Environment

The Viet Nam National Industry-Energy Group (Petrovietnam) and the PetroVietnam Fertiliser and Chemicals Corporation (PVFCCo) held a workshop titled “Reducing emissions from diesel-powered vehicles: Current situation and solutions in the Southeast region” in Ho Chi Minh City on December 4.

 Con Dao National Park in Ho Chi Minh City has officially been awarded the prestigious IUCN Green List certification, becoming Viet Nam’s third and the world’s 101st protected area to receive the global recognition for effective and equitable conservation management.

Air pollution has become one of the most serious health hazards in Viet Nam, particularly in major cities such as Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, where poor air quality is recorded at many times of the year. As such, finding solutions to reduce urban air pollution has received attention from all levels of government.

In the strategy to reduce emissions and achieve net-zero emissions (Net Zero) by 2050, forests play an important role. Not only are they the “green lungs” of the planet, forests also naturally absorb CO₂, helping to balance greenhouse gases.

Applying science and technology in forecasting and early warning of natural disasters is identified as an urgent requirement in the context of increasing extreme weather.

Viet Nam’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, announced at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), is gradually becoming a development axis for the green, circular, and low-emission economy. However, the journey from commitment to implementation remains long, with multiple barriers that must be identified and gradually removed.

Typhoon Koto will be in the western waters of the central East Sea by 4:00 on November 29, about 260km northwest of Song Tu Tay island, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The Government of Ireland has announced funding of 1.4 million EUR to strengthen climate resilience and empower ethnic minority women in 13 communes across Tuyen Quang, Quang Tri, and Phu Tho provinces.

Viet Nam has called on the World Bank (WB) to provide preferential “green credit” to support mechanisation in agriculture and help cooperatives access funding to produce organic fertiliser from rice straw, thereby advancing the cultivation of high-quality, low-emission rice.

Producing vegetables and roots under GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) brings many practical benefits, most notably the creation of high-quality agricultural produce, the protection of human health and the environment, and higher incomes for farmers. At the same time, it contributes to building a green, low-emission and sustainable agriculture.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the highest-level, most decisive response to Storm Koto, the 15th to form in the East Sea/South China Sea this year, placing public safety above all else.

The General Staff of the Viet Nam People’s Army on November 26 issued an urgent dispatch, requesting proactive measures in response to Storm Koto, the 15th to form in the East Sea/South China Sea in 2025.

As Viet Nam grapples with extensive damage caused by recent storms and prolonged flooding, especially in the central and Central Highlands regions, the international community has offered emergency assistance to help the country overcome the crisis.

As climate change, environmental pollution, and biodiversity loss exert increasingly severe impacts, green transformation and the development of a circular economy are no longer optional—they have become essential. These approaches serve as the “key” to mitigating environmental challenges while enhancing the quality of economic growth.

Floods triggered by torrential rains and landslides from November 16 night have battered the central region, leaving at least 14 people dead or missing, according to the Viet Nam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long and Japanese Ambassador to Viet Nam Ito Naoki co-chaired the 4th High-Level Meeting of the Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) Initiative between Viet Nam and Japan and the 2nd High-Level Meeting of the Project Acceleration Platform (PAP) in Ha Noi on November 17.

In response to the complex and unpredictable flooding reported across Khanh Hoa province, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nghiem Xuan Thanh on November 17 examined vulnerable areas and instructed local authorities to take the highest-level flood prevention measures.

The US has pledged an emergency assistance package worth 500,000 USD to support Viet Nam in dealing with the devastation caused by Typhoon Fengshen and Typhoon Kalmaegi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for urgent, proactive and coordinated measures to prevent, respond to and quickly remedy the impacts of severe flooding in the central region, stressing the need for maximum vigilance, determination and preparedness for worst-case scenarios.

Regulating water levels in tandem with a flood-adaptive livelihood model is opening up a more sustainable pathway for ecosystem restoration in Tram Chim National Park, in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.