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SUMMARY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL KEY ISSUES IN THE MEKONG RIVER DELTA BASING ON THE UPADATED DOCUMENTS
Summary of activities in environmental servies of The Institute Of Environmental Science And Development (VESDEC) in 2020
Order of the President to announce the Law on Environmental Protection 2020
Summary on results of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for the Mekong delta integrated regional plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050
Representative of VESDEC participated in the regional consultation on commonalities of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Asean member states
Scientific basic of incorporating climate change risk assessment into environmental impact assessment process

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Introduction A Good Technical Guideline of MoIT

In Vietnam beside economic values, small hydropower plants caused various adverse impacts on the natural environmental (change in hydrological regimes, shortage in water at downstream; erosion; deforestation; damage of biodiversity and biological resources); social conditions and environmental risks. The water regulation of small hydropower plants may significantly contribute in the serious consequences of flooding in the Central Region in months of October, 2020. However, so far, environmental and social impacts and management of this type of energy projects are not properly concerned in project appraisal and management. Therefore, to improve this issue the following best “Environmental and Social Guidelines for Small Hydroelectric Projects, prepared by: Le Trinh (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Env. Sci., Consulting Team Leader, Chief Editor), Vu Ngoc Long (Dr. Ecol. Sci., Tran Quy Suu (MSc., Social Specialist, ADB), Le Quang Huy (MSc., Hydropower Specialist) for Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in November 2016 under REDP (SECO TF098460) are introduced to be applied.

Environmental challenges of the middle focal economic zone in the period 2010 - 2020

In this paper the present state of the environment in the Middle Focal Economic Zone lasting from Thuathien – Hue to Binhdinh Provinces were briefly described. The main challenges in this zone are the increased water and air pollution, increased lost of natural ecosystems and improper land use planning.

Vietnam: To improve the capacity of research and supervision on climate change

By 2020, Official Section of Communist Party and Government have set up target to improve the capacity of disasters forecasting and climate change monitoring; build up active society in disaster prevention and climate change adaptation; thereby reducing annual loss of people and properties caused by natural disasters.

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Introduction A Good Technical Guideline of MoIT

Environmental challenges of the middle focal economic zone in the period 2010 - 2020

Vietnam: To improve the capacity of research and supervision on climate change

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