WB backs Green Growth Strategy for Vietnam
(VOV) - The World Bank (WB) will cooperate with Vietnam to ensure that progress made in living standards over past years continues and the country achieves sustainable economic development consistent with a Green Growth Strategy.
WB studies climate change adaptation in Mekong Delta province
Vice President of the World Bank Rachel Kyte toured the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on August 24 to study the impact of climate change and local efforts to cope with the issue.
FAO funds forestry project in Vietnam
(VOV) - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has agreed to provide funding of US$500,000 to the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) for the 2014-2017 period.
Japan to help HCM City reduce carbon emission
(VOV) - Japan will help Ho Chi Minh City reduce carbon emission, Japanese Senior Vice Minister of Environment Kitagawa Tomokatsu has assured.
Flash floods, landslides cause over VND3 trillion losses
(VOV) - Though Vietnam has extensive experience dealing with natural disasters, their frequency and intensity are on the rise, inflicting great loss of life and property.
ASEAN experts learn about climate change negotiation skills
(VOV) - Leading climate change negotiators from ASEAN countries are attending a conference in Hanoi from August 19-21, aiming to strengthen their capacity to engage in international climate change negotiations.
Experts share water management experience
(VOV) - Experts and policy makers from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the University of Oregon gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on August 18 discussing sustainable development of the Mekong River basin.
Vietnam faces pressing need for saving wild tigers
Vietnam is one of the 13 countries that have tigers in the wild, yet it is facing an urgent challenge in protecting the species, which is being pushed to the brink of extinction due to economic and social pressures.
Germany supports developing biomass power development
(VOV) - The Vietnamese-German Development Cooperation’s Renewable Energy Support Project (RESP) coordinates with the New and Renewable Energy Department under General Directorate of Energy (GDE) to organize the consultation workshop on biomass power investment guidelines for Vietnam on August 14.
Primates face extinction in Vietnam
(VOV) -Like many other wild species in Vietnam, primates are on the verge of extinction due to illegal poaching, smuggling and habitat loss, an international symposium heard in Hanoi on August 12.