Responsibility for air quality management from 2022 in Vietnam

According to Article 14 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, responsibility for air quality management is specified as follows:

- The Prime Minister of Vietnam shall promulgate and provide instructions on implementation of the national air quality management plan; provide instructions on implementation of emergency measures in the case of inter-provincial, regional or cross-border serious air pollution.

- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam shall:

+ formulate and submit to the Prime Minister the national air quality management plan and organize the implementation thereof.

+ provide guidance on formulating provincial air quality management plans and air quality assessment methods.

- People’s Committees of provinces shall:

+ formulate and organize the implementation of provincial air quality management plans;

+ assess, monitor and publish information about air quality; warn residential communities of and take measures to remediate air pollution that impacts community health;

+ organize the implementation of emergency measures if serious air pollution occurs in their provinces.

In which, general regulations on air protection include:

1. Entities and households involved in production, business operation and service provision and discharging dusts and exhaust gases resulting in adverse impacts on the environment have the responsibility to reduce the discharge and take remedial measures as prescribed by law.

2. Air quality must be monitored on a regular and continuous basis and announced as prescribed by law.

3. Air pollution must be notified and warned in a timely manner to minimize its impacts on community health.

4. Sources of dusts and exhaust gases must be monitored, assessed and controlled as prescribed by law.

View more details at the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2022.

Ty Na

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