The National Target Program (NTP) will communicate priority activities addressing the urgent and immediate needs and concerns of the country, relating to adaptation to the impacts of CC. Activities proposed through NTP would be those whose further delay could increase vulnerability, or lead to increased costs at a later stage. The NTP will be presented in the form of a document specifying a list of priority activities, with a concise justification based on a tight set of criteria. The NTP document will not be an end in itself, but rather a means for the dissemination, of its proposed program of action to address its urgent | DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT OFOF NATIONALNATIONAL TARGETTARGET PROGRAMPROGRAM ONON CLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECHANGE ADAPTATIONADAPTATION LEGAL DOCUMENT • Government Decision No 60/2007/NQ-CP Dated 03 Dec. 2007: “Assign Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to be in charge, in collaboration with other Ministries and Sectors, to develope National Target Program on Climate Change Adaptation, search for international assistance for the Program, and submit to the Prime Mnister in the Second Quarter of 2008”. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION 1) The National Target Program (NTP) will communicate priority activities addressing the urgent and immediate needs and concerns of the country, relating to adaptation to the impacts of CC. 2) Activities proposed through NTP would be those whose further delay could increase vulnerability, or lead to increased costs at a later stage. 3) The NTP will be presented in the form of a document specifying a list of priority activities, with a concise justification based on a tight set of criteria. 4) The NTP document will not be an end in itself, but rather a means for the dissemination, of its proposed program of action to address its urgent needs for adaptation. The priority activities identified through the NTP process will be made available for funding,. . OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES ANDAND SCOPESCOPE Objectives of the Activity is to develop the national target program for coping with climate change, focusing on awareness raising on climate change, and policy development for the country about climate change mitigation and adaptation, integrating climate change information into the social-economic development strategy, provincial, sector development strategy and international commitment. Scope of Work 1) Identify CC features of Vietnam due to global CC; 2) Assess CC impacts on national, provincial, sectoral development plans and programs; 3) Identify the needs adaptation to potential impacts of CC; 4) Develop effective adaptation measures to be .
