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Vietnam promotes green growth urban development
Tuan Minh 17:32, 2018/07/05
Vietnam green growth urban development plan toward 2030 is major determination of the Vietnamese government in the field of urban development.
Policies for the implementation of the Vietnam green growth urban development plan to 2030 were detailed at a conference in Hanoi on July 4. 
Co-hosted by the Ministry of Construction’s Department of Urban Development and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), this was the first conference among three of this kind that will be held Vietnam’s three geographical regions. 
 
Conference on Vietnam’s green growth urban development plan. Photo: Thu Hang
Conference on Vietnam’s green growth urban development plan. Photo: Thu Hang
It aims to propagandize and disseminate guidelines, policies and orientations for green growth urban development. Moreover, it is expected to help localities identify the tasks from now to 2030 and improve the ability of managers of green growth urban development. 
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Construction Phan Thi My Linh said Vietnam considers green growth the key to sustainable development and prosperity. 
The government issued the national green growth strategy in 2012, and the national action plan on green growth for the 2012-2020 period in 2014. These created an important foundation to transform the growth model towards green growth, Linh said. 
Urban development, with the role as impetus for the nation’s socio-economic growth, is a top priority in the plan. The Ministry of Construction has coordinated with partners to conduct research and surveys, and learned from international experience to priority tasks. 
Priority actions of the Vietnam’s green growth urban development plan to 2030 focus on adjusting urban planning and urban development programs in the direction of green growth and climate change adaptation, Linh added.
The plan is a commitment of the government towards achieving the targets of the green growth strategy in terms of urban development. Twenty-three urban localities nationwide have been selected to pilot the plan, the model will be expanded to more areas in the future, she said. 
According to the deputy minister, the ministry issued a circular stipulating green growth urban building indicators related to economy, society, the environment and institutions.
By monitoring these indicators, urban areas will identify issues that need to be addressed annually and periodically, thus forming methods for managing and supervising urban development. This is the basis for proposing solutions for green growth urban development to suit the conditions of each urban area, Linh said. 
 
Vietnam promotes green growth urban development to 2030
Vietnam promotes green growth urban development to 2030
Sharing with Vietnam on the challenges of urban development, Adam Ward, country representative for the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Vietnam, said that urban areas are facing many challenges, such as climate change causing urban flooding, traffic congestion and waste management. 
The building of green infrastructure systems in Vietnam is essential to increase the use of renewable energy, he stressed, adding that the GGGI is working with the Ministry of Construction to develop green urban policies. 
The GGGI will continue to work with the ministry to enhance the ability of urban areas to access financial resources for infrastructure construction, and building policies related the recycling of waste into renewable energy, Adam said.
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