Conversations on Vietnam Development
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Agriculture and Rural development
• Chapter 10 – How Agricultural Research for Development Can Make a Change: Assessing Livelihood Impacts in the Northwest Highlands of Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “World Bank – New research on development issues in Vietnam – Volume 9, number 23 (2017 December 6)”
By Susan Minnemeyer, Nancy Harris and Octavia Payne
Cantonal Hojancha was once a major cattle ranching region. Most of this area was cleared for pasture only 30 years ago. Now, many of the residents have moved into the service industry, and the pasture land has slowly converted back to forest. Photo by Aaron Minnick (World Resources Institute)New analysis from The Nature Conservancy, WRI and others estimates that stopping deforestation, restoring forests and improving forestry practices could cost-effectively remove 7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, or as much as eliminating 1.5 billion cars—more than all of the cars in the world today!
In fact, forests are key to at least six of the study’s 20 “natural climate solutions,” which could collectively reduce 11.3 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year. That’s as much as halting global oil consumption, and would get us one-third of the way toward limiting global warming to 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels — the threshold for avoiding catastrophic effects of climate change — by 2030.
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Global Forest Watch released new satellite-based data showing how forests around the world changed in the year 2015. The data, produced through the analysis of roughly a million satellite images by the University of Maryland and Google, measures the death or removal of trees at least 5 meters tall within 30×30 meter areas. This can capture any number of sustainable or unsustainable activities, from the clearing of natural forests to the harvest of tree plantations, but when analyzed appropriately with other contextual data and information can serve as a proxy for deforestation (typically defined as the permanent conversion of forest land for another use). Tiếp tục đọc “Global Tree Cover Loss Remains High. Emerging Patterns Reveal Shifting Contributors.”
Only about half of the world’s women are in the labour force compared to about 75 percent of men
By Belinda Goldsmith
VIENNA, Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women need to be given a greater role in industries in poorer nations to meet the global goal of cutting poverty by 2030, the head of the United Nations industrial development agency said on Monday after being voted in for a second term.
Tiếp tục đọc “Give women greater role in industry to cut poverty, urges UN executive”
The Vietnam Sustainability Forum (VSF 2018) aims at providing an international exchange platform for various stakeholders including policymakers, academics, entrepreneurs, practitioners, and the NGOs to present, discuss and debate the worldwide visionary initiatives, practices, and trends for a harmonious society. Some sessions devote a particular focus on Vietnam with her uniqueness. Keynote speeches will be delivered during the plenary sessions by members of the Vietnamese Government to discuss on current Vietnam’s policies for a prosperous growth and internationally well-known economists to present a view on Sustainable Development. In addition, several workshops will be held on various topics. Dedicated time will be reserved for breaks and social events to facilitate discussions and networking between and among delegates.
The VSF 2018 is jointly organized by the Association of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global) and the Academy of Policy and Development (APD) under the patronage of the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam.
More information at http://www.vsf.a-vse.org/about-us/
worldwatch_As leaders of knowledge and innovation, universities are places where sustainable futures are imagined. They are institutions where experts research emerging issues and generate new ideas. They contain multitudes of idealistic and adaptive young students who can be mobilized to protect their futures. It is only natural that some of the most progressive sustainability ideas are emerging from universities.
Universities around the world are striving to curb their wasteful tendencies as well as to foster an atmosphere that encourages environmental consciousness. Here are three areas of campus life that universities have sought to make greener:
One of the most pressing issues pertaining to environmental sustainability at universities is transportation. A 2011 study by Complete College America reports that 75 percent of all college students in the United States commute to campus, often traveling by car, bus, and other carbon-emitting vehicles. Overall, the transportation sector is one of the country’s highest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
Tiếp tục đọc “Universities and students are revolutionalizing Sustainability”
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Agriculture and Rural development
• Farmers’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Climate Change in Southeast Asia: The Case Study from Thailand and Vietnam.
• Flex crops or flex livelihoods? The story of a volatile commodity chain in upland northern Vietnam.
• The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Findings from Households in Vietnam.
• Determinants of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in agricultural production in the central region of Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “World Bank – New research on development issues in Vietnam – Volume 9, number 22 (2017 November 17)”
By Tuoi Tre News
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| Nguyen Thi Huong Lien (R) takes a photo with Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg in Da Nang, Vietnam, November 9, 2017. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
A Vietnamese entrepreneur has inspired Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, by her vision to empower women with a startup company that offers city tours led by female bikers.
