The application of policies and advanced technologies from Japan towards reducing the damage caused by floods and landslides was highlighted at a seminar held in Hanoi on November 9 by the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority (VDMA) in collaboration with the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism.
Vietnam is facing a worsening urban water environment amid a growing urban population, rising water supply and drainage demand, and unplanned construction.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has had a meeting with representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism in HCM City to discuss the decline in the volume of sediment in Vietnam’s rivers.
The Japanese Government will continue to support projects which are being carried out in Ho Chi Minh City, according to Katsuro Nagai, Minister at the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT)
and the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
(MLIT) will speed up preparations for the signing of a comprehensive
cooperation agreement in the transport sector.