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The UN official made the remark in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency in Hanoi on July 29. In regard to how Vietnam can successfully pursue an inclusive and green economic rebound in the post-COVID-19 period, she recommended the country to focus on energy security and energy access for everyone. The UN official also spoke highly of how Vietnam has changed in the past 45 years since it joined the UN, describing it as “amazing.” A country coming out of war and dependent on aid is now playing the other role of being a “stable and secured power centre,” she said. Wignaraja has been on an official visit to Vietnam to follow up a meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner in New York last May, with priority given to the UNDP 's support for Vietnam in the context of post-pandemic recovery and financing a sustainable climate and energy transition./. VNA … [Read more...] about UN official recommends Vietnam focus on energy security

Environmental issues have drawn the attention of all stakeholders in Vietnam, from kids to adults, and from experts to common people. Public awareness of environmental protection in Vietnam has improved over the past years, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said today. Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh delivers a speech at the 5th National Environmental Conference held in Hanoi on August 4. Photo: Hoai Anh There has been a positive change in the compliance with environmental laws by the community and businesses, especially in the consumption of green and environmentally friendly products with the limited use of disposable plastics, Thanh made the statement at the 5th National Environmental Conference held in Hanoi on August 4. Apart from public awareness, a better legal framework is another breakthrough in this field, contributed by the National Assembly’s adoption of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020  and its entry into force in early … [Read more...] about Awareness of environmental protection in Vietnam raised: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh (standing) addresses the conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh on August 4 asked the environment sector to make breakthrough changes in mindset and enhance public awareness of sustainable and environmentally-friendly lifestyle, thus harmonising the relationship between economic development and environmental protection. Addressing a plenary session of the 10th National Environment Conference in Hanoi which drew 600 delegates, Thanh pointed to great challenges in the current environmental protection, including severe environmental pollution in many places and the degradation of biodiversity . He asked the environment sector to continue diversifying resources for environmental protection activities, while paying more attention to the environmental factor in the value structure of goods and services, strengthening the law enforcement in environmental activities, and increasing the use of mechanisms, tools … [Read more...] about Environment sector asked to harmonise economic development-environmental protection relations

Vietnam said all development decisions must be nature-based and centered around people to ensure sustainable development in which no one would be left behind. Vietnam, a developing country, has stressed the importance of an all-people approach in coping with a global issue – climate change – and its roadmap to achieve a net-zero target by 2050 it has declared. Overview of the workshop in Hanoi on Dec 7 chaired by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha. Photo: Huong Giang/ UNDP The idea has been included in Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s speech at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow, the UK, in early November, as part of efforts to promote the engagement of all people in Vietnam in realizing its commitment at the global event, according to Pham Van Tan, Deputy Head of Vietnam’s Climate Negotiation Delegation. It’s interesting that Vietnam has stipulated the role of its people in the common drive, … [Read more...] about [Net-zero strategy] People-centered approach: Vietnam’s weapon to realize COP26 commitment

Addressing a plenary session of the 10th National Environment Conference in Hanoi which drew 600 delegates, Thanh pointed to great challenges in the current environmental protection, including severe environmental pollution in many places and the degradation of biodiversity. He asked the environment sector to continue diversifying resources for environmental protection activities, while paying more attention to the environmental factor in the value structure of goods and services, strengthening the law enforcement in environmental activities, and increasing the use of mechanisms, tools and State management measures for environmental protection. He also asked ministries, sectors and localities to, right after the conference, promptly build and implement specific action programs and plans, while multiplying good models in the field to make positive changes and obvious outcomes in the work. According to Minister of Environment Tran Hong Ha, the conference, which is held every five … [Read more...] about Environment sector asked to harmonize economic development-environmental protection relations

The Vietnam National Innovation Centre ( NIC ) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the United Nations Development Programme have organised a workshop in Hanoi on August 3 on the innovation index framework in the public sector in Vietnam. This was the first workshop to collect comments of experts and scientists for the very first concept in Vietnam, which targets local agencies, ministries, and sectors that can self-assess and improve innovation capacity. The PII is aimed to provide an overview in conceptualising and measuring innovation in the public sector, measuring the innovation capacity of public organisations and helping policy-makers understand different levels of innovation and dynamics in different parts of public sector organisations to have solutions to promote innovation in the public sector. Highlighting the positive impact of innovations, NIC deputy director Vo Xuan Hoai said they contribute up to 95 per cent of the national economic … [Read more...] about Improving innovation in Vietnam through PII