President the first leader to speak at November 16 dialogue in San Francisco, where he called for determination, political responsibility, and solidarity in climate change response.
On July 22, when receiving Mr. Maeda Tadashi, Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for the bank’s support in terms of capital, technology, human resources, and governance for Vietnam to develop its energy conversion industry. Mr. Tadashi affirmed that Vietnam is one of two key partners of Japan in ASEAN in terms of implementing climate change response strategies.
The “Climate Public Expenditure and Investment Review (CPEIR)” report shows that total budget spending on climate change by six ministries and 29 surveyed cities and provinces was nearly $6.5 billion in the 2016-2020 period. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Transport account for 80 per cent of spending.
