Vietnam active at environment workshop in Thailand
Experts and scientists from many Vietnamese universities and government agencies participated in a workshop on the environment and the management of river basin in Bangkok from February 8-9.
During the workshop, international delegates were very impressed by Vietnam’s research projects in the field.
The river basin management talk was initiated by Yamanashi University of Japan and a network of International Research Centres for River Basin Environment (ICRE-Net) was established to undertake further research in this area.
Many universities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City along with Vietnam’s research institutes on environment and weather also joined the network, which is sharing the latest findings made by its members to interested countries.
Participants also discussed ways to set up greater cooperation them in the future.
Vietnamese scientists introduced their achievements in the fight against floods and natural calamities as well as in protecting environment. They also expressed their hope to partner with teams from other countries to cope with climate change in Vietnam.
Participants said that the management of river basin is an urgent issue in many countries as scarce water resources and low quality of water have the potential to be disastrous.
The workshop heard 19 projects, five of which were from Vietnam, focusing on the fields of climate and water environment, treatment of polluted water and health care.