[cai-asia] VCAP E-Newsletter No. 12, 2008
Yen nguyenhoang
Issue No. 12 (16 - 30 April 2008)
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Climate change – Effects on Vietnam – Responsive
measures: Natural resources exploration and marine economic development are threatening sustainable development of Hai Phong city.
April 11, 2008
Hai Phong coastline is the most strongly affected by human activities in comparison with other places and a marine environmental "hot spot" in Vietnam.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=211&ItemID=42553
Climate change – Effects on Vietnam – Responsive
measures: Mangroves - a safe buffer zone against sea
April 14, 2008
Experiences from 2 big typhoons no. 7 (2005) and no. 5 (2007) show that in commune Nga Tan, a range of mangroves along seaside was very effective in considerably reducing damages from typhoons. Mangroves are really a safe buffer zone against sea for local inhabitants.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=211&ItemID=42654
Climate change – Effects on Vietnam – Responsive
measures: The impact of the raise of sea level on coastal areas of Nam Dinh province and its response
April 16, 2008
After the typhoon no. 5, there are visible environmental effects on Nam Dinh seaside and tourist areas. The 20 cm raise of sea level has damaged all surrounding environment and trees in these areas and negatively affected the economic development and tourism of the province.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=211&ItemID=42765
Climate change – Effects on Vietnam – Responsive
measures: Ecological factors has often been used as a weapon … and some warnings
April 17, 2008
During past decades ecological factors has often been used as a weapon in inequitable economic competitions and sometimes even as a terrorist weapon. Nowadays, the climate change has caused ecological crisis in seriously affected areas in which many indigenous species are strongly degraded or totally disappeared.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=211&ItemID=42848
Climate change – Effects on Vietnam – Responsive
measures: What should be done to stop environmental pollution in Kien Giang coastal areas?
April 18, 2008
In the past coastal areas of Kien Giang province were regarded as the best reproductive habitat for hundreds of marine creatures of the West-Southern sea. However, in the period of 15 years to now these areas have been facing a serious pollution causing gradual lost of reproductive habitat of marine creatures.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=211&ItemID=42904
Climate change – Effects on Vietnam – Responsive
measures: When a climate change occurs - The Government and communities should join in responsive activities
April 21, 2008
There should be awareness raising for communities so that together with support from the Government people can take care of themselves and help each other in preventing and avoiding disasters causing by climate change. In other words, Government and people should act together. In practice there were already some projects successfully implemented in this spirit such as projects of self-managing kindergartens in flooded areas of Mekong delta.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=211&ItemID=42996
HCM City seeks to find new kinds of energy
April 9, 2008
Ho Chi Minh City is trying to accelerate research and development projects on new kinds of energy and expects to market ethanol-blended gasoline by the end of 2009, says the director of the city Department of Science and Technology.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=259&idmid=&ItemID=42429
Yamaha installs European-standard motorbike fume testing lab
April 11, 2008
Yamaha Motors Vietnam Factory in Hanoi’s outlying Soc Son district inaugurated a motorbike exhaust fume testing laboratory meeting European standards on April 10.
Yamaha Motor Vietnam boasted they were the first motor vehicle manufacturer in Vietnam to invest in an European-standard exhaust fume testing lab, which has been certificated by the Vietnam Register.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=259&ItemID=42597
Climate change requires concerted response
April 16, 2008
One of 2,000 researchers globally contributing to the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize-winning report on global warming, Dr Nguyen Huu Ninh warns Tran Quynh Hoa that the clock is ticking if the world is to avert the devastating effects of climate change.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=258&ItemID=42773
Hanoi: From April 16 causing dust pollution will be fined up to 5 mill. VND
April 17, 2008
From April 16, the Transport and Public Works Department Inspector will cooperate with the Hanoi Police in implementing a plan of intensifying management of and imposing fines on violations in handling construction wastes.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/default.aspx?tabid=209&ItemID=42847
Hanoi people are suffering by dust
April 18, 2008
On April 17, at a workshop on minimizing generation of dust at construction sites in Hanoi, experts from the Swiss-Vietnamese Clean Air Program showed that according to results of an investigation, 8 of 10 executing units don’t have a thorough grasp of guidelines on environmental sanitation in construction works. The study results show that people who have been living in big cities for more than 10 years have the ratio of getting ill by chronic respiratory diseases and influenza higher than those living for less than 3 years.
In Vietnamese:
http://www.vnexpress.net/Vietnam/Xa-hoi/2008/04/3BA015BF/
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE): Submitting a draft National Target Program for responding to climate change
April 24, 2008
On April 22, the Minister Pham Khoi Nguyen has signed an official letter to submit a draft National Target Program for responding to climate change. The Program has been being prepared since December 2007 based on the Governmental Resolution No. 60/2007/NQ-CP of December 3, 2007.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=211&ItemID=43176
Seminar pushes for sustainable urban development
April 24, 2008
Domestic and foreign experts in urban development, architecture, housing, transport, finance and environment fields met in Hanoi on April 22 for a seminar on sustainable urban development.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=259&ItemID=43149
European rules for motorbikes
April 25, 2008
Nation to impose strict new emission standards.
HA NOI — All new motorbikes in the country will have to meet European emissions standard from July – despite the fact that there are currently no testing centers in the country, said Pham Quang Thanh from the Viet Nam Register.
http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01ENV250408
Vietnam focuses on forest management to deflect climate change
April 25, 2008
In an effort to fight climate change, Vietnam will continue to work to increase forest coverage and importantly, ensure the quality of forest, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) said on April 23.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=259&ItemID=43244
Solar energy project for Tra Vinh
April 25, 2008
Southern Tra Vinh province will operate its first solar electrical energy project, worth 36,000 USD to be financed by the Czech Republic, in an islet five kilometers from the coast. The project will supply a total of 1,100 Kwh for 10 local households and a primary school.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=259&ItemID=43243
Poor households provided with solar cookers
April 25, 2008
The Danang University of Technology and the Solar Serve Vietnam have so far donated over 1,200 solar cookers to poor households in the central region from Danang city to Ninh Thuan.
The Solar Serve Vietnam, founded by representative of Netherlands humanitarian organizations Johannes Van Beek, grants 30,000 USD a year to support the project. The donation aims to encourage the use of solar power to reduce environmental pollution and save other energy resources. The project plans to provide 10,000 more solar cookers to poor people in central region by 2010.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=259&ItemID=43242
Easy being green
April 26, 2008
Finland’s Ambassador to Vietnam sets an environmentally-friendly example. Some call him an environmental ambassador, as he can often be seen on the crowded streets of Hanoi riding his bicycle around as his daughter takes the public bus to school.
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=259&ItemID=43276
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