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  Japan gives aid to Hue climate change project

  (10:05:58 AM 02/08/2014)

  Japan has donated an official development assistance package of JPY60 million (US$637,000) for a climate change adaptation project in central Thua Thien–Hue Province.

  Tags: Japan, gives, aid, Hue, climate change, project
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  More fund for climate change response

  (14:31:15 PM 28/06/2013)

  Around 6,000 communes which are mostly vulnerable to climate change will get US$5 million to mitigate natural disaster risks.

  Tags: More fund, climate change, natural disaster risks,
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  NA wants more efficient climate change fight

  (14:23:18 PM 11/10/2014)

  There is considerable overlap in the nation's climate change and green growth policies, and the country needs to better prioritise funding in implementing them, the National Assembly Standing Committee said on Wednesday, Oct 8.

  Tags: NA, efficient, climate change, fight, water pollution, environment
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  Vietnam needs $30 bln for climate change response

  (11:58:57 AM 25/05/2015)

  Vietnam needs a total of 30 billion USD for climate change response through green growth, said a report released at a meeting in Hanoi on May 21.

  Tags: Vietnam, $30 bln, climate change, response
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  City budgets $3.3b for climate change plan

  (13:49:50 PM 02/07/2013)

  HCM City has earmarked VND70.54 trillion (US$3.3 billion) for 36 projects to mitigate the effects of climate change, which is expected to severely affect the city.

  Tags: City budgets, $3.3b for, climate change, plan
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  Climate change to inflict huge losses

  (14:20:32 PM 25/02/2015)

  Adverse climate change could cost Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand at least US$16 billion per year in damage to natural resource assets and infrastructure services, a report has revealed.

  Tags: Climate change, natural resource, sea levels,
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  Vietnamese gov’t takes climate change seriously

  (17:24:50 PM 11/05/2015)

  As one of the countries that will endure the worst impacts of climate change, Vietnam has been comprehensively preparing to mitigate the troubles that lie ahead.

  Tags: Climate change, flash floods, landslides, salt intrusion,
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  Documentary team wins prize in climate-change contest

  (19:53:38 PM 04/11/2014)

  The Change, a touching portrayal of the effects of climate change on young people in a Vietnamese coastal community, won the Special Prize of the Action4Climate Documentary Competition.

  Tags: Documentary, team, wins, prize, climate-change, contest
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  Int’l experience in climate change adaptation shared

  (15:45:44 PM 17/10/2014)

  International experience in implementing policies on climate change adaptation was shared at a conference held in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa on October 16.

  Tags: Int’l, experience, climate change, adaptation, shared
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  IFAD funds Ben Tre climate change adaptation project

  (17:07:50 PM 07/05/2014)

  A Mekong Delta project on sustainable rural development and climate change adaptation will start in Ben Tre province later this month, according to Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Truc Son.

  Tags: IFAD, fund, Ben Tre, climate, change, adaptation, project
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  Climate change to hit urban poor the hardest

  (11:22:22 AM 25/06/2014)

  The urban poor are often the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in Viet Nam, and housing insecurity for the urban poor is a key dimension of poverty.

  Tags: Climate change, Viet Nam, poverty, urbanising
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  Climate change adaptation projects necessary in Mekong

  (08:36:10 AM 04/08/2014)

  The Mekong Delta must come up with ways to address the consequences of climate change, especially rising sea levels and salinity intrusion, delegates said at a workshop in Ha Noi on Saturday.

  Tags: Climate change, adaptation, projects, necessary, Mekong
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  US to assist Vietnam in climate change adaptation

  (13:34:36 PM 16/12/2013)

  The US will continue to support Vietnam’s efforts to cope with climate change, US State Secretary John Kerry has said, adding that a 17 million USD project will be implemented to this end through the US Agency for International Development.

  Tags: climate change adaptation, US assistance, John Kerry
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  Climate change capacity enhancement project approved

  (10:00:42 AM 27/03/2014)

  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a project to enhance the implementation capacity of the national strategy on climate change funded by the United Nations Development Programme, according to the Vietnam Government Portal (VGP).

  Tags: PM, climate, change, project
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  Climate change threatens many "safe species": study

  (11:29:13 AM 26/06/2013)

  Most species of birds, amphibians and corals at greatest risk from climate change are not currently considered threatened with extinction and may be left out of conservation actions, according to a study released Monday.

  Tags: Climate change, corals, species of birds, amphibians,
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  Norway funds climate change impact curbs

  (16:10:31 PM 12/07/2013)

  Norway will provide Viet Nam with nearly VND10 billion (US$476,000) to conduct a four-year project to reduce the impacts of climate change on rice production.

  Tags: Norway, funds, climate change, impact curbs