This Decision approves the master plan on socio-economic development of the Central Vietnam’s northern and coastal region through 2020 with the following principal overall objectives: To build the region into the one which will develop in a dynamic, rapid and sustainable manner, an important bridge of the whole country in international exchange and cooperation; to maintain political stability and social order and safety, associate marine economic development with assurance of national defense and security and protection of sovereignty over the sea and islands of the country. To basically improve material, cultural and spiritual lives of people and step up hunger elimination and poverty reduction, especially for ethnic minority people and people in extremely disadvantaged communes and former resistance bases; to intensify protection and improvement of people’s health. To minimize effects of natural disasters, floods, storms and drought and protect the eco-environment; to effectively respond to climate change, especially sea level rise. The Plan's objectives for environmental protection establish that: By 2020, urban centers of grade 4 or higher grade and all industrial parks and export processing zones will have centralized wastewater treatment systems; 95% of ordinary solid waste, 85% of hazardous waste and 100% of medical waste will be treated up to environmental standards. To increase forest coverage from 47.8% in 2010 to 58% by 2020. To prevent and contain the increase of environmental pollution, degradation and incidents caused by human activities and natural impacts; to protect marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversity as well as national parks and nature reserves; to proactively prevent and minimize the impacts of storms, floods, natural disasters and climate change.
فيتنام · 2013-07-09