A national strategy on clean water supply and sanitation in rural areas by 2030 with a vision to 2045 was announced on December 22 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam.
The Belgian government is placing priority on a number of non-refundable projects in education, public health, water and sanitation in Vietnam, Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Paul Jansen said during a visit to the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.
The World Bank-funded Program for Results (PforR) of rural water supply and sanitation in eight Red River Delta provinces has so far benefited 1.4 million residents.
More than 1.15 million poor households and policy beneficiaries gained access to preferential loans in the first half of 2019, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VPSP).
The 10th International Water Supply, Sanitation, Water Resources and Purification Event - VIETWATER2018 – opened at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City on November 7.
The People’s Committee of Dak Nong province has adopted a plan to expand clean water supply and environmental sanitation services in rural areas in 2018.
Nearly 160,000 residents of eight Red River Delta provinces benefited from a programme for rural water supply and sanitation during the past four years.
The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong will allocate more than 200 billion VND (8.7 million USD) to expand its clean water system and sanitation projects in rural areas in 2016-2021.
Rural communities’ awareness of the importance of clean water, hygienic latrines and protecting the environment has been improved by the National Target Programme for Rural Clean Water and Sanitation.
The Vietnam Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning has come up with a number of solutions to improving water supply and sanitation in underprivileged areas.
Mountainous regions and areas facing a scarcity of water in 41 provinces nationwide will access groundwater resources meeting national standards of water quality.
Ha Thanh Hang, permanent chief of the National Target Programme for Rural Water and Sanitation, spoke to Nong thon ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper about targets for the upcoming period.
“Water and Life” and “For Clean Water Resources” have been named as the winners of the Water and Sanitation Photo Contest 2015, co-organised by the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam and VNPhoto.
A workshop on increasing community involvement in clean water supply and rural sanitation in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia was held in Hanoi on October 2.
The Ministry of Education and Training has called for the further
involvement of teachers, education managers and students to foster the
national target programme for rural water supply and environmental
sanitation.
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