Global support to aid Viet Nam with issues related to climate change was affirmed during bilateral meetings between Viet Nam and other countries and international organisations during the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban, South Africa.
This sentiment was revealed by Tran Thi Minh Ha, head of the Department of International Co-operation at a press briefing held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) in Ha Noi yesterday. The briefing presented information on the results of Viet Nam’s activities between November 28 and December 11 at COP17, which was held at the same time as the 7th Session of the Conference of the Parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol.
MONRE highlighted that during a working session between the Vietnamese delegation and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UNEP said it was willing to offer Viet Nam non-refundable aid along with technical support to prepare the country’s third national report on climate change by 2012.
The Vietnamese delegation also had bilateral meetings with representatives of several countries, including the United States, Australia, Japan, Sweden and Finland to discuss co-operation in climate change issues. Among the issues discussed were the launch of a clean development mechanism project with Sweden and co-operation in the low emission development strategies with the United States.
Ha said the meetings achieved positive results.
MONRE also noted a conference on nationally appropriate mitigation measures (NAMAs) held for developing countries by the European Union, where Viet Nam and Peru were selected to be the two pilot countries in Asia and America.
The ministry said it would submit a plan to implement activities following the results of COP17 and CMP7 to the Prime Minister in a timely manner.
