Int’l conference talks Southeast Asian urbanism to address global warming

A panel discussion at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Domestic and foreign researchersand experts in urban architecture, planning, and development sought ways toharmoniously integrate urban architecture and the natural environment at an internationalconference in Ho Chi Minh City on May 29-30.

The “Southeast Asian Urbanisms to Address Global Warming”conference was held by the University of Economics HCM City in coordinationwith the University of Architecture HCM City, and Belgium’s KU LeuvenUniversity.

It brought together delegates from host Vietnam andforeign countries like Belgium, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, andCambodia.

The conference offered an opportunity for the expertsto seek new approaches in settling challenges to social ecology, according toProfessor, Dr. Su Dinh Thanh, Rector of the University of Economics HCM City.

Professor Kelly Shannon from KU Leuven University emphasized some Southeast Asian bodies of water and large cities such as HCM City, Bangkok, andJakarta are increasingly vulnerable to sea level rise and saltwater instruction.

Given global warming, the professor said cooperationbetween Vietnamese universities and their regional counterparts shouldcontribute to efforts in response to the phenomenon.

During the two-day conference, the participantsfocused on the topics of water urbanism, forest urbanism, and urbancountryside/metropolis./.

VNA