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Vietnam looks for WB’s assistance to combat climate change
Thursday, 04 February 2010
Vietnam wants to receive an increased assistance from
the World Bank (WB) for its scientific studies on climate change in order to
design specific response programmes, a Government leader said in Hanoi on Feb. 2.
Meeting
with the WB Vice President for East Asia-Pacific, James Adam, Deputy Prime
Minister Hoang Trung Hai emphasized that Vietnam places importance to
responding to climate change in its sustainable development strategy.
He said he expected Vietnam and WB would coordinate in
the field with both immediate and long - term goals.
The Vietnamese leader thanked the WB for its
effective cooperation and assistance to Vietnam ’s programmes on poverty
reduction and sustainable development, reforms of public investment, and its
stimulus packages to deal with global economic crisis impacts.
According to the WB official, the policies that
the Vietnamese government has deployed countering the global economic crisis
impacts were timely and effective.
He also praised Vietnam ’s orientations for future
sustainable development, affirming that the Vietnamese Government’s
socio-economic development policies and orientations have gained the WB’s
confidence.
This confidence serves as a basis for both sides
to enhance future cooperation and multi-faceted assistance and the WB will
prioritise its assistance to Vietnam
’s climate change response projects and programmes, Adam said.
Regarding issues on sustainable development, the
WB Vice President said his institution will ensure the delivery of already committed
funds and at the same time consider increasing funding and help Vietnam gain
access to resources from other organisations and donors./.
