Training on environmental protection and climate change response for religions

On December 10, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee held a training conference to disseminate and educate the law, improve capacity and knowledge on environmental protection and climate change response (BVMT - BDKH) for religions in the southeastern provinces and some neighboring provinces.

Mr. Vu Dang Minh - Head of the Religious Affairs Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee spoke at the conference. (Photo: Q.Dinh).

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Mr. Vu Dang Minh - Head of the Religious Affairs Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee emphasized that environmental protection and climate change response have become not only a national issue but also a global challenge, deeply affecting the lives of all families and countries.

Delegates attending the training conference on the morning of December 10. (Photo: Q.Dinh).

The southeastern provinces have been facing flooding, subsidence, erosion, and saltwater intrusion, causing agricultural land to shrink. The impacts of climate change have seriously affected the ecosystem and biodiversity in the region.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Xuan discussed the topic of the religious situation and the policies of the Party and State of Vietnam on religion. (Photo: Q.Dinh).

According to Mr. Vu Dang Minh, this conference took place over 1.5 days, with many important topics, disseminated to delegates such as: Religious situation and policies of the Party and State of Vietnam on religion; The role of religious dignitaries in environmental protection and climate change response; Efforts to respond to climate change and legal regulations on climate change response in Vietnam; implementing the Program of coordination to promote the role of religions in environmental protection and climate change response...

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