Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan speaks at the event (Source: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Natural Resourcesand Environment on October 6 held a conference regarding the policy consultation forand introduction of the national circular economy network.
Participants discussed and contributed ideas to adraft decree on implementing circular economy according to Article 142 underthe 2020 Law on Environmental Protection, which is set to come into force onJanuary 1, 2022. They shared related world’s lessons as well as the experienceof connecting and applying the circular economy in real life.
Addressing the conference, Deputy Minister of NaturalResources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said the socio-economic developmentstrategy for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2045 has affirmed that encouragingthe development of a circular economy model is for the integrated and efficientuse of the production process’ output.
According to Nhan, the ministry is in charge of working withrelevant agencies to build the draft decree, which covers regulations on roadmapcriteria and incentive mechanisms for the application of the model.
The national circular economy network, which was introducedat the event, has been built under cooperation between the ministry and the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) and the embassies of the Netherlands,Norway, and Finland in Vietnam.
UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Terence D. Jones a.i. saidthe network acts as a bridge between existing initiatives and stakeholders inVietnam and around the world. It includes an electronic portal in English andVietnamese, training courses and seminars, among other activities to strengthendialogue, develop methods and mobilise actions towards the circular economytransition.
Nhan said he believes the network will develop quickly incontribution to completing the institution and policy on circular economy andboosting Vietnam’s practical and effective transition.
He called on the local business community to actively takepart in the process, helping Vietnam realise its sustainable development goalsset for 2030./.
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