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(VNA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced two new five year programmes worth more than 40 million USD to help Vietnam address the impacts of climate change. These two new programmes will help Vietnam to tackle key issues related to climate change, such as encouraging energy efficiency, developing technologies that produce renewable energies and assisting people who live in vulnerable forest and delta areas, said USAID Mission Director Joakim Parker, at a press briefing on Wednesday in Hanoi. The first is the Vietnam Forest and Deltas Programme, worth 29 million USD. A joint project between the Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Natural Resources and Environment, it will help Vietnam to apply land use practices to deal with deforestation and the degradation of forests and other landscapes. The second, the Vietnam Clean Energy Programme, will provide 12 million USD to help the country increase energy efficiency in sectors that use large amounts of power. It will also promote public and private investment to pilot renewable energy schemes and energy efficient technologies that will benefit Vietnam in the future.