29/10/2020 18:10 GMT+7 vietnamnet
Answering the local press on the sidelines of the National Assembly session, Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Tran Hong Ha said the principle of his ministry is ‘not to develop small-scale hydropower at any cost’.
Many experts believe that the historic floods in the central region some days ago were the results of climate change. How does the draft of the amended law on environmental protection address the issue?

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Tran Hong Ha
The issues related to climate change, natural disasters and floods are mentioned in many laws. The reason behind recent floods is extreme climate change. All the indicators exceed the indicators of the floods in history.
Tiếp tục đọc “Minister warns about development of small-scale hydropower”


Houses are submerged in flood waters in Thua Thien Hue Province, central Vietnam, October 10, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh.%20v%C3%A0%20%C3%B4ng%20Nguy%E1%BB%85n%20V%C4%83n%20M%E1%BB%B9%20ch%E1%BB%A7%20t%E1%BB%8Bch%20L%E1%BB%ADa%20Vi%E1%BB%87t%20%C4%91ang%20k%E1%BB%83%20c%C3%A2u%20chuy%E1%BB%87n%20v%E1%BB%81%20m%E1%BB%99t%20d%C3%B2ng%20k%C3%AAnh.jpg)


The Xayaburi dam in the lower Mekong River in Laos. Photo by CK Power/Handout via AFP.