Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW Active in response to climate change, improvement of natural resource management and environmental protection

Resolution No. 24-NQ/TW Active in response to climate change, improvement of natural resource management and environmental protection issued by Central Executive Committee, at 7th Congress 11th Central Executive Committee. General objectives include: - By 2020, basically, proactively adapting to climate change, preventing natural disasters, reducing greenhouse gas emission, having basic change in the exploitation and use of natural resources in the sustainable, effective and rational direction, curbing the rising levels ofenvironmental pollution, reducing biodiversity in order to ensure the quality of the living environment and maintaining ecological balance towards a green and environmental friendly economy. - By 2050, actively responding to climate change; effectively, economically, rationally and sustainably exploiting and using natural resources; ensuring quality of living environment and ecological balance, striving to obtain environmental targets equivalent to the current level of the industrialized countries in the region.