Finland helps Vietnam cope with climate change

Published: 07/04/2009 05:00


The Finnish Embassy in Hanoi Tuesday announced it will finance two projects worth â¬460,000 (US$611,000) to help combat and prevent climate change in Vietnam.
The first project targets improving capacity within Vietnamâs civic organizations in dealing with climate change and will be carried out by the Center for Sustainable Rural Development under the Union for Scientific and Technical Associations. It will begin this month and continue for three years. The second will assist local communities in the central province of Quang Tri in adapting to the effects of climate change, and will be implemented from 2009 through 2010 in Trieu Phong and Hai Lang districts, the provinceâs most disaster-prone areas. The two projects will help mitigate the risk of natural disasters, assist in agriculture research, and improve the living conditions of local people while integrating climate change issues into local development plans. Vu Bich Hop, director of the Center for Sustainable Rural Development, said more than 200 staff members and management personnel from at least 50 non-governmental organizations, as well as 1,000 local farmers, will participate and directly benefit from the training. The projects will also link Vietnamese organizations with international experts and training opportunities on sustainable development and climate change, as well as improve information sharing, coordination, and efforts against environmental damage that leads to climate change. Source: VNA

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