Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Mekong Delta is setto become a sustainable, dynamic and highly efficient agricultural economic hubof the country, the region and the world by 2030.
It is part of the regional master plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2050mentioned in Resolution No.5/NQ- HĐĐPVĐBSCLrecently issued by the Mekong Delta Coordinating Council.
The approval of the masterplan is expected to make it easier for regional localities to devisetheir own planning in a way that ensures they are connective, synchronous andsystemic together.
Accordingly, the region willcomprise agriculture centres, economic corridors and locomotive urban areaswith diverse services and industries using modern technology and adapting to climate change. It will develop maritime economy and strengtheninter-regional, domestic and global connectivity, improve the quality ofworkforce, create a sustainable living environment in tandem with restoringnatural resources and important ecological systems, and preserve unique andspecial cultural identity of ethnic groups.
Further priority will be given to developingkey infrastructure of national, regional and inter-provincial significance in the fields of transportation, energy, clean water supply, agriculture centres,education-training, health care, irrigation, disaster prevention and control,and climate change response.
About loans for the region, the Resolutiondetails criteria for choosing loans and portfolios of investment projects,financial mechanisms and related contents in line with law./.
