Resolution No. 35/NQ-CP dated March18, 2013 of the Government on some urgent problems in environment protection
THE GOVERNMENT
Resolution No. 35/NQ-CP dated March18, 2013 of the Government on some urgent problems in environment protection
In recent years, aiming for the sustainable development of Vietnam, the Communist Part, the National Assembly, and the Government have paid attention to guiding the socio-economic development associated with environment protection and improvement. Positive outcomes have been achieved and form a premise for enhancing the environment protection works in the near future. However, the socio-economic development has brought about plenty of complicated environmental implications, especially the pressing matters below:
The development of industrial parks industrial complexes is not synchronous with environmental infrastructure; plenty of industrial parks and industrial complexes are not provided with concentrated sewage treatment systems and cause severe environmental pollution. The mineral extraction in various areas lacks tight management that lead to the increase in the number of environmental pollution black spots. The proportion of solid waste, medical waste, domestic and industrial sewage being properly collected remains low; exhaust and dust from transport, construction, and production are not tightly control and causing severe environmental pollution in major cities and river basins. Waste from agricultural production and families in rural areas are not properly collected and treated; the uncontrolled use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides make environmental pollution in rural area even worse, in some places particularly severe. Environmental pollution in trade villages are hard to be controlled and handled. It becomes more and more severe in some places. The import of obsolete technologies and waste in the form of scrap into Vietnam is troublesome. Biodiversity is degraded and gravely threatened; the number of species and genetic resources are decreasing; the number of species facing extinction is increasing.
The problems above are due to plenty of reasons, mainly:
The awareness and responsibility for environment protection of the authorities, officials, enterprises, and the public is poor. Environmental benefits are still eclipsed by short-term economic benefits. The laws on environment protection are still inconsistent and impractical but have not been promptly amended; the enforcement of law is not strict enough. The violations against the law on environment protection are more and more crafty and serious. The management system has not satisfied demands and show weaknesses in the management; the manager force is small in number and limited in expertise. The requirements of environment protection have not receive due attention during the formulation of policies; the budget for environment protection is still restricted. The gathering of integrated strength of the whole society and the supervision of law enforcement of socio-political organizations are very limited.
