MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independent - Freedom – Happiness
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No.: 2418/QD-BTNMT
Hanoi, December 20, 2010
 
DECISION
ISSUING ACTION PLAN TO RESPOND TO CLIMATE CHANGE OF THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT, PERIOD OF 2011 – 2015
MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
 
Pursuant to the Decree No.25/2008/ND-CP dated March 04, 2008 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment;
Pursuant to the Decision No.158/2008/QD-TTg dated December 02, 2008 of the Prime Minister approving the national target program on response to climate change;
At the proposal of Director of Department of Hydro-Meteorology and Climate Change,
DECIDES:
Article 1. Issue the Action Plan to respond to climate change of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental, period of 2011 - 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the Action Plan) with the following main contents:
I. OBJECTIVES
1. Establish the scientific basis for responding to climate change in Vietnam: the climate change scenario, elevation numerical model with high accuracy, databases on climate change to be as orientation for the ministries, branches, and localities to implement activities responding to climate change.
2. Set up mechanisms and policies for managing, administering, and guiding the implementation of national target programs on response to climate change (referred to as the national target program) on a national scale and improve capacity of state management on climate change of the branch of natural resources and environment.
3. Assess the impact level of climate change and sea level rise on a national scale for the fields of: land resources, water resources, mineral resources, environment, hydro-meteorology, measure and maps, sea and islands; to propose feasible and effective solutions to respond to climate change.
4. Improve ability to respond to climate change in each field in the sector of environmental resources, particularly capacity to predict hydro-meteorology for disaster prevention of which is increasing and increasing due to climate change.
II. FOCUS MISSION
1. Assessment of the climate happening, building, updating of databases and scenarios of climate change
- Assess the various range and trend of the climatic factors change and the extreme climate phenomena.
- Develop and update the scenarios of climate change and sea level rise in detail for the areas in Vietnam until 2100.