Decision No. 403/QD-LDTBXH dated March 30, 2011 of the Ministry of Labors, Invalids and Social Affairs on promulgation of the action plan 2011- 2015 in response to climate change

 THE MINISTRY OF LABORS, INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

Decision No. 403/QD-LDTBXH dated March 30, 2011 of the Ministry of Labors, Invalids and Social Affairs on promulgation of the action plan 2011- 2015  in response to climate change

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 186/2007/ND-CP dated December 25, 2007 regarding regulation on functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labors, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA);

Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 158/2008/QD-TTg dated December 12,2008 regarding granting approval to the National Target Program to respond to Climate Change;

At the Request of the General Director of the Department of Planning – Finance and of the Director of ILSSA

HEREBY DECIDES

Article 1: To issue the Climate Change Response Action Plan 2011 – 2015 (hereinafter referred as to the “CCRAP) of the MOLISA, with the following major contents:

1. Viewpoints:

1.1. The climate change adaptive activities should give priority to address the issues that affect the human security, particularly the most vulnerable groups such as the poor, ethnic minority, children, the elderly and women, and the people living in the remote, mountainous and island areas.

1.2. Attaching importance to the self-adaptive capacity of the citizens against the impact of climate change combined with the assistance of the State and the community participation.

1.3. Diversifying the resources in order to respond to climate change, including technical and financial assistance, and involving the participation of the State agencies (central and local), international organizations, social and political organizations, professional associations, businesses and communities.

2. Objective

2.1. Overall Objective

To assess the impact of climate change toward the target groups; to propose and apply the responsive solutions to mitigate the risks caused by climate change in the sector’s domains of management, and positively contributing to the implementation of the National Target Program to Respond to Climate Change.

2.2. Specific Objectives

- To complete researches on and impact assessments and forecasts of climate change toward the development of the sector’s domains; to propose CC responsive solutions for such domains of the sector.

- To research, develop, pilot and replicate the climate change responsive projects and models.

- To complete the review and integration of climate change issues into the sector’s strategies, master plans, plans, programs and projects.

- To raise awareness for the staff and officers across the sector on the impact of climate change and responsive solutions.

- To initially establish a professional team and a network of collaborators in response to climate change domestically and internationally.

- To attract the resources of the international community in catering to climate change adaptive actions of the sector.

3. Main Tasks

3.1. Task Group No.1: Research, survey; assess, forecast and propose CC responsive solutions toward the domains of the sector.

a) Survey to gather, process and store the information, and establish baseline data on the impact of climate change in the fields of Labors, National Devotees and Affairs

b) Analyze, assess and forecast the impact of CC in the domains administered by the Ministry in accordance with the published CC scenarios.

c) Promote the labor and social issue related scientific researches in the context of climate change.

d) Propose solutions to ensure employment and social security for the people living in the areas heavily affected by the CC; and propose CC responsive solutions appropriate to each regions, areas, localities and objects under the sector’s administration.

3.2. Task Group No.2: Implement the CC responsive projects and models

a) Develop the models, and implement the pilot the models in response to climate change in all domains of the sector that are community-based and with the participation of the authorities at all levels, mass organizations and the participation of the people in response and self-response to the climate change and sea level rise.

b) Organize for pilot implementation in accordance with the specific characteristics of the geographical area and/or of the groups most vulnerable to the climate change.

c) Roll out the successful CC responsive models after having been piloted.

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