Vietnam on Two Wheels: Part 5 - On the ‘Hue’ to Hue

We rode out of Dong Le under another grey, drizzly sky for a 92 kilometer cycle to Dong Hoi. The first couple of hours took us through the incredible landscape of Quang Binh province, where bright rice paddies fan out until they hit majestic limestone karsts.

Mekong Delta formulates environmental plan

Provinces in the Mekong Delta are taking steps to address urgent environmental issues by developing urban zoning plans and improving human resource training.

The consequences of climate change in Vietnam

Climate change to Vietnam is very serious: It not only devastates ecological environment, causes enormous damage to economy ( even up to 10% of GDP, severely damages the infrastructure such as roads, electricity and water systems, irrigation …), to food security as well as international relations, but also causes other harmful effects on the society.

Marine ecosystem decline alarmed

The Vietnamese marine systems have been in a high danger, caused by the natural calamities and the human development activities.

Efforts to save water environment in Ha Long

The northern province of Quang Ninh will start a pilot project to install bio-toilets and wastewater treatment systems in all cruise ships, houseboats and the entire public toilet system in Ha Long Bay.

WB-funded water supply project successful

A water supply and sanitation project funded by World Bank (WB) loans has helped reduce poverty in four Vietnamese provinces.

Natural disasters cause huge economic damage

Economic losses caused by natural disasters in Vietnam during 2008-2012 accounted for 1.5% of the country’s GDP, up 0.5% compared to the figure reported in the 2003-2007 period.

Solutions to climate change in Vietnam

As one of the countries being most severely affected, Vietnam considers dealing with climate change as its vital issue. Because of global warming, the sea level rises which causes flooding, salinity, water source and affecting agriculture, causing great risk to industry and economic in the future. Thus, the matter of dealing with climate change in Vietnam must be solved in response to sustainable development, basing on low carbon economy and green growth.

The best eleven projects in the 10th national contest "Improving the use and protection of water resources"

The best eleven projects in the 10th national contest "Improving the use and protection of water resources" will be awarded on the award ceremony held in Hanoi on Sunday morning (9th June). Eleven projects consists of:

Hanoi trade villages threaten the environment

Hanoi needs a total of VND1.35 trillion (US$64.3 million) to deal with environmental pollution in surrounding trade villages from now to 2030, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.