A project on sustainable forests, jointly implemented by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), has officially launched.

Hà Nội authorities have agreed for the construction department to pilot a project to recycle construction waste when the treatment of solid waste remains a challenge for the capital city during its rapid urbanisation process.

Several invasive alien species have entered Việt Nam, impacting the local environment and biodiversity, and triggering concern among the authorised agencies.

Việt Nam risks a loss of 7.2 million tonnes of rice yield and 3.2 per cent of its agricultural land by the late 21st century as a result of climate change, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development forecast.

The HCM City People’s Council has passed a resolution on environmental protection and solid waste management in urban and residential areas, with the target of significantly improving the environment, an issue that has taken on urgency.

HCM City has 40 landslide locations including 23 dangerous areas near rivers and canals in eight districts, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

Floods in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are expected to occur earlier this year due to higher than average rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Authorities in Quảng Ninh Province are worried over a decline in water levels at major reservoirs. The reservoirs have been drying up due to droughts brought on by hot weather and a lack of rain, meaning that a number of households in the province have faced shortages.

The world should not waste more time lamenting about US President Trump’s unilateral withdrawal from the Paris accord, in which international community pledges to keep the increase in global temperatures below 2 degrees Celcius over pre-industrial levels.