Departing from Cua Lo in Nghe An in cloudy windless weather, after 40 minutes of floating on the sea, the delegation of journalists arrived on Hon Ngu Island, just four kilometers from the shore but isolated and primitive.

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching two new projects to facilitate Vietnam to contribute climate-positive actions to helping address the global climate crisis.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc participated in the opening ceremony of the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by the US on April 22 at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.

The Prime Minister has approved a scheme for climate resilience development in urban areas in the next 10 years.

“Many people call Resolution 120 the ‘golden resolution’. For me, the resolution removes the obstacles that strangled farmers, helping them have a better life,” said Prof Vo Tong Xuan, a respected agriculture expert in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc talked about a new strategic viewpoint involving eight “Gs” on the development of the Mekong Delta while chairing a conference in Can Tho city on March 13.

In a bid to ensure sustainable development and economic growth, the government has enacted a fresh action programme on continuing response to climate change, with new mechanisms in favour of private investment.

Development of NanoDragon, a micro satellite developed by a team of Vietnamese engineers, has been fully completed and the device is set to be sent to Japan to undergo quality control before being launched into orbit in September.

Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, the country’s rice granary, are having a bumper winter-spring harvest and getting high prices for their grain.

A draft master plan for the Mekong Delta for 2021-2030 and vision to 2050, recently released to collect public feedback, views climate change as not only a challenge but also an opportunity for local development.

To mitigate the impact of flooding caused by heavy rains and high river tides, HCM City has invested heavily in flood-prevention works, including drainage system improvement, dredging of canals, and wastewater treatment systems.

It is essential to promote sustainable development of the Mekong Delta in the direction of effectively adapting to climate change, 

The most severe saline intrusion - the movement of ocean saltwater into riverine freshwater - is said to occur in the Mekong Delta region from February 8 to 16, coinciding with the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday,

Vietnam will continue its active participation in international efforts to combat climate change, so as to transform climate-induced “challenges” into “opportunities” for the sustainable development for all, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said.

Beaches in the central city of Da Nang continue to face severe erosion after rain, raising concerns among local residents.

In the context of the speed of climate change, urbanization is increasing rapidly and complicatedly, human rights violations such as social inequality, discrimination against women and migrants, refugees, extreme poverty... still happen.

Vietnam has a strong voice and has won trust worldwide, especially in Asia, Africa, the Europe as well as the US, Ambassador Philippe Kridelka, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the UN has told VNA.

HCM City has drafted a long-term plan to combat the detrimental effects of climate change.

Supermodel, producer and actress Jessica Minh Anh will represent Vietnam in a short film to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on Climate Change, 

HCM City will assess the relationship between the factors that cause climate change and its socio-economic plans to develop long-term responses.