Difficulties and shortcomings in implementing air quality management policies in Vietnam and propose perfect solutions

Abstract

Although air quality management has been addressed since the Law on Environmental Protection of 1993, the Law on Environmental Protection of 2004, and particularly the Law on Environmental Protection of 2014, the provisions set out in these laws and their implementing decrees remain largely general in nature. They have not provided specific guidance or solutions for air quality protection tailored to different sectors, levels of administration, or regulated entities (Articles 62 - 64 of the 2014 Law on Environmental Protection). As a result, the law has not delved deeply into the issue, nor has it fully harnessed the strengths of legal instruments in protecting and improving air quality.