Nguyen Thi Huong Lien’s name was brought up by Sandberg as the executive addressed a crowd of thousands of world business leaders and diplomats at the APEC CEO Summit in Da Nang on Friday.
Lien was the founder of the ‘I Love Hue’ tour, which operates motorbike tours that introduce visitors to the Vietnamese lifestyle in and around Hue City in the central region. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese girl inspires Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg with bike tour startup”
‘Growth should be more inclusive’
By Son Luong / Tuoi Tre News
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| Denis Hew, Director at APEC Secretariat Policy Support Unit (L) and Alan Bollard, Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, address a news conference in Da Nang, central Vietnam, November 7, 2017. Photo: Son Luong/Tuoi Tre News |
Editor’s note: Denis Hew, Director of the APEC Secretariat Policy Support Unit, spoke to Tuoi Tre News on the challenges to be addressed at the ongoing 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week in the central city of Da Nang.
What are the topline points of the APEC summit most relevant to Vietnam? Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam action agenda must focus on inclusion: APEC Secretariat”
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| Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc greets the attendees at the Vietnam Business Summit in the central city of Da Nang on November 7, 2017. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has underlined three key solutions for boosting Vietnam’s development during a business summit held in parallel with the ongoing 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) week.
The first Vietnam Business Summit (VBS) was organized in the central city of Da Nang on Tuesday with the attendance of Vietnamese government leaders and officials, representatives from prestigious international organizations, scholars and hundreds of business influencers from across the Asia-Pacific region. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam premier highlights solutions for development at APEC business summit”
September 7, 2017 9.22pm BST
theconversation_When people picture sand spread across idyllic beaches and endless deserts, they understandably think of it as an infinite resource. But as we discuss in a just-published perspective in the journal Science, over-exploitation of global supplies of sand is damaging the environment, endangering communities, causing shortages and promoting violent conflict.
Skyrocketing demand, combined with unfettered mining to meet it, is creating the perfect recipe for shortages. Plentiful evidence strongly suggests that sand is becoming increasingly scarce in many regions. For example, in Vietnam domestic demand for sand exceeds the country’s total reserves. If this mismatch continues, the country may run out of construction sand by 2020, according to recent statements from the country’s Ministry of Construction. Tiếp tục đọc “The world is facing a global sand crisis”
English: Is water a female issue?
Khoảng 30% dân số thế giới không có nước uống sạch và 60% không có hệ thống vệ sinh sạch và an toàn. Không có điều kiện vệ sinh tốt ảnh hưởng tới phụ nữ nhiều hơn nam giới, Bruno Tisserand đã giải thích trong khuôn khổ Tuần lễ Nước Thế giới được tổ chức ở Stockholm.
Bruno Tisserand là chủ tịch của EurEau, đại diện của Châu Âu về nước uống và dịch vụ xử lý nước thải.
Phụ nữ và nước. Liên quan ở điểm nào? Đúng là, tất cả chúng ta cần có nước để tồn tại, nhưng nước sạch đối với phụ nữ có nhiều ý nghĩa hơn là nước chỉ để uống, nấu nướng và tưới tiêu.
Tính đến năm 2015, 68% dân số thế giới có cơ hội tiếp cận với các thiết bị vệ sinh cải tiến, nhà vệ sinh tự hoại hay nhà cầu có nắp che, cao hơn 14% so với năm 1990. Tuy nhiên 2.4 triệu người vẫn chưa có nhà vệ sinh hoặc hố xí.
Thiếu hệ thống vệ sinh sạch sẽ ảnh hưởng đến phụ nữ nhiều hơn là nam giới. Phụ nữ thường phải đảm nhận vai trò tích đủ nước dùng cho sinh hoạt hằng ngày của gia đình. Ngay cả khi tình hình đã được cải thiện hơn, phụ nữ vẫn thường phải di chuyển xa để lấy nước cho gia đình. 2.1 triệu người, khoảng 30% dân số thế giới, vẫn chưa có nguồn nước uống sạch và 60% chưa được tiếp cận hệ thống vệ sinh an toàn. Báo cáo mới nhất của tổ chức WHO đã nhấn mạnh rằng việc đảm bảo vệ sinh hàng ngày là cách đơn giản và hiệu quả nhất để phòng ngừa bệnh tật lây lan. Tiếp tục đọc “Nước sạch có phải là một vấn đề của phụ nữ?”
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