Related news from: response

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  Climate change response developed in Mekong Delta region

  (11:41:54 AM 02/03/2015)

  The Southern Institute for Water Resources Planning (SIWRP) has implemented a master plan to build three irrigation systems in response to climate change in Can Tho, Ca Mau and Vinh Long – the three most severely inundated cities in the Mekong Delta.

  Tags: Climate, change, Mekong Delta region, Ca Mau, Vinh Long
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  Building climate change response capacity in four GMS cities

  (11:33:56 AM 28/10/2014)

  Vietnam is one of the top-five countries most affected by climate change, which will negatively impact production and the nation’s economy, particularly agricultural production.

  Tags: Building, climate change, response, capacity, four GMS, cities
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  Enhanced management of natural resources and proactive response to natural disaster

  (08:13:06 AM 25/10/2014)

  On the first working day, 20th of October 2014, of the 8th session, legislature XIII of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung presented a report on the socioeconomic development in 2014 and duties in 2015.

  Tags: Enhanced, management, natural resources, proactive, response, natural disaster
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  Establishing Disaster Prevention Fund: Active response

  (13:53:11 PM 29/11/2014)

  According to Decree No. 94/NĐ-CP, since December 8th 2014, Disaster Prevention Fund will be established in the local nationwide. The innovation of revenues, operating and support expenses is expected to provide a stable and versatile source of income to respond to disasters in the local.

  Tags: Establishing, Disaster, Prevention, Fund, Active, response
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  Working team builds post-2015 climate change response programme

  (11:31:45 AM 17/03/2015)

  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has worked with other ministries to set up a working team for designing a Support Programme to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC) in 2016-2020, Deputy Minister Tran Hong Ha said at a meeting in Hanoi on March 11.

  Tags: JICA, climate change, policy dialogues,
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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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  Focusing resources to cope with climate change

  (10:17:57 AM 21/10/2014)

  At the conference "International Experience in the implementation of policies on response to climate change and practices in Vietnam", Mr. Phan Xuan Dung, Chairman of the National Assembly Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, emphasized that climate change posed many great challenges and difficulties for economic and social development of Vietnam, a country with a coastline of over 3,600 km. Therefore, it needed a unified and comprehensive system of policies on response to this challenge.

  Tags: Focusing, resources, cope, climate change, Vietnam, natural resources
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  Communities use mobiles to prepare for disasters

  (11:20:59 AM 14/11/2014)

  NGO ActionAid and Microsoft yesterday launched a pilot project using mobilephones and Microsoft Data Gathering (MDG) tools for use in disaster response in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

  Tags: Communities, use, mobiles, prepare, disasters, Mekong Delta province
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  Tests clear refinery of pollution claims

  (09:12:29 AM 11/04/2014)

  Wastewater and gas discharged from the Dung Quat Oil Refinery in the central province of Quang Ngai did not cause environmental pollution, a senior official from the company claimed in response to a barrage of complaints from local people.

  Tags: Dung Quat, oil, environment, pollution, claims
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  Launch of World Disasters Report 2014

  (12:48:52 PM 18/10/2014)

  In Hanoi, the Vietnam Red Cross held the launch of World Disasters Report 2014 and the response to the International Day for Disaster Reduction (13/10) on 16/10.

  Tags: Launch, World Disasters, Report 2014, Vietnam
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  HCM City: Over 200,000 fish released to Nhieu Loc Canal

  (08:19:24 AM 24/05/2013)

  In response to the World Environment Day (June 5), on May 29, Ho Chi Minh City will release more than 200,000 carps and perches to Nhieu Loc and Tau Hu canals.

  Tags: nhieu loc canal, thi nghe, hcm city, release fish, environment,
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  Vietnam to launch massive dengue-prevention campaign

  (17:23:19 PM 15/06/2015)

  Tran Dac Phu, head of the Preventive Medicine Department, announced a range of activities in response to ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15), at a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on June 12.

  Tags: Vietnam, to launch, massive, dengue, prevention, campaign
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  Flappy Bird introduced at Victoria & Albert Museum

  (14:31:14 PM 12/01/2015)

  The world's greatest museum of art and design Victoria & Albert (V&A) is displaying an exhibit of Vietnamese programmer Nguyen Ha Dong’s Fapply Bird game at its Rapid Response Collecting gallery.

  Tags: Flappy Bird, Victoria Albert Museum,
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  2015 Earth Hour drive launched in Hanoi

  (11:37:39 AM 10/02/2015)

  The 2015 Earth Hour response programme, which calls upon people to save energy to cope with climate change, was launched in Hanoi on February 7.

  Tags: 2015 Earth Hour, Ha Noi
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  New technology to combat illegal wildlife trade launched in Vietnam

  (17:09:49 PM 12/05/2015)

  WildScan, an endangered species identification and response mobile phone application, was launched in Vietnam yesterday to provide local law enforcement officials with an effective tool to combat wildlife trafficking.

  Tags: New technology, combat, illegal , wildlife , trade launched, ietnam,
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  Vietnam’s climate change fight focuses on adaptation

  (17:28:37 PM 18/04/2013)

  Vietnam 's response to climate change will focus on adaptation, which will be mainly funded by State budget.

  Tags: climate change, adaptation, environment