Organization, Human Resource Development to Respond to Climate Change


by 2020, with a vision to 2050; Program No. 31-CTr/TU dated August 28, 2013 and Program No. 38-CTr/TU dated December 13, 2019 of the Provincial Party Committee on continuing to implement Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW of the 7th Central Committee, Session XI, on proactively responding to climate change, strengthening resource management and environmental protection by 2030 with a vision to 2050.

In 2012, the Provincial People's Committee implemented 02 projects to assess the level of climate change and develop climate change scenarios for the period 2010 - 2020, actions to respond to climate change in the province for the period 2015 - 2020 and the following years until 2100, the project was completed at the end of 2014; Decision No. 2309/QD-UBND dated August 27, 2015 on approving the action plan to respond to climate change in the province for the period 2015 - 2020, the plan assessed the impact of climate change on fields, sectors and localities in each period, and developed specific measures to respond to climate change. It can be said that this is the time when the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee has initially built awareness, viewpoints and concerns about the issue of responding to climate change in the province.

In addition, many related and supportive documents in responding to climate change have been issued, typically:

- Decision No. 2643/QD-UBND dated November 11, 2014 of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee approving the Environmental Protection Strategy to 2020.

- Decision No. 459/QD-UBND dated February 13, 2015 of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee promulgating the action plan on green growth for the period 2015-2020 of Dak Lak province.

- Plan No. 5475/KH-UBND dated July 14, 2017 of the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee on implementing Directive No. 25/CT-TTg dated August 31, 2016 of the Prime Minister on a number of urgent tasks and solutions on environmental protection and Resolution No. 06-NQ/TU dated April 17, 2017 of the Provincial Party Executive Committee on strengthening environmental protection work in the province.

- Plan No. 10067/KH-UBND dated December 6, 2019 of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee on environmental protection in Dak Lak province in 2020.

- Decision No. 1806/QD-UBND dated August 11, 2020 of the People's Committee of Dak Lak province on the decision to promulgate the Implementation Plan of Program No. 31-CTr/TU dated August 28, 2013 and Program No. 38-CTr/TU dated December 13, 2019 of the Provincial Party Committee on


continue to implement Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW of the 7th Central Committee, Session XI, on proactively responding to climate change, strengthening resource management and environmental protection to 2030 with a vision to 2050.

- Decision No. 759/QD-UBND dated March 30, 2009 of the Provincial People's Committee on implementing the Action Program to implement the National Strategy for Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation to 2020.

- Decision No. 02/2016/QD-UBND dated January 13, 2016 of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee regulating water resources management in Dak Lak province.

- Decision No. 12/2017/QD-UBND dated March 16, 2017 of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee regulating the management of domestic solid waste in Dak Lak province.

- Decision No. 2167/QD-UBND dated August 9, 2021 promulgating the Implementation Plan according to Resolution No. 06-NQ/CP dated January 21, 2021 "Issuing the Action Program to continue implementing Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW of the 11th Party Central Committee on proactively responding to climate change, strengthening resource management and environmental protection according to Conclusion No. 56-KL/TW dated August 23, 2019 of the Politburo".

2.3.2. Organizing the apparatus and developing human resources to respond to climate change

2.3.2.1. Organizing the apparatus to implement climate change response work

- At Central:

+ The Committee on Science, Technology and Environment is an agency of the National Assembly responsible for supervising, examining and recommending issues in the fields of science, technology, resources, environmental protection, climate change response, natural disaster prevention and control, etc. assigned by the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee.

On January 9, 2012, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 43/QD-TTg on the establishment of the National Committee on Climate Change consisting of 22 members chaired by the Prime Minister (the organizational structure is described in Figure 2.1). The National Committee on Climate Change has the function of advising and assisting the Government and the Prime Minister in researching, proposing, directing, coordinating and implementing national strategies and programs on climate change, and directing and organizing international cooperation on climate change. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is the standing body of the Committee. The Office of the National Committee on Climate Change is an agency assisting the National Committee on Climate Change located at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.


