VOV.VN - A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha attended the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan on March 4.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha’s participation in the coming Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo will affirm Vietnam’s resolve to realise its committements on greenhouse gas emission reduction and climate change response.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City must improve its investment environment, develop transport infrastructure, intensify trade promotion activities and climate change adaptation, as well as enhance the quality of urban living environment.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha will attend the Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) Ministerial Meeting in Japan in early March.

The conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services of wetlands (Ramsar sites) has contributed to sustainable socio-economic development, carbon storage, climate change adaptation, environmental protection, and nature and biodiversity preservation.

It is necessary to increase tree coverage to reduce the effect of heat-induced problems and increase the absorption of greenhouse gas emissions in urban areas in order to contribute to realising the target of net-zero emissions by 2050, according to Nguyen Tuan Quang from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued an action plan on climate change adaptation to 2030, with a vision to 2025, aiming to reduce the sector's greenhouse gas emission by 25%-30%.

VOV.VN - A campaign to respond to Earth Hour 2023 will be launched across Vietnam from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 25, with the event sending a message of saving energy, protecting the environment, and adapting to the threat of climate change.

Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet chaired a meeting of an inter-sectoral working group on Vietnam’s assumption of the role as a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 term and discussed 2023 activities.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), on February 14 emphasised the necessity to take comprehensive and human-centered measures to respond to climate change and sea level rise.