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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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No time to lose for climate change action
(16:05:58 PM 17/10/2014)Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Philippines President Benigno Aquino III and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim have released a joint Op-Ed on the need for the world leaders to take action on climate change.
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Domestic climate change study paints bleak picture for Vietnam
(10:55:10 AM 05/11/2014)Vietnam is suffering increasing damage from climate change, according to a recent report by a parliamentary committee.
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Anti-pollution, climate change plans unveiled
(08:16:29 AM 13/01/2013)The Government has earmarked VND379 billion (US$18 million) for two programmes this year to improve environment quality and the country's ability to cope with climate change.
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