Figure 2.1: Organizational chart of the National Committee on Climate Change




Figure 2.2: Diagram of the state management model on climate change from central to local levels

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National Committee on Climate Change

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Provincial and municipal People's Committees

District People's Committee

Department of Natural Resources and Environment

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Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Ministry, branch

Department of Climate Change

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+ The Department of Climate Change (established under Decision No. 1266/QD-BTNMT dated May 25, 2017 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment) is a unit under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment with the function of advising and assisting the Minister in performing the function of State management on climate change and ozone layer protection; performing public services on climate change and ozone layer protection in accordance with the provisions of law.

+ In some ministries, sectors and localities, the organization of the climate change apparatus continues to be improved, gradually operating stably and becoming more professional. Up to now, most ministries and sectors have had specialized agencies and units on climate change. In localities, some provinces and cities across the country have established provincial-level Steering Committees for climate change response and assigned district-level Departments of Natural Resources and Environment to be responsible for advising on climate change response. (The diagram of the state management organization model on climate change from the central to local levels is described in Figure 2.2).

- Locally:

+ Steering Committee for climate change response in Dak Lak province:

The structure of the steering committee includes: Head of the committee (Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee); Permanent Deputy Head of the committee (Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment); Deputy Heads of the committee (Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (in charge of water resources - hydrometeorology and climate change), Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, Deputy Director of the Department of Finance) and members (Representatives of the leaders of the Departments: Department of Industry and Trade, Department of Transport, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Information and Communications, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Department of Construction, Department of Health, Provincial Radio and Television, Center for Hydrometeorology and Chairmen of the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns).

The Steering Committee for Climate Change Response in Dak Lak Province was established under Decision No. 1320/QD-UBND dated June 12, 2020 with the task of directing, urging, and guiding departments, branches, and localities to effectively implement climate change response activities according to the plan issued by the Provincial People's Committee. Research, advise, and propose the Provincial People's Committee to adjust and supplement the action plan to respond to climate change in the province in each period to suit the local situation.


+ Department of Natural Resources and Environment:

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is the standing body of the Steering Committee for Climate Change Response, responsible for ensuring the operating conditions of the Steering Committee for Climate Change Response in Dak Lak Province. The leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment use their support apparatus to organize the implementation of the Steering Committee's tasks, including participating in developing and updating the Action Plan for Climate Change Response, proposing measures to minimize the impacts of climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Department of Natural Resources and Environment advises the Provincial People's Committee to direct departments, branches, districts, cities and towns to effectively respond to climate change; presides over, guides and coordinates with departments, branches, district and commune People's Committees to develop and organize the implementation of climate change response plans.

+ Department of Information and Communications:

The Department of Information and Communications shall preside over, guide and coordinate with mass media agencies in the province and relevant units to regularly and promptly disseminate and improve the quality of news, articles and propaganda on climate change-related contents to raise awareness, enhance capacity and knowledge of authorities at all levels, organizations, society and local communities on climate change and natural disasters.

+ Department of Finance:

The Department of Finance is annually responsible for basing on the central budget, the provincial budget capacity; funding sources for the National Target Program, other project programs; other legal funding sources to balance and allocate funding based on the estimates of construction units in accordance with regulations, inspect, synthesize, advise the Provincial People's Committee to consider and arrange funding according to the current budget management decentralization to implement climate change response work according to the province's plan; coordinate with relevant sectors to synthesize the province's counterpart capital plan, plan to attract funding for the implementation of climate change programs and projects.

+ Department of Planning and Investment:

The Department of Planning and Investment shall preside over and coordinate with units to develop medium-term public investment plans in stages, implement the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Public Investment, submit to competent authorities for approval; mobilize, allocate and arrange appropriate resources for climate change response tasks in the province.


Guide and review socio-economic development plans and projects, propose policies and solutions to integrate and incorporate climate change adaptation tasks for sectors, fields and localities.

+ Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinates with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to monitor, evaluate, and proactively provide information on the level of impact and damage of climate change on the agricultural sector in the province. Research and develop integrated solutions to improve the ability to adapt to climate change, research and develop agriculture towards high-tech agriculture with the goal of clean production and green growth. Promote the application of biotechnology to increase the value of agricultural production towards high quality and sustainability, contributing to climate change adaptation. Develop livestock farming associated with environmental protection, proactively control and contain epidemics; develop concentrated and biosafety livestock and poultry. Manage and protect sustainable forests to prevent deforestation and forest degradation, develop and sustainably use forest resources, promote afforestation and forest restoration. Strengthen and perfect the irrigation system to serve multiple production purposes and prevent natural disasters and respond to climate change.

