Theproject started in the northern central province of Thanh Hoa andthe southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau in late 2011 and isscheduled to be completed by October 2013.
As part of theproject, a seminar on developing measures to combat climate change inthe country’s coastal regions was held in Thanh Hoa province on Apr. 18.
It will help appraise moves to deal with climate change and socio-economic development.
The impact of populations on the environment and defining threats ofrisks to underground water resources will also be discussed.
Participants hoped to come up with ways of promoting socio-economicdevelopment while dealing with impacts on the environment and climatechange.
The project will give Vietnam the opportunity to setup new linkages to deal with urban geology, planning and surveys ofwater resources in the future./.