Vietnam, Czech Republic to boost environment protection cooperation
Vietnam and the Czech Republic will boost cooperation in environment protection and natural resources management, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh.
Chairman of the Committee on Public Administration, Regional Development and Environment of the Czech Republic Zbynek Linhart speaks at the working session (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamand the Czech Republic will boost cooperation in environment protection andnatural resources management, said Deputy Minister of Natural Resources andEnvironment Le Cong Thanh.
During a working session in Hanoi on January 15 with adelegation from the Czech Senate led by Chairman of its Committee on PublicAdministration, Regional Development and Environment Zbynek Linhart, Thanh highlighted Vietnam'sprogressive approach to waste management, including plastic waste.
He underscored that Vietnam has enacted the 2020 Law onEnvironmental Protection, featuring groundbreaking regulations on recycling,reusing waste, and promoting cutting-edge technologies for energy recoverythrough waste incineration.
Thanh pointed out the Vietnamese Government's commitmentoutlined in the National Power Development Plan VIII, which prioritises phasingout thermal power while increasing the share of renewable energy.
Furthermore, Vietnam, in collaboration with internationalpartners, is actively realising the Political Declaration onestablishing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JEPT). This initiativeaims to facilitate collaboration with global partners for policy refinement,technology transfer, and financial support to achieve an equitable transitiontowards clean energy.
Linhart, for his part, said the delegation wants to acquire Vietnam’s management experiencein waste disposal, plastic waste pollution prevention and clean energydevelopment. Theseare issues faced by the Czech Republic, particularly due to the escalatingvolume of waste and the fact that half of its energy is generated from coal.
He hoped that the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and relevantagencies in the Czech Republic will further expand cooperation into additionalareas while strengthening relationship in natural resources and environment.
In2019, the MoNRE and the Czech Ministry of Environment signed anaction plan for the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation covering the2020-2025 period./.
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Chairman of the Committee on Public Administration, Regional Development and Environment of the Czech Republic Zbynek Linhart speaks at the working session (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) 
