Preventive measures of environmental pollution

At the international workshop (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)   Hanoi (VNA) – Experience in preventing and controlling environmental pollution was shared among Vietnamese and Japanese experts at an international workshop in Hanoi on January 11. The event was jointly held by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and Japanese Ministry of the Environment within the framework of the first Vietnam-Japan Environment Week taking place from January 9-11. According to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan, Vietnam is facing severe environmental pollution as a result of its strong economic growth in the past few years. Laying stress on Vietnam’s priority to prevent and manage pollution in its environmental protection strategy, Nhan expressed his hope that the workshop will serve as a bridge to connect Vietnamese and Japanese firms to set up a cooperation plan in the field. Japanese Vice Minister of the Environment Takaaki … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Japan cooperate to prevent environmental pollution

A canal in the capital city of Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s environmental problems have been basically solved since the city made its administrative boundary adjustment in 2008. After the resolution of the National Assembly on the adjustment of Hanoi’s administrative boundaries ten years ago, the total area of natural land of the capital is nearly 335,000 hectares. As the largest ever city in the country, Hanoi faced enormous challenges in dealing with environmental pollution and ensuring a safe and healthy life for nearly 6.3 million citizens. Statistics showed that after 2008, Hanoi had 266 out of 1,350 villages causing serious environmental pollution with about 60,000 cu.m of wastewater discharged directly into the environment every day. Total daily discharge was over 300,000 cu.m, with one third of which being industrial wastewater. Most of industrial production establishments directly released wastewater into major rivers, making the majority … [Read more...] about Hanoi exerts efforts to tackle environmental pollution

Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Twenty-two embassies and international organisations in Vietnam will sign a code of conduct on plastic pollution prevention on June 4 to mark World Environment Day (June 5), according to the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam. Initiated by the Canadian Embassy, the campaign aims to raise public awareness of adverse impacts of plastic pollution and calling for changes in behaviours, institutions and policies, thus helping reduce plastic waste in Vietnam. The expected signatories are the Asian Development Bank, the embassies of Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the US, the EU, 16 agencies, foundations, programmes and offices of the UN, and the World Bank. They will commit to assessing single-use plastic products in their offices and encouraging their staff and partners to reduce plastic products. Following … [Read more...] about Embassies, int’l organisations join in preventing plastic pollution in VN

A section of a river in the southernmost province of Ca Mau has been seriously polluted by wastewater discharged by industries and households in the area. (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) - The southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking preventive measures to manage pollution hotspots at industrial zones and clusters, intensive shrimp-farming establishments, and aquaculture processing facilities. Ca Mau city’s rivers and canals are being seriously polluted by wastewater discharged by industries and households. Aquatic product processing establishments are discharging untreated water, while nine units in the Hoa Trung Industrial Zone in Cai Nuoc district are generating waste gas, wastewater and bad odours, leading to complaints from nearby residents. At the Song Doc Industrial Cluster and a contiguous area in Tran Van Thoi district, 12 industrial production establishments, including three seafood processing plants and nine … [Read more...] about Southernmost province cracks down on environmental pollution

Coal stoves hurt the environment (Source: petrotimes.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi plans to stop the use of beehive-shaped coal bricks by 2020 as part of measures to improve air quality and living conditions, according to the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment. The move was made following a recent survey by the department’s environmental office which revealed that Hanoi has about 55,000 beehive coal stoves, which burn a total of more than 528 tonnes of coal each day, filling the air with carbon dioxide. The survey, carried out on 23 out of 30 districts and suburban districts of Hanoi last year, showed that about 63 percent of coal burners were used in urban districts, mostly by small restaurants and food shops along pavements. Le Thanh Thuy, a representative from the department, said the use of the coal stoves was one of the key sources of environmental pollution. Other sources included a huge amount of fumes from vehicles, construction sites … [Read more...] about Hanoi to end use of deadly stoves