The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) held a conference in Hanoi on January 6 to announce a water resources planning scheme for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, which was approved by the Prime Minister in December 2022.
The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) chaired a webinar on November 30 to share experience in cooperative auditing on water resources management in the Mekong River basin.
An online forum on policies and regulations to ensure water resources security for sustainable development was organised on September 16 within the framework of the Vietnam - Australia Water Week 2021.
Nestlé Vietnam and Nestlé Waters’ bottled water brand La Vie have announced their stronger cooperation in sustainable water resources management and production.
Vice Director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Water Resources Management, Nguyen Thi Thu Linh, has called for practical action to sustainably protect and tap into water resources.
The Department of Water Resources Management under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has warned localities in the Mekong Delta to prepare plans to cope with saltwater intrusion.
The standing office of the Vietnam National Mekong Committee should continue carrying out cooperation activities in the Mekong River Commission, and sharing experience in integrated water resources management, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh said at a conference in Hanoi on December 24.
The 12th Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial Meeting took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 1, on the sidelines of the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-52).
Thailand’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead to a 20-year master plan on water resources management, aiming to solve drought, flood and wastewater problems.
A training session on water resources protection was held for pupils at the Nguyen Du secondary school in Rach Gia city, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, on June 11.
Hanoi appreciates the World Bank (WB)’s assistance and collaboration in improving local people’s living standards and developing urban infrastructure, particularly in transport, stated the city’s leader.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang and Cambodia’s Takeo province agreed on August 29 to reinforce their cooperation in protecting security, and social order and safety along the shared border during the second half of this year.
Six countries of the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC), namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and India, have agreed to enhance cooperation in managing and sustainably using water resources.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources signed two agreements at the second high-level agricultural policy dialogue in Canberra on May 8.
The Netherlands is ready to boost cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City in water resources management, agriculture and aviation, said Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.
Themed “Our River of Peace and Sustainable Development”, the 2nd Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting is opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on January 10, 2018.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung called on ASEM to take more specific and drastic actions to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 21) and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
A World Bank (WB)’s technical working group led by water resources management expert Abedalrazq Khalil held a working session with authorities of southern Binh Duong province on October 13.
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