Giving Vietnamese a voice on climate change
VGP – In response to the World Wide Views on Global Warming (WWViews), Việt Nam will hold the first-ever consultation for citizens to show their positions on issues of the United Nations Climate Change negotiations (COP 15) which take place in Copenhagen (Denmark) in December.
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On September 26, 100 Vietnamese citizens will come together in Hà Nội to share their views on global warming.
At the same time, participants in other 50 countries will consider the same questions on climate change and its consequences, commitments to coping with climate change, and suggestions for policy and action.
In Việt Nam, the event is jointly hosted by the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology and the Urban-Rural Solutions (URS).
Initiated by the Danish Board of Technology, WWViews helps create opportunities for ordinary people to raise their voices on future climate policy.
The decisions made by negotiators at the COP 15 will influence the lives of people all over the world. That is a good reason for ordinary people to have a say!
Việt Nam would be among the five countries worst affected by global warming and sea rising. Around 1.5% of the country’s GDP is annually lost due to natural disasters.
By Kim Anh
