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Chuyên mục: Biến đổi khí hậu – Climate change
Cities best armed to fight climate change – U.N. climate chief
“The ability of communities to meet their most basic needs – food, water, energy, sanitation – is threatened by climate change”BONN, May 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cities are places where action on climate change can have most impact because they are engines for innovation and also highly vulnerable to a warming planet, the head of the U.N. climate programme said on Thursday. Tiếp tục đọc “Cities best armed to fight climate change – U.N. climate chief”
ADB to lend $4.2b to water security project
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| The water shortage will get worse by 2050 and 3.4 billion people in the Asia-Pacific developing countries would be living in water-stress areas. ADB looks forward to providing more support to help the countries address these water-related challenges. — Photo Courtesy of ADB |
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YOKOHAMA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) this year plans to provide loans worth US$4.2 billion, doubling last year’s figure, to support developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region in addressing water challenges.
The information was released by Deputy Director General of the ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Amy S.P. Leung on Wednesday.
Hành tinh đói: Thế giới ăn gì?
Nhiếp ảnh gia đến từ California, Mỹ – Peter Menzel đi qua 24 nước và là tác giả cuốn sách Hành tinh đói – Hungry Planet. Peter đã ghi lại hình ảnh thức ăn và chi phí cho thức ăn trong một tuần của các gia đình ở những nước khá nhau .
Từ gia đình người Sudan chi 79 penny (chưa đến 1 bảng Anh) cho 6 người ăn trong một tuần cho đến gia đình người Đức chi 320 bảng Anh cho 4 người ăn trong một tuần.
Gia đình Bainton ở Wiltshire, UK, chi £160 bảng Anh một tuần cho 4 người ăn
Gia đình Aboubakar ở Darfur, Sudan, trong trại tị nạn Breidjing ở Chad. Chi 79 penny – 0,79 bảng Anh cho 6 người ăn trong 1 tuần
Tehri village selected for pilot project on climate change
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TNN | Apr 21, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
DEHRADUN: Pheti Kimoda village of Jaunpur area in Tehri has been selected for running a pilot project for strengthening climate resilience of forest-based communities.
The village was one of the top ranking sites featured in the vulnerability-risk assessment of the climate change wing of the forest depts. The villagers were found to be suffering from lack of clean drinking water and health facilities, agriculture problems, migration and poor socio-economic conditions.
Tiếp tục đọc “Tehri village selected for pilot project on climate change”
Climate change threatens water security
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Update: April, 20/2017 – 09:55
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| Ensuring water security is becoming an urgent task for Việt Nam in the context of climate change impacting all aspects of life, heard a conference on Wednesday. — Photo baotainguyenmoitruong.vn |
HÀ NỘI – Ensuring water security is becoming an urgent task for Việt Nam in the context of climate change impacting all aspects of life, heard a conference on Wednesday.
Held by Việt Nam’s Association of Foreign Invested Enterprises (VAFIE), the Việt Nam Academy for Water Resources (VAWR), Germany’s Network for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and German Agency for International Co-operation, the conference aimed to improve public awareness of the consequences of climate change on the environment, especially on water security.
It also allowed domestic and foreign scientists and agencies to discuss science and technology and experience in preventing environmental disasters.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Trần Việt Thanh said that climate change has made protecting water resources more complicated.
River water and ground water levels are decreasing, while sea levels, flood tides and salt intrusion are on the rise, he said, adding that the demand for water in production and daily activities has increased due to industrialisation, urbanisation and population growth.
According to Dr Prof Nguyễn Mại, VAFIE chairman, several factors have posed difficulties for Việt Nam in ensuring water security. They include industrialisation, exploitation of energy generated from water and the expansion of irrigation and drainage systems in upstream countries.
Moreover, climate change and natural disasters are also leading to an imbalance of water resources. Prolonged heat and decreases in rainfall are threatening all regions in the country.
The demand for water in the country has also increased from 50 billion cu.m a year in 1990 to 72 billion cu.m a year in 2010. It is predicted to reach 80 billion cu.m in 2020.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Association suggested Việt Nam pay attention to dealing with four issues: socio-economic and environmental impacts of water use, relationship between land use and water resources, consequences of shifting water resources and social matters arising during a water crisis.
VAWR Deputy Director Trần Đình Hòa stressed the need for co-operation between countries to protect and use water resources effectively and equally.
“It is also necessary to have a complete policy system on water resources to increase the efficiency of water management, protection and use, and change public awareness and action in ensuring water security”, he added. – VNS
Natural disasters cost Việt Nam $1.7 billion
Update: April, 18/2017 – 09:15
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| A farmer of An Biên District in the Mekong Delta’s Kiên Giang Province is saddened by his withered rice field which was caused by a shortage of water and salt intrusion last year. Việt Nam is among the countries to be hit hardest by climate change, which is expected to exacerbate natural disasters in the country. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt |
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs to improve the quality of weather forecasting and enhance international co-operation to prepare for natural disasters, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.
The PM made the statement at a meeting to review disaster prevention and control in 2016 and layout tasks for 2017.
