Social integration challenges in the context of environmental changewere the focus of a high-level forum on social transformation managementin Southeast Asian countries held in Hanoi on December 20.
Organised by the Vietnamese Government, the Vietnam Academy of SocialSciences (VASS) and the Management of Social Transformations (MOST)Programme under UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector, the eventattracted delegates from Vietnam and other regional countries, includingBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar.
Delegatesdiscussed issues which can help solve the priority of the MOSTprogramme, namely social transformations arising from globalenvironmental change and social integration.
According to the VASS Vice President, the forum meets urgentrequirements to ensure people’s basic rights, including the right tolive in safety and the right to be protected from risks posed by climatechange.
Southeast Asian nations are prone toclimate change, in which Vietnam is one of the five countries in theworld most vulnerable to the phenomenon.
During theforum, delegates called for the strengthening of the role of socialsciences in addressing social integration challenges in the context ofenvironmental change.
They stressed the need toestablish an empowerment mechanism that allows people to have the chanceto enjoy happiness and sustainable sources of livelihood.
They suggested Southeast Asian countries implement research activitiesto build a consistent social policy framework which has the closecoordination of the region.
It is necessary for theregion to put social and ethical aspects into environmental policies,and set up a council of scientists and consultants to gather opinionsabout social aspects of environmental change as well as policies to dealwith it, they added.-VNA
Organised by the Vietnamese Government, the Vietnam Academy of SocialSciences (VASS) and the Management of Social Transformations (MOST)Programme under UNESCO’s Social and Human Sciences Sector, the eventattracted delegates from Vietnam and other regional countries, includingBrunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar.
Delegatesdiscussed issues which can help solve the priority of the MOSTprogramme, namely social transformations arising from globalenvironmental change and social integration.
According to the VASS Vice President, the forum meets urgentrequirements to ensure people’s basic rights, including the right tolive in safety and the right to be protected from risks posed by climatechange.
Southeast Asian nations are prone toclimate change, in which Vietnam is one of the five countries in theworld most vulnerable to the phenomenon.
During theforum, delegates called for the strengthening of the role of socialsciences in addressing social integration challenges in the context ofenvironmental change.
They stressed the need toestablish an empowerment mechanism that allows people to have the chanceto enjoy happiness and sustainable sources of livelihood.
They suggested Southeast Asian countries implement research activitiesto build a consistent social policy framework which has the closecoordination of the region.
It is necessary for theregion to put social and ethical aspects into environmental policies,and set up a council of scientists and consultants to gather opinionsabout social aspects of environmental change as well as policies to dealwith it, they added.-VNA
