Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho city (Illustrative Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – Socio-economictransition models in adaptation to climate change have been put forth at arecent seminar held in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho.
The seminar was co-organised by theUniversity of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) under the NationalUniversity-Hanoi, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, and Can Tho Technical EconomicCollage.
Participating scientists highlighted greengrowth, sustainable exploitation of natural resources, renewable energy, andagricultural restructuring as the most suitable directions for transition.
Nguyen Van Khanh, Director of the Instituteof Policy and Management, underscored linking regions and sectors in economicdevelopment as a right move to capitalise on the full strength of sidesinvolved.
Pham Hong Long from the USSH suggested thedevelopment of community-based tourism as a possible model for livelihoodshift. He said the model is effective in both increasing incomes for locals andpreserving and promoting local culture and tourism resources.
He said the model requires the completion ofrelated management mechanism and policy and measures to encourage localparticipation along with specific guidance for them in providing standard,responsible and sustainable services.
Increasing connectivity amongcommunity-based service providers to form quality supply chains is alsonecessary, Long added.
Phan Thuan from the Region IV Academy ofPolitics analysed current changes taking place in the structure of society andemployment, particularly in the Mekong Delta.
According to him, between 2009 and 2016,the rate of holders of bachelor’s or higher education degrees in the delta’sworkforce increased to 5.5 percent in 2016 from just 0.4 percent in 2009. Itwas generally a good sign but might create a workforce that lacks skilledworkers.
He said better career orientation is neededto prevent learners’ pursuit of unsuitable degrees.
Meanwhile, private and household businessesaccounted for two third of the total employment in the region, which indicatedlow connectivity to form supply chains.-VNA
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Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
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Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho city (Illustrative Photo: VNA) 
