Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai underlined the importance ofeffective water use for sustainable development during his speech at ameeting to celebrate the 2015 World Water Day in the northern provinceof Bac Giang on March 20.
Water is the foundation of povertyreduction, economic growth, and environmental sustainability, Haistressed, adding that it impacts not only food security, energy, healthand environmental protection, but also contributes to improving socialwelfare, comprehensive development and livelihoods.
Vietnam’swater reserves are depleting, especially in the context of increasingdemand, severe pollution and exhaust, and excessive and wastefulexploitation.
For these reasons, it is necessary to designpolicies to enhance cooperation among relevant sectors to ensuresustainable water resource development, Hai noted.
The DeputyPM urged localities, sectors, organisations and individuals toeffectively manage and use water, thereby contributing to promotingpoverty reduction and economic growth towards reaching the millenniumdevelopment goal on protecting the environment.
Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang voiced that waterresources play a major and indispensable role in sustainable developmentand are an urgent requirement for humankind’s existence.
Themed“Water is at the core of sustainable development”, the 2015 World WaterDay aims to raise public awareness of the relationship between waterand sustainable development as well as promote dialogues to solverelated issues.
A workshop spotlighting the importance of waterfor sustainable development was held in Bac Giang on March 19 as part ofactivities in response to 2015 World Water Day.
Reports presented at the event focused on analysing the current contextof water resources in Vietnam and seeking measures to manage andsustainably develop water resources to serve the country’ssocio-economic targets.
The event offered an opportunity formanagers, businesses, scientists and students to share initiatives,models and solutions to solve problems concerning water and sustainabledevelopment.
Each year, World Water Day highlights a specificaspect of freshwater, consolidating the valuable resource’s role in thesustainable development agenda.
According to the UN Water, by2025 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions withabsolute water scarcity and two-thirds of the world's population will beliving under water-stressed conditions.-VNA
Water is the foundation of povertyreduction, economic growth, and environmental sustainability, Haistressed, adding that it impacts not only food security, energy, healthand environmental protection, but also contributes to improving socialwelfare, comprehensive development and livelihoods.
Vietnam’swater reserves are depleting, especially in the context of increasingdemand, severe pollution and exhaust, and excessive and wastefulexploitation.
For these reasons, it is necessary to designpolicies to enhance cooperation among relevant sectors to ensuresustainable water resource development, Hai noted.
The DeputyPM urged localities, sectors, organisations and individuals toeffectively manage and use water, thereby contributing to promotingpoverty reduction and economic growth towards reaching the millenniumdevelopment goal on protecting the environment.
Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang voiced that waterresources play a major and indispensable role in sustainable developmentand are an urgent requirement for humankind’s existence.
Themed“Water is at the core of sustainable development”, the 2015 World WaterDay aims to raise public awareness of the relationship between waterand sustainable development as well as promote dialogues to solverelated issues.
A workshop spotlighting the importance of waterfor sustainable development was held in Bac Giang on March 19 as part ofactivities in response to 2015 World Water Day.
Reports presented at the event focused on analysing the current contextof water resources in Vietnam and seeking measures to manage andsustainably develop water resources to serve the country’ssocio-economic targets.
The event offered an opportunity formanagers, businesses, scientists and students to share initiatives,models and solutions to solve problems concerning water and sustainabledevelopment.
Each year, World Water Day highlights a specificaspect of freshwater, consolidating the valuable resource’s role in thesustainable development agenda.
According to the UN Water, by2025 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions withabsolute water scarcity and two-thirds of the world's population will beliving under water-stressed conditions.-VNA
