Can Tho joins WWF’s global campaign for green growth
A seminar took place in Can Tho on September 19 to launch the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s ‘We Love Cities’ campaign in the Mekong Delta city for a greener future.
Can Tho (VNA) - A seminar took place in Can Tho on September19 to launch the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s ‘We Love Cities’ campaign in theMekong Delta city for a greener future.
The global campaign, running from September 19 to October 31,aims to create a forum for cities pursuing sustainable development. Can Tho isthe only representative of Vietnam among the 280 participating citiesworldwide.
Addressing the event, Nguyen Van Thang, head of the VietnamInstitute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, lauded Can Tho’s activeresponse to climate change, particularly its issuance of many policies oncutting greenhouse emissions and promoting energy efficiency.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong TanHien said Can Tho always considers climate change response and environmental protection akey task of its entire political system.
At the seminar, the city called for support and cooperationfrom governments, localities, communities, businesses, and organisations in Vietnamand overseas in overcoming climate change-induced challenges toward forming a carbonneutral economy and helping Vietnam implement outcomes of the 26th UnitedNations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
A World Bank’s study showed that Vietnam is among the topfive nations most affected by climate change. In addition, theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has recognised three deltas, includingthe Mekong Delta, as critically endangered due to climate change.
On the official website of the campaign, Can Tho isintroduced as having taken innovative steps towards green and renewable energyby promoting the development of solar energy and waste-to-energy incinerationand exploring wind and biomass power sources. The city’s goal is that theirrenewable energy supply will reach 4% in 2025, said the site./.
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(Source: WWF) 
