Climate Change Vs. Energy SecurityBy Vu Dung In fact, to promote renewable energy, the Government has set a target of expanding the total wind power capacity to 800 MW by 2020, 2,000 MW by 2025 and 6,000 MW by 2030 - PHOTO: THANH HOA Not only does climate change affect the people’s livelihoods but it also seriously threatens energy security. What is the solution to the problem of ensuring energy security without harming the environment? Natural disasters triggered by climate change killed 520,000 people worldwide in 1996-2016, and led to economic losses of US$3.16 trillion, as per statistics from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In Vietnam, climate change, or extreme weather phenomena in particular, is no longer a fancy story, but it is directly affecting livelihood, health and accommodation of millions of people. Many reports have named Vietnam as one of the five nations hardest hit by climate change globally. Under the impact of the change in the … [Read more...] about Climate Change Vs. Energy Security
Energy and climate change committee
Preparing for climate change
Phu Can Lake in Krong Pa District, Gia Lai Province, which can hold more than 1 million cubic metres of water, is now completely dry - and climate change is being blamed. — VNA/VNS Photo Sy Huynh HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday asked ministries and sectors to continue updating climate forecasts and have an overall plan for irrigation, hydropower plants, transport and protective forests to cope with climate change. In the meeting to review the implementation of national target programme to respond to climate change after one year, Dung stressed the necessity of checking and reinforcing irrigation projects and dyke networks in order to cope with rising sea levels. Since the national target programme to respond to climate change was kicked off last year, Viet Nam has built and published a scenario of climate change mechanisms. According to the scenario, by the end of the century, the temperature in the country will probably rise by 2.3 degree Celsius, … [Read more...] about Preparing for climate change
Vietnam advocates new global legal framework on climate change
(VOVworld) – The UN Conference on Climate Change (COP-20) in Peru announced that 190 countries involved in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will have to adopt national plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and submit them to the UN before June, 2015. Vietnam has built its national action program and made a strong commitment to work with the international community to keep global warming below 2 DC. Quynh Luu district, Nghe An province was flooded by heavy rain and sea level rise after astorm in 2013 Vietnam is not a big greenhouse gas emitter, but it is a country seriously affected by climate change, particularly sea level rise. Scientists estimate that at the current global warming rate, sea level rise will submerge 40% of the Mekong river delta, affecting the lives of 35% of the local population by 2050. Vietnam has showed its firm political determination and gotten actively involved in regional and global forums on climate change. … [Read more...] about Vietnam advocates new global legal framework on climate change
VN, Germany cooperation on climate change, energy
This is one of activities in the "Germany's Year in Việt Nam" to celebrate the 35th founding anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Addressing the conference, German Ambassador to Việt Nam Rolf Schulze stated that the event is a good starting point for closer and more effective bilateral economic ties. He read the speech of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, in which he highly appreciated Việt Nam's economic development and described Việt Nam an important and ideal partner of Germany. The diplomat said that Germany can cooperate with and help Việt Nam develop in a sustainable manner in such spheres as infrastructure modernization, eco-system protection, renewable energy and healthcare. For his part, Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vũ Huy Hoàng said the two sides can further exchange experience and cooperate in different fields, including climate change and energy. Addressing the conference, representatives from the Hồ Chí Minh City … [Read more...] about VN, Germany cooperation on climate change, energy
Workshop on laws and policies on climate change in Vietnam opens in Can Tho
(VOVworld) – The National Assembly Committee for Science, Technology and Environment held a workshop on law and policies related to climate change in Vietnam on Friday in Can Tho city. This is part of a program to supervise combative efforts against climate change in the Mekong Delta provinces and cities. The participants agreed that the promulgation of a number of legal documents over the past years has helped make Vietnam’s measures to respond to climate change more effective and practical. Vietnam is truly involved with environmental protection through forestation, dealing with pollution problems at craft villages and new rural development. This effort partly helps mitigate the worst impacts of natural disasters and extreme weather on people. Phan Xuan Dung is a member of the National Assembly Committee for Science, Technology and Environment: "Vietnam has designed a program aimed at actively dealing with climate change, natural disasters and the green house effect by … [Read more...] about Workshop on laws and policies on climate change in Vietnam opens in Can Tho