Promoting religion’s role in environmental protection in Kien Giang

05/08/2023

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee in Kien Giang province, the provincial Nature Resources and Environment Department and religious organizations in the province signed on May 4 a coordination program promoting religions’ role in the environmental protection and climate change adaptation for the 2023-2026 period.

The coordination program aimed to enhance the responsibilities of local religious organizations in the environment protection and climate change adaption.

At the event, local religious organizations pledged to launch practical activities for environment protection and climate change response, contributing to create more friendly behaviors and lifestyles towards the environment and better respond to climate change.

As reported at the signing ceremony, since 2016, the provincial VFF Committee, the provincial Nature Resources and Environment Department and religious organizations in the province have implemented the coordination program promoting religions’ role in the environmental protection and climate change adaptation for the 2016-2020 period.

As a result, local authorities in collaboration with religious organizations have established 173 clubs for environmental protection and climate change adaptation and built 100 incinerators.

In addition, religious organizations in the province have contributed 878 billion VND to social and charitable activities.

On the occasion, eight religious organizations and seven religious individuals were presented with certificates of commendation by the provincial VFF committee in honor of their practical contributions to the environmental protection and climate change adaptation in the province for the 2016-2020 period.

Chairwoman of provincial VFF Lê Thị Vệ presents certificates of recommendation to outstanding religious organizations

Kien Giang province is home to 12 operative religions with 417 religious sub-organizations with 409 religious worshipping places and over 594,000 followers.

PH (daidoanket.vn)