Over-aiming should be avoided

Examining the criteria of discharging water or emitting polluted air into the environment, the taxes aiming at the production of plastic or the requirements for air quality, we see that the Environment Protection Regulations is over-aiming by targeting too many sectors, which makes it impossible to work. Environmental regulations are usually established during the industrialization […]

Da Nang Earth Day event draws thousands of people

PSNews – Thousands of locals and visitors took part in an “Earth Day” event titled “For an ocean without plastics”, which was held on April 22 in Son Tra District, Da Nang. The event, co-organized by the Center for Environmental and Community Research (CECR) and the Son Tra District People’s Committee, aimed to raise public […]

Da Nang Earth Day event to draw 1,000 attendees

VOV.VN – Around 1,000 delegates will take part in an Earth Day event which will be held along the Le Duc Tho-Hoang Sa streets in Son Tra District, Da Nang on April 22. The event aims to raise public awareness of the importance of separating and recycling waste to reduce the volume of rubbish dumped […]

Vietnam responds to Earth Day 2018

SPOTLIGHT Vietnam responds to Earth Day 2018 Sunday, April 22, 2018 | 15:42:37     (VOVWORLD) –  A wide range of activities in response to Earth Day 2018 took place in Da Nang city on Sunday. Vietnam responds to Earth Day 2018  This year, the event aims to mobilize the public to reduce the use of […]

Report gives recommendations on water pollution control

NDO/VNA – A report on water pollution in Vietnam was announced in Hanoi on March 2, providing an array of policy recommendations, including the construction of a law on water pollution control. The report was jointly undertaken by the Coalition for Clean Water and the Centre for Environment and Community Research (CECR) under the Vietnam […]

Khac Niem (Bac Ninh): Supporting Water Day 2017

The Center for Environment and Community Research (CECR), Bac Ninh Environmental Protection Department and the People’s Committee of Khac Niem ward held an event in support of Water Day 2017 with the slogan “Clean-Green-Nice Bon Xa channel: Improve water quality for safe water” on March 19th, 2017 at Khac Niem ward, Bac Ninh city. This […]

Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Ly talk about "gender inequalities of risk" at COP22

Take five: On the front line of disasters, women are more at risk and less heard Nguyen Ngoc Ly Photo: Dang Thuy Trang, CECR Nguyen Ngoc Ly is the founder and director of Center for Environment and Community Research, an organization in Hanoi, Viet Nam, advocating for participatory and inclusive environmental governance and climate change action. […]

Too many managers, difficult for water pollution treatment

Regulations on environmental protection are scattered in many laws; many ministries are responsible for management, wastewater treatment leads to overlaps and lack of coordination in implementing the tasks of environmental protection; thus, the water environment pollution is still serious. This is confirmed by experts at the seminar “Clean water and sustainable development: the policy problem”. […]