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Viewing cable 08HANOI677, VIETNAM REQUESTS ENVIRONMENTAL DELIVERABLES FOR UPCOMING

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08HANOI677 2008-06-09 02:39 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Hanoi
VZCZCXRO4105
RR RUEHHM
DE RUEHHI #0677/01 1610239
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 090239Z JUN 08
FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7970
INFO RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH 4824
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HANOI 000677 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS, EAP/EP, OES/EGC, OES/STC 
STATE PASS TO USAID FOR ANE, G/ENV, EGAT/ESP (CHIP BARBER) 
STATE PASS TO EPA/OIA (DENNIS CUNNINGHAM AND MARK KASMAN) 
STATE PASS TO NOAA/NOS/OIA (JONATHAN JUSTI) 
USDA FOR FOREST SERVICE/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS (CYNTHIA MACKIE AND 
KELLI YOUNG) 
BANGKOK PASS TO RDMA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
SUBJECT: VIETNAM REQUESTS ENVIRONMENTAL DELIVERABLES FOR UPCOMING 
PRIME MINISTER VISIT 
 
Ref: A. Hanoi 108 B. 07 Hanoi 2053 C. 07 Hanoi 1869 D. Hanoi 537 
 
1. (SBU) Summary:  In separate meetings, the Minister and Senior 
Vice-Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) detailed 
to the Ambassador priority issues for the Government of Vietnam 
(GVN) during the upcoming visit to Washington by Prime Minister 
Nguyen Tan Dung.  Both officials highlighted climate change as the 
single most important environmental topic that Vietnam wants to 
address and suggested several focused deliverables.  In particular, 
the GVN enthusiastically supports the creation of a new U.S.-Vietnam 
committee on climate change, albeit at a low level with regard to 
USG leadership and OES commitment.  End Summary. 
 
Climate Change Is a Top GVN Priority for PM Visit 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
2. (SBU) At the direction of the Prime Minister, MONRE Minister 
Nguyen Khoi Pham requested a Saturday meeting with Ambassador 
Michalak to detail the GVN's desired environmental deliverables for 
the Prime Minister's upcoming visit to Washington.  Two days 
earlier, Senior Vice-Minister Nguyen Cong Thanh had requested a 
meeting with the Ambassador to raise the same issues.  Minister 
Pham, who will accompany the Prime Minister to the United States, 
stated that climate change was Vietnam's top environmental priority 
for the visit.  Pham noted that Prime Minister Dung had called this 
issue "urgent" when directing him to seek the Saturday meeting. 
Both senior officials noted that they hoped to build upon earlier 
discussions with the Ambassador (Refs A, B, and C) to formulate a 
detailed environmental cooperation package focusing on climate 
change. 
 
GVN Strongly Supports US-VN Climate Change Committee 
--------------------------------------------- ------- 
 
3. (SBU) The GVN hoped to highlight climate change in any joint 
statement, while also detailing specific issues for potential 
cooperation.  Pham enthusiastically proposed the idea of a new 
climate change subcommittee under the existing U.S.-Vietnam Joint 
Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (JCM), 
pursuant to the U.S.-Vietnam Agreement on Scientific and 
Technological Cooperation (Bilateral S&T Agreement), as had been 
discussed earlier by the Ambassador and Senior Vice-Minister Thanh 
(Note: Our interlocutors at the Ministry of Science and Technology, 
with whom we coordinate JCM activities, also embraced the proposal. 
Indeed, Pham wanted to go further and establish an independent 
committee pursuant to the Bilateral S&T Agreement.  However, he 
found the idea of the subcommittee, co-chaired by the Embassy 
Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer and a MONRE 
representative, satisfactory.  This would limit direct OES 
involvement, and no Washington resources should be required in 
managing this body.  End Note.) 
 
GVN Climate Change Wish List 
---------------------------- 
 
4. (SBU) Pham and Thanh provided detailed lists of possible climate 
change cooperation, including:  1) hydro-meteorology; 2) disaster 
preparedness and response; 3) preparation of studies on impacts of 
climate change on different sectors (environment, economy, human 
health, food security); 4) technology transfer to reduce emissions 
of greenhouse gases; 5) climate change monitoring systems; and 6) 
additional adaptation resources.  Thanh noted that these projects 
would support ongoing GVN initiatives developed with the assistance 
of the international community. 
 
Additional Potential Environmental Deliverables 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
5. (SBU) As MONRE covered a wide-range of issues, Pham hoped to 
establish new or broader initiatives with a variety of U.S. 
entities.  Noting his admiration for the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), which he had twice visited, Pham requested 
U.S. assistance to help Vietnam upgrade its environmental protection 
capability, especially hazardous waste management.  Pham and Thanh 
additionally sought U.S. technical guidance to Vietnam's efforts to 
eliminate persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including dioxin. 
Pham thanked the Ambassador for the USD 3 million for dioxin 
remediation and health projects and requested additional support to 
continue to decontaminate various "hotspots."  Thanh had told the 
Ambassador that MONRE had briefed the Prime Minister on recent Agent 
 
HANOI 00000677  002 OF 002 
 
 
Orange/dioxin developments and the Prime Minister planned to raise 
the issue during his visit.  Pham also requested U.S. assistance to 
respond to oil spills in the East Sea and to assess Vietnam's 
mineral potential (described by Pham as a good opportunity for U.S. 
commercial ventures). 
 
The Way Forward 
--------------- 
 
6. (SBU) Ambassador Michalak promised to raise Pham's proposals with 
Washington officials in the context of U.S. preparation for the 
Prime Minister's visit and as part of a longer-term review of 
possible U.S.-Vietnam collaboration.  While we did not have much 
time to agree upon a detailed climate change agenda prior to the 
trip, the United States would focus on identifying feasible targets 
for cooperation. Ambassador Michalak noted that USAID had just 
issued requests for proposals for health projects and for a new 
Agent Orange/dioxin coordinator using funding from the USD 3 million 
in ESF funds and stated that the two parties should highlight our 
ongoing progress on this issue.  Though the decision on whether to 
draft a joint statement had not yet been reached, Ambassador 
Michalak suggested that the Embassy and MONRE work to develop 
language on climate change, dioxins, and general environmental 
assistance that could be included in such a document or form the 
basis for later discussions. 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
7. (SBU) It is not surprising that Vietnam's forward-thinking Prime 
Minister is focusing on climate change as a centerpiece of his visit 
to the United States.  Vietnam is the Asian nation which would be 
most affected by a rise on sea levels, and the Prime Minister wishes 
to deepen cooperation with us as a technical leader on S&T issues. 
The GVN admires the U.S. "brand," particularly in the areas of 
environmental protection, high technology, and scientific research. 
We support the creation of a climate change subcommittee under the 
JCM, understanding that Mission Vietnam would manage that process. 
We also urge Washington agencies to consider possible channels for 
additional climate change cooperation with Vietnam.  The GVN clearly 
has identified this area as a priority (Ref D) and, under the 
direction of the Prime Minister, has begun to mve quickly to focus 
on adaptation and mitigation responses.  Working with the GVN on 
climate change allows the United States to join in ongoing 
international efforts spearheaded by the UN and World Bank, and 
deepen ties with an emerging partner in Southeast Asia. 
 
ALOISI