NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLAN FOR THE 2021 - 2030 PERIOD
On July 20, 2020, the Prime Minister issues the Decision No. 1055/QD-TTg on promulgating the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision toward 2050.
Accordingly, the specific objectives include: Improving climate change adaptation effectiveness through enhancing the state management on climate change; Enhancing the resilience and improve the adaptive capacity of the community; Reducing natural disaster risks and damages, ready to respond to natural disasters and extreme climate increased due to climate change.
Besides, the Prime Minister defines tasks and solutions for the Plan, including: Building and perfecting the national legal framework on climate change; Reviewing, updating and formulating new planning on socio-economic development; Renovating infrastructure to enhance the resilience to climate change; Improving the adaptation of the natural ecosystem and biodiversity; Managing the forest protection and improving the forest quality; Preventing riverbank and coastal erosion, responding to the increasing drought, etc.
In additions, after the first 02 year of implementation, the Plan shall be reviewed and updated. After the next 03 years, the Plan shall be reviewed and updated for the second time, on the basis of the implementation results in the 2021 - 2025 period.
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
