Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai made the remark at a meeting in HCM City  on June 5 to mark  World Environment Day themed “Raise your voice, not the sea level”, attended by 1,500  people.

Vietnam is one of countries which are most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. According to latest forecasts, climate change will adversely affect Vietnam and cause huge losses in terms of socio- economic development, lives and the environment, Hai said.

Minister Hai asked ministries, localities and citizens to take more practical actions to protect natural resources and the environment and cope with climate change. He also underlined the need to raise public awareness on exploitation, economical use of natural resources as well as the protection of the environment, sea and islands.

UN Resident Coordinator to Vietnam Pratibha Mehta said the UN hails Vietnam’s comprehensive implementation of environmental programmes on building strategies and scenarios to respond to climate change and sea level rise.