provide basic educational infrastructure, like school facilities, clean water and playgrounds with equipment made from recycled materials, for disadvantaged areas.
Bravo Vietnam!
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