(VOV) – Fortifying international cooperation for sustainable management of natural resources and the environment is a key task for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in the second half of the year.
At a meeting to review work in the first half of this year and devise tasks for the second half, MoNRE Minister Nguyen Minh Quang said the ministry will focus on mobilising funds for key projects, enhancing management and improving the quality and efficiency of the projects.
It is gearing up for organising the 11th conference of the Vietnam -China joint working group on meteorological cooperation and attending the 5th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit and the 20th GMS Ministerial Meeting.
MoNRE leaders will take part in a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministerial Meeting, the sixth round of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) negotiations, the sixth round of negotiations on cooperation in less sensitive issues at sea between Vietnam and China, and an ASEAN Working Group on Climate Change (AWGCC).
The ministry has also drafted contents for attending the 11th Vietnam-the Republic of Korea Environment Ministers Meeting, the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 13), the 20th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 20) and the 10thMeeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 10).
In the first half of the year, the ministry proposed that the Prime Minister include the support programme to respond to climate change (SP-RCC) in the list of prioritised programmes and projects using ODA. It carried out a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in geology and the use of mineral resources.
In addition to signing a funding agreement between the Vietnamese and Australian Governments on examining the impact of hydropower projects on the Mekong River mainstream, the MoBRE inked an MoU on environment cooperation with the Turkey’s Environment and Urban Ministry.
Đăng ký: VietNam News