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Climate change research programme results highly practical: Minister

The outcomes of the national science-technology programme on responding to climate change and managing natural resources and the environment in 2016-2020 can be applied in multiple fields in society, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said.
Climate change research programme results highly practical: Minister ảnh 1Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha (Photo: most.gov.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - The outcomes of the national science-technology programmeon responding to climate change and managing natural resources and the environmentin 2016-2020 can be applied in multiple fields in society, Minister of NaturalResources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has said.

He made thecomments at a recent event held in Hanoi to review the programme, adding thatresults from the research have tackled issues such as climate change responsein infrastructure development, weather and hydro-meteorological forecasting,and river basin and water management.

Accordingto Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan, afterfive years of implementation, the programme has effectively applied advancedtools and models in monitoring climate change and alleviating greenhouse gasesin Vietnam. It has also recommended solutions to reducing the impact of hightides, flooding, drought, and saltwater intrusion caused by climate change andsea level rises in the Mekong Delta, central coastal areas, and the Red RiverDelta.

Byconducting 43 scientific research projects, it also provided reliable evidencefor assessing the potential and value of important inland and marine resources,while proposing orientations for the sustainable planning, management, andexploitation of natural resources.

Many ofthese research projects were published in reputable domestic and internationalmagazines, with outcomes transferred to sectors, ministries, departments, andlocalities involved.

Ministerof Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat stressed that the programme hascontributed to realising Vietnam’s commitments to the Paris Agreement onClimate Change./.
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