Vietnam - Saudi Arabia: On a green journey for a green future
WVR - A ceremony to give awards to winners in ‘Green Journey for A Green Future’ competition was held by the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Vietnam in Hanoi on June 6.
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The online competion, organized by the Saudi Arabian Embassy in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hanoi's Tay Ho District on the occasion of the World Environment Day, takes place from May 20 to June 1 on Facebook, with an aim to honor green lifestyles, initiatives and ideas to protect the environment, as well as to propagate and raise people's awareness of environmental protection, which is a solution to protect the environment for a green future.
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| Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy speaks at the event. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Speaking at the event, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy said that world is facing unprecedented environmental challenges, including climate change, global warming, depletion of ozone, deforestation, ocean degradation, and loss of biodiversity. These challenges principally arise from a combination of unsustainable industrial practices, rapid expansion of urban sprawl, and human activities.
Saudi Arabia is vulnerable to climate change and encounters a number of ecological problems and has given great attention and importance to environmental preservation, and committed to advancing the global fight against climate change. The Kingdom is implementing many initiatives at the national level and have adopted a whole-of-government approach, he said.
He named some of policies and regulations that have been issued to limit the negative impacts of humans and development process on ecosystems, notably the Saudi Vision 2030, which was launched by the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2016, putting the environment, a renewable energy mix, and sustainability at the heart of the Kingdom’s development toward a greener future; the Saudi initiative that aims to plant 10 billion trees and seedlings, to combat desertification, and obtaining plant wealth will enable us to capture carbon naturally; and the Middle East Green Initiative, and this initiative involves 23 countries to do the same in the region, etc.
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| Participants at the event. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
He also stated that like Saudi Arabia, Vietnam is also at risk of climate change and confronts many environmental problems and lauded Vietnam’s high determination and drastic actions to promote environmental protection.
“The campaign launched by the Government of Vietnam to plant one billion trees nationwide in the 2021-2025 period is similar to my country’s plan to increase the vegetation under the Saudi Green Initiative. Such a campaign, for sure, will significantly contribute to the international efforts in tackling climate change,” he said.
“In addition, Vietnam’s targets to cut half of plastic debris in the ocean by 2025, then 75% by 2030, and reach net zero emissions by 2050 have demonstrated your country’s responsibility in addressing global ecological challenges.”
He also appreciated endeavors exerted by Vietnamese people at grassroot levels, trying to raise the awareness about pollutions and improve their surrounding environment and experessed his belief that Saudi Arabia and Vietnam will succeed in the green journeys toward conserving the green color of the planet.
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| Member of Standing Committee, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Tay Ho District Do Ngoc Linh speaks at the event. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
According to Member of Standing Committee, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Tay Ho District Do Ngoc Linh, the “Green Journey for A Green Future” competition has attracted the participation of many children, pupils and students.
Thereby, the organizing committee has propagated and drew the attention of a large number of people to the preservation of mutual environment. Many creative ideas of recycling waste into useful items for daily life, and various ideas for a green future were submitted to the competition. The organizing committee has received more than 100 entries with diverse contents and forms, Linh added.
At the event, top four competitors has been granted prizes, including the prize of most impressive green lifestyle and most creative and practical ideas, initiatives or products for environmental protection and improvement.
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| Top four competitors has been granted prizes. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Saudi Arabia is vulnerable to climate change and encounters a number of ecological problems and has given great attention and importance to environmental preservation. |
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| The country has initiative that aims to plant 10 billion trees and seedlings, to combat desertification, and obtaining plant wealth to capture carbon naturally... |
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Guests impressed with the megaproject in Riyadh capital city which is King Salman Park, aiming at improving the quality of life in the city in line with Saudi Vision 2030’s goals of a vibrant and healthy society. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
