Law on Hydro-meteorology (No. 90/2015/QH13). Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo Nos. 1247-1248 (29/12/2015). Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Institution Environmental planning Climate change Procedural matters Hazards Research Risk assessment/management Access-to-information Data collection/reporting Policy/planning Sustainable development Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on 1 July 2016. Abstract This Law, consisting of 57 articles divided into ten Chapters, prescribes hydro-meteorological activities, including management and operation of the network of stations; forecast and warning; information and data; hydro-meteorological support and services; climate change monitoring; weather modification and state management; rights, responsibilities and obligations of agencies, organizations and individuals engaged in hydro-meteorological activities. This Law applies to Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals; foreign organizations and individuals; and international organizations participating in hydro-meteorological activities in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The principles of hydro-meteorological activities are: 1. Hydro-meteorological activities that commonly serve socio-economic development, national defense and security and natural disaster prevention and combat shall be funded by the state budget. 2. Hydro-meteorological activities shall be managed in a centralized and uniform manner nationwide. 3. Hydro-meteorological observation must ensure accuracy, continuity and consistency and observation results connectable within the country and to the world. 4. Hydro-meteorological forecast and warning must be reliable; and hydro-meteorological forecast and warning information shall be transmitted and broadcast in a timely, accurate and complete manner. 5. The hydro-meteorological information reception and transmission system shall be guaranteed to operate regularly and continuously at a high speed and on a wide scope. Full text English Website vietnamlawmagazine.vn References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 35/2018/QH14 on amendments to some articles concerning planning of 37 laws. Legislation | Viet Nam | 2018 Keyword: Policy/planning, Land-use planning, Minerals, Mining, Plant protection, Quarantine, Irrigation, Freshwater resources management Source: FAO, FAOLEX