A green economy has become an inevitable trend in countries toward achieving economic growth and maintaining environmental sustainability.
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Southeast region gears towards green, sustainable economic development. (Photo for illustration) |
In the process of socio-economic recovery and development after the COVID-19 pandemic, economic activities of Vietnam in general, and the Southeast region in particular are gradually becoming vibrant again. Many localities and businesses have developed and issued strategies and action plans to promote green and sustainable product innovation models.
According to Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Nen, despite facing many difficulties and challenges, the city recorded a rapid rebound of socio-economic development. The city’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) grew by over 9% in 2022, accounting for about 48.4% of the Southeastern region’s GRDP.
For Ho Chi Minh City, the idea of a green economy, which both satisfies the needs of economic growth and solves environmental challenges, has been discussed by researchers. Most of the studies agree on the view that green economic development focuses on three main pillars of industry, agriculture and services.
According to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, promoting eco-industrial park development will help mobilize great resources from the private sector for green industrial solutions. It will also ensure energy security, thus significantly contributing to Vietnam's efforts to respond to climate change, promoting green growth and circular economy, demonstrating Vietnam’s political determination in implementing its commitments on sustainable development.
Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan said, Ho Chi Minh City is expected to develop into a smart city by 2030. Therefore, developing a green economy is an inevitable requirement to ensure the goal of economic modernization and environmentally sustainable development, and improve the city’s ability in response to climate change.
The municipal authority will closely coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment and UNIDO in implementing the project “Eco-industrial parks intervention in Vietnam - Perspective from the Global Eco-Industrial Park Program" funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Hoan said.
Results of the project will be a premise to replicate the conversion of existing industrial parks into eco-industrial park models in the city and across the country, he added.
Ho Chi Minh City will also invest more resources in, and sketch out more specific and professional plans for the process of green and digital transformation, he noted.
Dong Nai province has also focused on green and environmentally friendly economic development through attracting high-quality projects, aiming to ensure sustainable economic development.
According to Deputy Head of the Dong Nai Industrial Zones Management Authority Pham Van Cuong, companies providing industrial park infrastructure services in the locality have agreements that bind investors to strictly monitor wastewater quality.
Le Xuan Huy, Deputy General Director of the CP Vietnam Livestock JSC in Dong Nai province, said his firm’s production also pays attention to meeting world standards related food quality, safety, and environmental friendliness.
Source: VNA