Nguyễn Xuân Cường, head of the Central Steering Commitee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, said, 2016 saw multiple extreme weather phenomena such as droughts, extreme cold weather, floods and storms, causing losses of VNĐ39.7 trillion (US$1.75 billion).
“Natural disasters struck from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, occurring in all regions with many types of natural disasters,” Cường said. Tiếp tục đọc “Natural disasters cost Việt Nam $1.7 billion”
Cities not ready for climate change: experts
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| A flooded alley in District 12, HCM City. High tides broke sewer No. 4 in the district’s Thạnh Xuân 25 Street during the rainy season in October last year, flooding the neighbourhood and disrupting the lives of residents. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Linh |
HA NOI – Most Vietnamese cities lack the capacity to confront climate change challenges, experts say, calling for greater preparedness efforts.
Cities have to be ready to adapt to new situations and unexpected developments, ensuring essential services to residents at all times, they add.
Surveys done by the Urban Development Agency under the Construction Ministry have found cities in mountainous areas particularly vulnerable to natural calamities. Tiếp tục đọc “Cities not ready for climate change: experts”
PM green lights two large-scale reservoirs
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| Illustrative Image. — Photo baocongthuong.com.vn |
HÀ NỘI – Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has given the investment green light to building two large-scale reservoirs with capacities of nearly a million cu.m each..
The Đồng Mít Reservoir in the central province of Bình Định and Cánh Tạng Reservoir in the northern province of Hòa Bình aim to improve irrigation for agriculture production, improve water supply and living standards in the two provinces. Tiếp tục đọc “PM green lights two large-scale reservoirs”
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Tiêu điểm kinh tế – Gỡ rào cản để năng lượng tái tạo phát triển
Chính phủ đặt mục tiêu ưu tiên phát triển năng lượng tái tạo nhằm đa dạng hóa cơ cấu nguồn điện cũng như hướng tới một nền kinh tế xanh và sạch hơn. Tuy nhiên, việc khai thác nguồn năng lượng tái tạo đến nay vẫn chưa phát huy được hết lợi thế sẵn có từ thiên nhiên. Vậy đâu là mấu chốt cần tháo gỡ để phát triển mạnh hơn nữa nguồn năng lượng xanh tại Việt Nam?
‘Zero recovery’ for Great Barrier Reef corals in back-to-back bleaching
- Posted 10 Apr 2017 11:12
- Updated 10 Apr 2017 11:21
An aerial view of bleaching in the Cairns-Townsville region of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef AFP/Ed ROBERTS
SYDNEY: Coral bleached for two consecutive years at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has “zero prospect” of recovery, scientists warned on Monday (Apr 10), as they confirmed the site has again been hit by warming sea temperatures.
Researchers said last month they were detecting another round of mass bleaching this year after a severe event in 2016, and their fears were confirmed after aerial surveys of the entire 2,300km long bio-diverse reef.
Last year, the northern areas of the World Heritage-listed reef were hardest hit, with the middle-third now experiencing the worst effects. Tiếp tục đọc “‘Zero recovery’ for Great Barrier Reef corals in back-to-back bleaching”
Coastal erosion threatens Bình Thuận Province
Viet Nam News Update: January, 27/2017 – 10:00
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| Erosion is seen recently in southern coastal Bình Thuận Province’s Tiến Thành Commune. VNA Photo |
BÌNH THUẬN — Extreme weather conditions resulting in a complex tide phenomenon, landslides and sea erosion are threatening coastal areas in central Bình Thuận Province, authority officials and local people have said.
Mai Kiều, director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this week that landslides and erosion constantly hitting the province’s 10km coastline over the past 10 years had caused extensive damage to local life.
Tuy Phong District was the hardest hit area, with hundreds of households in the communes and townships, including La Gi, Tân Phước, Vĩnh Tân and Tiến Thành, faced with the high possibility of having to flee their homes.
Landslides and erosion have been increasingly impacting agricultural production; infrastructure, including roads and sea dykes; and particularly many protective forests.
The sea has completely destroyed over 450m of sea dykes and damaged nearly 300 houses and dozens of hectares of forest in the two areas of La Gi and Tân Phước alone, according to Kiều.
Last month, sea tides and waves 3-4m high devastated 150 households in Vĩnh Tân Commune, with some 300m of coastline completely eroded.
Tiếp tục đọc “Coastal erosion threatens Bình Thuận Province”
Mekong Delta urged to store fresh water for 2017 dry season
Last update 08:15 | 06/02/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – The dry season in 2017 is expected to be less severe than in 2016, but Mekong Delta will still face a lack of fresh water and saline intrusion, scientists say.
Localities in Mekong Delta are now taking initiative in storing water and cooperating with each other in exploiting water sources, getting ready to cope with drought and saline intrusion.
According to the Central Center for Hydrometeorology Forecasting, the 2016-2017 dry season is likely to end later than usual. It said the drought would be less severe than in 2015-2016, while the water level on Mekong River would be low and influenced by tides. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong Delta urged to store fresh water for 2017 dry season”
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