Climate change

An innovative effort for people and nature, COAST is a game-changer for vulnerable coastal communities facing the urgent threats of climate change.

The PM also ordered the vigorous and effective implementation of the “Quang Trung Campaign”, with the goal of completing repairs to severely damaged houses by December 31 this year, and rebuilding or resettling all households whose homes were destroyed or swept away no later than January 31, 2026.

In a video message to the press conference, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis said the UN is ready to support Vietnam in building a pipeline of projects capable of absorbing financing mobilised under the Political Declaration on establishing the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), as well as from global climate finance sources, including the Green Climate Fund and the Loss and Damage Fund.

Among these localities, Ca Mau led with 1,879ha of newly planted forest, reaching 93.3% of the target.

Less than two weeks after historic floods swept through central Vietnam, hundreds of new homes have already risen from the rubble.
The Quang Trung Campaign, launched on December 1, 2025 under Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s directive, aims to ensure that flood-hit families have safe housing before the Lunar New Year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 9 called for rapid construction and repair of homes affected by recent storms and floods, stressing that any delays must be addressed.

Vietnam-EU trade has nearly tripled within a decade, reaching 67 billion EUR in 2024, despite a turbulent geopolitical environment. Vietnam is now the EU’s largest trading partner in ASEAN, while the EU remains a benchmark market with the highest but most stable standards for Vietnamese exports.

On November 30, 2025, the PM issued Official Dispatch No. 234/CD-TTg launching the “Quang Trung Campaign.” As of December 8, construction had begun on 971 of 1,635 homes in the central localities, with 479 completed, while 34,627 homes have been repaired.

Land subsidence, landslides, flooding, drought, and saltwater intrusion have directly affected the livelihoods and daily lives of people in the Mekong Delta that accounts for 12.8% of the country’s area and nearly 18% of its population, and contributes 95% of the nation’s rice exports, 60% of its aquatic exports, and 65% of its fruit exports.

According to a press release by the bank, there will be up to 3 million USD sent to Sri Lanka; 2 million USD to Thailand; and 2 million USD to Vietnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued Official Dispatch No. 234/CD-TTg to launch and implement the “Quang Trung Campaign” for the rapid reconstruction and repair of homes for families whose houses were damaged by recent natural disasters in the central provinces.

Devastating rainfall has triggered catastrophic flooding in parts of South and Southeast Asia, claiming hundreds of lives, displacing entire communities and causing massive economic disruption.

Climate change has become one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, directly threatening food security, water resources, socio-economic stability and even the survival of many nations.

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC), Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS) and Vietnam Red Cross (VNRC) will each receive 50,000 SGD (38,600 USD) to support emergency relief and recovery efforts, the SRC said in a press release on December 1.

Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, together with a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Vientiane on December 1 morning, beginning a state visit to Laos.

The PM requested provincial leaders from Ha Tinh to Lam Dong, especially Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai and Lam Dong, to develop detailed plans and officially launch the campaign on December 1 to mobilise all available forces for the housing effort.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 29 inspected flood-recovery efforts in Dak Lak - one of the provinces hardest hit by the historic floods in the south central region.

On November 29 afternoon, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak to encourage residents severely affected by the floods, provide support, and inspect the local recovery efforts.

Following disastrous floods across the Central and Central Highlands regions, the spirit of solidarity and mutual support has once again spread strongly throughout Vietnam. Aid missions after missions from all directions have been heading toward the flood-affected areas, sharing the burdens with local residents.

The project is jointly financed by the WB with up to 250 million USD and a 10-million-USD non-refundable grant from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), along with counterpart funding from the Vietnamese Government. Its goal is to build a climate-resilient and sustainable city that can drive socio-economic growth across the Mekong Delta, mitigate flood vulnerability in central Can Tho, and improve inter- and intra-regional transport connectivity.