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Communication promoted on climate change adaptation in Mekong Delta

A communication strategy on the Mekong Delta Plan was launched at a workshop in Can Tho city on November 15.
Communication promoted on climate change adaptation in Mekong Delta ảnh 1Drought dries up a rice field in the Mekong Delta due to impacts of climate change. (Photo: VNA)

Can Tho (VNA) – A communication strategy on theMekong Delta Plan was launched at a workshop in Can Tho city on November 15.

The event was jointly organised by the Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment, the International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) in Vietnam, and the Can Tho University.

It was part of activities in the framework of the agreementon strategic partnership on climate change adaption and water managementbetween the Governments of Vietnam and the Netherlands, funded by theNetherlands Enterprises Agency.

The workshop introduced a comprehensive publicity campaignon the Mekong Delta Plan in all 13 regional city and provinces, including lecturertraining programmes and training courses targeting delegates from the 13localities.

Pham Phu Binh, Director of the ministry’s Department ofInternational Cooperation, highlighted the important role of the Mekong Deltain the nation’s economic development. However, he said the impacts of climatechange, unplanned development and overuse of natural resources have put theregion’s future at risk.

The Government and international community have developedstrategies and programmes to adapt to and minimise climate change impacts, includingthe Mekong Delta Plan, Binh said.

Addressing the event, Dutch Consul-General to HCM City CarelRichter said the plan maps out disciplines on sustainable development for theGovernment of Vietnam to follow, taking into account the two factors ofeconomic development and environment protection.

The plan has received support from the Vietnamese Government,sponsors, and partners, he added.

According to the Can Tho University, the Mekong Deltacontributes 18 percent of the nation’s GDP, mostly in agriculture andfisheries. However, the region’s future is being threatened by climate changeand economic development. The Mekong Delta is said to be one of the world’sfive deltas hardest hit by climate change.

The plan is expected to help the Mekong Delta adapt toclimate change challenges and turn them into opportunities to developsustainably, thus ensuring locals’ stable and well-off lives as well aspreserving the region’s traditional cultural value, said Deputy Rector of the universityTran Trung Tinh.-VNA

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