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Australia, VN sign technology accord

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australia and Viet Nam are looking forward to working together on future scientific and technological opportunities after an agreement was signed in Canberra yesterday, June 26.

More fund for climate change response

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 6,000 communes which are mostly vulnerable to climate change will get US$5 million to mitigate natural disaster risks.  

Climate change threatens many "safe species": study

Most species of birds, amphibians and corals at greatest risk from climate change are not currently considered threatened with extinction and may be left out of conservation actions, according to a study released Monday.

Rising sea levels put Delta at risk

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Mekong Delta, the country's biggest agricultural hub, might experience a sea level rise of 30cm sooner rather than expected - as early as 2040.

Savvy spending key to climate fight

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam was urged to improve its management of financial support from international organisations to effectively deal with the impacts of climate change.

Disaster risk management key in policies

 VietNamNet Bridge – Panellists discussed the importance of disaster risk management policies in the private sector at the launch in Ha Noi last week of the United Nations 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction.

Experts, scientists mull ways against climate change

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in conjunction with Australia’s Monash University hosted an international seminar in Hanoi on June 5 to discuss policies to efficiently deal with climate change in Vietnam.

Coping with climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Regional co-operation is needed to cope with climate change in Southeast Asia, speakers said yesterday, June 4, at a symposium held in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho.

Call for entries to ASEAN-wide biodiversity and climate change photo contest

 VietNamNet Bridge - Do you want to help raise awareness for biodiversity and climate change? Join Zooming in on Biodiversity and Climate Change, an ASEAN-wide photography contest.

GOVERNMENT IN BRIEF 3/6

 President Sang takes a tour of developments in Soc Trang; Top El Salvador legislator to visit Vietnam; Viet Nam, China discuss sea territory off Tonkin Gulf

Deltas under the microscope

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will work with other countries to develop its river basins and deltas in a sustainable way, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Thai Lai said

Climate changes in Da Lat – the result of deforestation

The crops have been misled, the climate has changed with out-of-season fits of cold and heat. People now pay a heavy price for their activities of destroying pine trees.

Vietnam scientist honored in the US

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hawaii State House of Representatives has awarded a certificate for a Vietnamese scientist for his contributions in the field of environmental science and climate change.

Mekong nations share climate fight

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some economic benefits from co-operation among countries within the Greater Mekong sub-region could be damaged by the effects of climate change.

Party Central Committee convenes

VietNamNet Bridge – The Communist Party of Viet Nam's Central Committee (CPVCC) began its seventh conference in Ha Noi yesterday, May 2, presided over by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

VN must adapt to climate change

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's response to climate change will focus on adaptation, which would be mainly funded by State budget.

Mekong Delta poorly funded to tackle climate change

The Mekong Delta has had to continually face increasing salt penetration and recurring landslides in recent years, but has inadequate funds to even build and upgrade the present dykes or dredge canals.

ASEAN leaders share common views on issues

VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN needs to continue to unite and bring into full play its role to ensure peace, security and development in the region, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has said.

Delta ecosystems under threat

 VietNamNet Bridge – Uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources has weakened or completely destroyed many of the Cuu Long Delta's ecosystems, experts said at an annual forum last Friday.

Storms now more severe and unpredictable

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Duc Phat, head of the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, said that forecasting storms has become much more difficult due to factors such as climate change.