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SUMMARY OF VESDEC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017
WATER POLLUTION IN THE MEKONG DELTA: SOURCES, PRESENT, FUTURE, ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS IN VIETNAM
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) – AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN INTEGRATED MARINE AND COSTAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
THE INTERNATIONAL QUALITY CROWN AWARD HAS BEEN AWARDED TO INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT (VESDEC)

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SUMMARY OF VESDEC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017

In 2017 VESDEC with offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang, Vietnam, has properly implemented various international and national projects / assignments in research and consultancy in environmental supervision, impact assessment and hazardous waste managment.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS IN VIETNAM

ABSTRACT:

Vietnam is endowed with rich potential of hydropower (HP) with more than 35,000 MW of total generation capacity, of which small HP is around 4,000 MW. The renewable energy (RE) is strongly promoted by the Government of Vietnam as a measure to ensure the country’s energy security, affordability and sustainability as well as battle the climate change. A number of policies, regulations have been issued by the Government to promote RE.