On the morning of June 4, at Binh Minh Square (Cua Lo town, Nghe An province), the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (TN-MT) coordinated with the People's Committee of Nghe An province to organize the National Launching Ceremony of Vietnam Sea and Islands Week, Action Month for the Environment in response to World Environment Day (June 5) and World Ocean Day (June 8).
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh speaks
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh pointed out that Vietnam is facing many challenges as the issue of white pollution is closely related to economic development and social stability. With about 50% of the country's population living in low-lying and coastal areas, Vietnam is considered one of the most vulnerable countries and is subject to many negative impacts of climate change, environmental pollution, and rising sea levels.
Delegates attending the launching ceremony of the Vietnam Sea and Islands National Week, the month of action for the environment in response to World Environment Day (June 5), World Ocean Day (June 8) in Nghe An
According to Minister Dang Quoc Khanh, Vietnam’s environmental protection and management of marine and island resources are still facing many difficulties and challenges. The marine environment shows signs of pollution; natural resources and biodiversity continue to decline; exploitation and use of marine and island resources are still ineffective and unsustainable.
In addition, people's awareness of resource exploitation and use is not high, and the habit of consuming disposable plastic products has been putting great pressure on environmental management and protection.
The head of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment called on ministries, branches, central agencies, local authorities, organizations, individuals and businesses to take practical actions to solve the problem of plastic waste pollution, contributing to environmental protection, sea and ocean protection; and exploiting and sustainably using marine and island resources.
Ms. Ramla Khalidi, United Nations Representative in Vietnam, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, speaking
According to Ms. Ramla Khalidi, United Nations Representative in Vietnam, Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, sustainable use of seas and oceans will be the key to building a prosperous and sustainable future for the Vietnamese people.
UNDP shared three goals that Vietnam needs to aim for, including the need for Vietnam to increase its efforts to transform towards a sustainable marine economy; partly through accelerating marine spatial planning.
Marine spatial planning is essential to exploit Vietnam's huge offshore wind power development potential, which, when realized, could contribute to meeting the ambitious energy targets in Power Development Plan 8 and achieving net zero emissions by 2050 as committed at COP26.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh and delegates participated in picking up trash and cleaning the sea at the event of the National Launching Ceremony of Vietnam Sea and Islands Week, the month of action for the environment in response to World Environment Day (June 5), World Ocean Day (June 8) in Cua Lo town, Nghe An province.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh and delegates participate in tree planting
At this event, the Editorial Board of the Lao Dong Newspaper presented 10,000 national flags to fishermen in Nghe An province from the component "Millions of national flags with fishermen at sea" of the program "Proud of the National Flag"; presented a number of national flags, medicine bags and a number of medicines to outstanding fishermen.
To date, Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper has presented Nghe An province with a total of 45,000 national flags.
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