Climate Change

Climate change was now one of the most important development priorities for the World Bank in Viet Nam, the Bank’s Environment Sector Co-ordinator Douglas J Graham said. Workers plant trees along the coast in central Thanh Hoa Province’s Hoang Hoa District. More than 256,000 trees have been planted as part of environmental programmes...

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It is necessary to set up an East Asian Forum on Climate Change to address this huge challenge of mankind, said PM Nguyen Tan Dung at the special session on East Asia today. VnnNews - It is necessary to set up an East Asian Forum on Climate Change where regional countries can work closely to develop joint actions to address this huge challenge...

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“We should think of reform and increase of mandates and power for the FAO,” said PM Nguyen Tan Dung at the WEF’s session on rethinking how to feed the world on January 29. Hereafter is the PM’s full speech at the session: Food security is not merely an economic or humanitarian issue, but also plays a key role in keeping...

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Twelve-year-old Le Huyen Minh from Quang Binh raised her voice together with five others representatives from Viet Nam at the Children’s Climate Forum 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. VnnNews - Twelve-year-old Le Huyen Minh from the central province of Quang Binh raised her voice together with five others representatives from Viet Nam at...

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PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Russia has deepened Vietnam-Russia relations. World leaders have paid great attention to dealing with climate change and sea level rise in Vietnam. VnnNews - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Russia has deepened Vietnam-Russia relations; Leaders from different countries and international...

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After his visit to Russia, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will go to Copenhagen, Denmark, today, to attend the global meeting on climate change - COP15.   PM Dung will participate in the UN conference on climate change in Denmark from December 16-18. It is expected that the conference will reach new international agreements to...

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VnnNews – Viet Nam was actively implementing a national programme to cope with climate change, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said in Copenhagen, Denmark. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung speaking at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.Dung said Viet Nam was expected to face severe effects from climate change, but...

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PM Dung pushes for stronger ties with Australia, Israel; Vietnamese legislators visit Brazil; Party leader Manh begins visit to Cambodia; Vietnam applauds peace progress in Central African Republic PM Dung pushes for stronger ties with Australia, Israel Vietnam and Australia should formulate a programme of action to realise the joint statement...

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A salt farmer named Anh from central Vietnam has gone to Denmark to participate in the UN Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, which opened today, December 8.  “My family has made salt for several generations. Sometimes I heard from TV about climate change. I don’t know exactly what climate change is but I know one thing...

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Finance to cope with climate change will be a big challenge for developing countries, which are in the vulnerable group like Vietnam, experts said in a seminar on December 2. Climate change can cause severe floods. According to delegates at the “Vietnam and Climate Change” seminar, held by the United Nations in Vietnam, the...

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