Prompt actions on water management discussed
The
resolution will create an international legal basis to promote
parliaments to join hands in protecting the human right to water and
sanitation which was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in
2010.
Addressing a workshop in Hanoi on December 12,
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Uong Chu Luu, said the
establishment of a new mechanism on water management will be an
important topic at the 132nd IPU General Assembly.
He described this as an opportunity for domestic and foreign
policymakers to evaluate the institutional framework and policy on water
management in Vietnam.
Participants also focused
their discussions on water issues in the millennium development goals
and sustainable development; cross-border water management; and water
pollution control, among others.
They also
highlighted the role of the National Assembly in building a legal
framework and an inspection mechanism for the exploitation and use of
water resources in Vietnam.
Opinions raised during
the workshop will help the Vietnamese lawmakers make active
contributions to discussions of the IPU General Assembly which is slated
for March 2015 in Hanoi.-VNA