HCM City is strengthening efforts to combat climate change by implementing a number of adaptation solutions to mitigate environmental risks, focusing on flood control, urban greening and sustainable infrastructure.
The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting indicated that during this forecast period, cold air will continue to influence Việt Nam’s weather, potentially bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms on certain days.
Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are tightening measures to prevent forest fires in the ongoing dry season.
Storing rainwater beneath the ground is believed to be one of solutions to help Việt Nam to mitigate flooding moving ahead.
WWF-Việt Nam said that to achieve goals of reducing at least 30 per cent of plastic waste in the environment and completely eliminating plastic waste in nature by 2030, since 2020 the organisation has worked with departments and local authorities in 10 provinces and cities to commit to becoming plastic-reducing localities.
Waste sorting at source is an important step in environmental protection, but although it has been legalised, the regulation is still not being applied in many places.
The central city’s Sơn Trà district has appealed for kumquat trees – one of the most favourite bonsai decorations during Tết (Lunar New Year) – so that they can be replanted in public parks and green spaces, instead of going to landfill.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Việt Nam and various companies donated 10,000 trees for the Thái Thuỵ Wetland Nature Reserve.
Speaking on a pre-recorded broadcast of her TV programme, she said air pollution was not just a domestic issue but a problem of the entire region. As a result, she said it required cooperation from all ASEAN nations to fight the dust.
The Cần Thơ City's Department of Natural Resources and Environment is calling for investment in an additional waste treatment plant with a capacity of 400 - 500 tonnes per day to serve waste treatment for the city.
After 24 years of joining the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, Việt Nam now has 11 biosphere reserves recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
While tourism is highly affected by plastic waste pollution, it is also a significant contributor to the issue.
After over a year of research, the group devised a solution using compact, low-cost accelerometers and water level sensors, that are easy to implement and unaffected by weather conditions.
Although the peak breeding season of sea turtles has not started yet, the waters surrounding Côn Đảo archipelago of Côn Đảo National Park in the southern province of Bà Rịa- Vũng Tàu have seen many mother turtles coming to lay eggs.
Authorities in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are taking proactive measures to prevent saltwater intrusion up rivers during the upcoming dry season that will last until April.
With a budget of US$497,088, the project aims to address the issue of the shrinking coastal protective forest belt by restoring mangrove forests inside the East Sea (South China Sea) dike
The children will turn the used items into unique handmade fashion products, adding economic value and at the same time reducing environmental waste.
The central city’s people’s committee has decided to establish the new nature reserve over a total of 19,375.55 hectares, expanding the current reserve by about a third.
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