The Plan defines targets and tasks by 2020, including the improvement of capacity of climate supervision and early warning of natural disasters, food and water security guarantee, response to climate change, anti-flooding in big cities; consolidation of dykes and water reservoirs, green house gas mitigation, development of low-carbon economy, and improvement of mechanisms and policies on climate change.

All economic sectors, scientific and socio-politic organizations, non-governmental organizations are encouraged to partake in climate change adaptation. The model of community-based adaptation to climate change will also be piloted.

The plan will cover a list of 65 programs and projects. In the 2012-2015 period, the Government will give priority to ten programs and projects on climate change, meteorological and hydrographical forecast, mitigation of green house gas emission, anti-flooding in big cities, upgrading of sea dykes and community-based adaptation to climate change. /.

By Khanh Phuong