+ Department of Science and Technology:

The Department of Science and Technology shall preside over and coordinate with relevant departments and branches to review and allocate resources, organize and implement scientific and technological tasks related to climate change response; transfer research results for practical application; participate in consulting and introducing scientific and technological applications in production to adapt to climate change; coordinate with relevant units to inspect and examine enterprises on production technology and machinery and equipment to limit the use of old and outdated production lines and equipment that consume a lot of energy but have low efficiency and are not environmentally friendly.

+ Department of Construction:

The Department of Construction reviews, advises, and adjusts urban construction plans in the province to adapt to climate change, promotes the implementation of solutions for synchronous development of urban infrastructure to ensure landscape and environmental sanitation to withstand the impacts of climate change; strictly manages the exploitation of natural resources.


Resources used for construction and construction-related activities have negative impacts on the environment and cause GHG emissions. Encourage design consultants and contractors to apply new technologies, alternative materials, and new environmentally friendly products.

+ Department of Transport:

The Department of Transport increases investment, renovation and upgrading of the road traffic system to ensure economic efficiency, resilience to climate change, meeting the requirements of travel, production, business, and transportation of passengers and goods between Dak Lak province and other provinces and cities in the region; improves the quality of technical safety inspection and environmental protection for road motor vehicles participating in traffic; ensures emission standards according to current regulations; encourages and mobilizes vehicle owners to use clean, environmentally friendly energy sources and fuels.

+ Department of Health:

Develop a medical and health care network to meet the requirements of disease prevention and control and new diseases arising from climate change, ensure environmental sanitation conditions; implement preventive and treatment solutions for diseases increasing due to climate change. Strengthen the monitoring and early warning system for the impacts of climate change on public health to adapt to climate change.

+ Department of Foreign Affairs:

The Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for proactively seeking international support in technology, finance and consultancy to call for and attract financial and investment funding sources for projects to build infrastructure to prevent natural disasters and respond to climate change in Dak Lak province.

+ Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs:

Integrate climate change response into job creation programs, solve and transform jobs associated with migration, enhance women's capacity, and develop female human resources to participate in economic activities. Issue policies to encourage training institutions to cooperate with businesses to apply new technical advances and technologies into production.


+ Department of Culture - Sports and Tourism:

Enhance the resilience of structures, tourist sites, cultural heritages, and historical relics in the context of climate change. Promote the preservation of traditional culture, especially indigenous culture, to adapt to climate change.

+ Department of Education and Training:

Develop training plans and participate in training courses, workshops, and specialized studies to raise awareness among teachers and managers about climate change response and disaster prevention. Implement and integrate knowledge and skills on disaster prevention and climate change adaptation into subjects for all levels and grades in the province.

+ District and commune People's Committees:

District level: Department of Natural Resources and Environment (from 02 to 03 people in charge of the fields of environment, minerals, water resources); commune level (specialized department of the People's Committee at the commune level): 01 person in charge of all fields: land, environment, water resources, minerals and construction.

The People's Committees of districts, cities and towns are responsible for perfecting the mechanism and organization of climate change response at the district/city/town level; reviewing the planning and development plans of local sectors and fields to integrate with the activities of the Climate Change Response Plan in the province, ensuring synchronous linkages between the planning and plans; organizing the implementation of the goals and tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee; proactively arranging funding and resources to organize the implementation of the contents of the Plan in the management area to ensure suitability with the actual conditions of the locality; mobilizing, attracting participation, and enhancing the role of organizations and communities in implementing the Climate Change Response Plan.

2.3.2.2. Human resources to respond to climate change in Dak Lak province

According to current assessment, the staff, civil servants, public employees, and workers in the environmental and climate change sector in Vietnam still do not meet practical requirements. In general, the training and use of talents still have many shortcomings and limitations; the staff of the Natural Resources and Environment sector has not met the requirements in both quantity and quality. In fact, statistics show that Dak Lak province has a labor force

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