09/01/2018
In the early 1990s, a concept of ecological industrial zones was introduced. However, in Việt Nam, this remains a new concept. With support from the Global Environment Facility and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), since 2014, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and UNIDO have been implementing the project on Eco-industrial Parks towards sustainable industrial zones for ...
09/01/2018
With increased socio-economic development, the demand for materials and commodities that generate vast amounts of waste and pollute the environment also rises. To address the problems of waste treatment, Dr Nguyễn Đình Trọng, Chairman of technology firm T-Tech Việt Nam Corporation (T-Tech), conducted research to provide the most efficient, cost-saving solutions that would match the Vietnamese cond...
04/01/2018
In recent years, the viewpoint, orientation, policy and legislations of the Party and the State on environmental protection have been developed based on scientific, philosophical and practical bases. It could be seen that scientific research is playing an increasingly important role and crucial role in development of policies and legislations and in state management and implementation of environme...
04/01/2018
From 11 - 13/5/2017, in Hồ Chí Minh city, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in collaboration with Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, Asian Productivity Organization (APO) co-organized the International Fair - Exhibition on Environmental Technologies and Ecological Products...
03/01/2018
The implementation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) will help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) achieve sustainable development by complying with environmental protection regulations; minimising the chance of environmental pollution; recycling waste; saving natural resources, etc. However, Vietnamese SMEs are having difficulty fulfilling their CSR duty and complying with local reg...
03/01/2018
At present, environmental disputes have been becoming an issue with the increasing number of cases and their complication. Environmental dispute resolution has primarily been based on administrative approach. However, with function overlaps of concerned authorities, their over workload and their uncoordinated performance, environmental dispute resolution has been slow, causing social outrage. To a...
27/12/2017
About 50 years ago, Hà Nội was a small and beautiful city with leafy streets, numerous lakes and clean rivers and canals. It has developed rapidly with its area and population about ten times more than before. Increasing industry and construction activities are associated with increasing motor vehicles. As a result, it has suffered from severe air pollution, in particular dust and odor from sewage...
26/12/2017
As of December 2016, Việt Nam has 795 towns with an urbanization rate of 35.5%. Rapid urbanization has created an overload for infrastructure and negative environmental impact. Over the past years, urban environmental management has made considerable progress. This includes the improvement of urban environmental protection regulations and policies, increase in investment and resources for urban en...
26/12/2017
Prevention, responses and remediation of environmental incidents are an important stipulation mentioned in Point 3, Chapter X of the Law on Environmental Protection 2014 and in other articles on environmental protection planning, strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection plans, waste management, environmental monitoring and carrying capacity asse...
26/12/2017
Assuring environmental security has become a global issue which requires international efforts and collaborations. Challenges to environmental security have posed threats not only on social, economic and food security but also on national security and humankind survival. At present, environmental security is an urgent issue in Việt Nam. International and domestic researchers have agreed that natio...
26/12/2017
The national strategy on biodiversity to 2020, vision to 2030 has been approved by the Prime Minister at Decision 1250/QD-TTg dated 31/7/2013 with the objectives of conservation and sustainable use of important natural ecosystems, rare and precious species and genetic resources, contribution to the country development towards green economy, and proactive response to climate change. The development...
26/12/2017
A workshop was held in Hà Nội on June 28 to kick off the review and update of Vietnam’s nationally determined contributions (NDCs) which are meant to realize the Paris Agreement on climate change.
