Hanoi (VNA) - The Green Innovation and Development Centre(GreenID) organised the 2019 Vietnam Clean Air Festival in Hanoi on December21, aiming to raise public awareness of the situation, cause and impact of airpollution as well as solutions to the important issue.
The event formed part of the Vietnam Clean Air Campaign initiated by GreenID inearly 2018, towards driving the community to act in the process of building andcompleting policies on clean air.
According to Deputy Director of GreenID Tran Dinh Sinh, over recent years, airpollution has been getting more and more problematic in big cities, and hasbecome a concern of the community. In addition to the technological andtechnical solutions, raising awareness and drawing attention of society plays avitally important role in making a comprehensive and effective change.
GreenID has always strived to improve the issue of air pollution by providingreliable and up-to-date information, Sinh said, stating that in the next phase,GreenID wishes to appeal to the people to pay closer attention to the airquality, thereby joining hands in building a Vietnam with fresh air.
Coming to the festival, people could visit the Clean Air pavilions and join inPanasonic’s recycling games. With Panasonic’s recycling game pavilions, theplayers took part in recycling toys from cardboard and recycled batteries,while touring a display of toy cars using wind and solar energy.
In addition, an exhibition showcasing the most unique photos from the “Catchingair in pollution” contest, organised by Change, an environmentalnongovernmental organisation, offered participants multi-dimensional views ofair pollution in Vietnam./.
VNA