Representatives from parliaments of 20
International Parliamentary Union (IPU) member nations and international
organisations will gather at a conference themed “Climate change and actions of
legislators” slated for May 11th-13th in Ho Chi Minh City. The event, organised
by the IPU and the Viet Nam National Assembly, is a step towards concretising agreements
reached at the 132nd Assembly of the IPU held in Ha Noi in March 2015 and
turning commitments made by legislators into actions, contributing to realising
sustainable development goals (SDGs). It will serve as a forum for
parliamentarians in Asia-Pacific, donors and international organisations to
share experience and promote cooperation in implementing the UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change. Topics to be raised on the agenda include SDGs
and parliaments’ role; gender equality promotion and health improvement in the
context of climate change; and actions taken by regional countries against
climate change. The participants will also discuss international commitments
and requirements for legislators as well as the mobilisation of resources to achieve
SDGs. The conference demonstrates Viet Nam’s commitment to the IPU, especially
with the Vietnamese NA having been elected as a member of the IPU Executive
Committee for the 2016-2019 term. It is expected to help raise the position
played of the Vietnamese parliament in the region and the world while improving
awareness of agencies, localities and public about climate change and its
impacts. The event also aims to call for efforts to cope with climate change in
Asia-Pacific and the world. Viet Nam is one of the countries most at risk by
climate change, with the Mekong Delta one of three deltas worldwide vulnerable
to sea-level rise. According to climate change scenarios, by the end of the
21st century, about 40 percent of the Mekong Delta, 11 percent of the Red River
Delta and 3 percent of other coastal provinces will be submerged by sea water. Ho
Chi Minh City, the southern economic hub, is forecast to lose more than 20
percent of its area to the sea. About 10-12 percent of the country’s population
will suffer direct impacts from climate change and about 10 percent of national
GDP will be lost. Climate change has already impacted Viet Nam as it hinders
the country’s efforts to reduce poverty and obtain millennium development goals
as well as sustainable development. Against this backdrop, Vietnamese agencies
and localities have taken the initiative to tackle climate change. The country
joined the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.
Also, Viet Nam, together with 175 countries worldwide, inked the Paris
Agreement in New York on April 22, 2016 and approved the document at the end of
October the same year. Additionally, Viet Nam has carried out various
activities, including an action plan to realise the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
Viet
Nam Plus – May 8 - http://en.vietnamplus.vn/national-assembly-contributes-to-sustainable-development/111346.vnp;
Cong An Nhan Dan Online – May 8 - http://en.cand.com.vn/Politics/NA-contributes-to-sustainable-development-440166/;
Quan Doi Nhan Dan Online – May 8 - http://en.qdnd.vn/politics/news/national-assembly-contributes-to-sustainable-development-480678;
Nhandan.com.vn – May 9 - http://www.nhandan.com.vn/thegioi/tin-tuc/item/32818602-hoi-nghi-ipu-khu-vuc-chau-a-thai-binh-duong-ve-ung-pho-bien-doi-khi-hau.html;
Government's Website – May 8 - http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/IPUs-symposium-for-AsiaPacific-to-be-held-in-HCM-City/20175/30542.vgp;
VOV5 – May 8 - http://vovworld.vn/en-US/news/national-assembly-fosters-sustainable-development-goals-539699.vov
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