Environment

International workshop focuses on water, health

Scientists from Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Laos joined together in an workshop held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from December 15-16 to discuss issues related to water supply in urban areas and the effects of water quality on health.
Scientists from Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia,Bangladesh and Laos joined together in an workshop held in the centralprovince of Thua Thien-Hue from December 15-16 to discuss issues relatedto water supply in urban areas and the effects of water quality onhealth.

The event, organised by the HueUniversity of Sciences in conjunction with Tokyo University and severalother Japanese universities and research institutes, heard 50 reports onecological health and the assessment of health risks related to thewater environment in urban areas.

The reportsintroduced new methods in environmental impact assessment, and studiesand projects on the environment and health implemented in severalcountries in the region.

The workshop providedparticipants with a good chanc e to share information and look forcooperation opportunities in the fields of urban sanitation, environmentand climate change, while fostering cooperation among universities andresearch institutes of Japan and Vietnam.

Japan is one of the countries providing support for Thua Thien–Hue in the field of urban water supply.

Japan’s Yokohama Waterworks Bureau worked with Thua Thien-HueConstruction and Water Supply Company (HueWACO) to carry out a 600,000USD project to improve water supply management in the locality.

Since 2002, the Yokohama Waterworks Bureau has dispatched experts andhelped the locality train personnel in this sector while implementingvarious water supply activities in the central province.-VNA
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