The discussion focused on the Tham Luong - Ben Cat Basin Drainage and Climate Adaptation Project (CRUS 1) and the West Saigon Basin Drainage and Climate Adaptation Project (CRUS 2). Participants also explored potential cooperation between HCM City with Milan, Italy, on environmental and climate initiatives.
The exhibition on water supply and drainage, sanitation, water resources and purification technology (Vietwater 2024) and the waste and environment technology & transportation Vietnam exhibition (WETV 2024) hosted by Informa Markets Vietnam kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on November 6.
The Phan Rang-Thap Cham city sub-project – part of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project funded by the World Bank Group was inauguarted in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan on November 2 with improved infrastructure works that can benefit 69,000 local residents.
A wastewater collection, treatment, and drainage plant funded by the Dutch government was inaugurated at the Phu My New Urban Area in Phu My town, the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, on October 23.
Officials of the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang held a working session on September 26 with representatives from Singaporean businesses, which are exploring investment opportunities in some areas of the locality.
Vice Chairman of the Can Tho municipal People's Committee Duong Tan Hien had a meeting with Farchad Kaviani, Managing Director of Southeast Asia of SUEZ Group of France on August 20, during which they discussed the possibility of cooperation in projects related to water supply, wastewater treatment, and waste management.
Scientists from Southeast Asian countries and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have gathered in Bangkok, Thailand, for a five-day symposium starting on March 25 with the theme of "International joint research symposium on water and wastewater treatment using E-beam technology".
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced that it will provide 419.6 million USD to help Indonesia improve the sanitation system for about 2.5 million people in the three cities of Mataram, Pontianak, and Semarang.
Secretary of the Can Tho municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu on January 18 met with representatives from the Republic of Korea’s SK Energy Co., Ltd. and Singapore’s Vietnam Draco Environment Co., Ltd. who are seeking investment opportunities in the Mekong Delta city.
Environmental protection is viewed as a focal, consistent, and priority task during the management, preservation, and sustainable promotion of the world natural heritage site of Ha Long Bay, stated head of the bay management board Vu Kien Cuong.
Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen on November 8 said that the city wants to attract investors to projects that can generate high added values and serve sustainable development such as agriculture, tourism, education - health care and other key sectors like hi-tech, supporting industry, biotechnology, hi-tech agriculture, new materials, environmental technology and clean energy.
Experts believe that sustainable management and the advancement of technological innovations are key to ensuring a sustainable water supply for industrial, domestic, and urban use.
Samsung Engineering of the Republic of Korea (RoK) wants to provide environment solutions to the Mekong Delta province of Long An, the company’s Executive Vice President Han Sangdeog said at a meeting with Long An officials on July 10.
Ho Chi Minh City wants to cooperate with Korean businesses and partners in wastewater, garbage and air pollution treatment as well as in sharing experience and mobilising international resources to adapt to climate change and deal with its impacts, a municipal leader has said.
Localities in the Mekong Delta region are working hard to increase their urban areas’ adaptability to climate change, and boost urban development to green and sustainable direction.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the central coastal province of Quang Ngai has proposed the provincial People’s Committee and central agencies pay more attention to investment in infrastructure at local fishing ports.
The People’s Committee of Hau Giang province had a meeting with a delegation of the French Development Agency (AFD) on July 19 to discuss a project on developing Nga Bay into a green and climate resilient city.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan on May 4 met with Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy, a member of the upper house of India, who was leading a business delegation, including representatives of the Ramky Group, to the city to explore cooperation chances in waste treatment.
Ho Chi Minh City is set to carry out five groups of measures for environmental protection during 2021 - 2030 so as to continue easing pollution, improving environmental quality, and adapting to climate change towards the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is working to revise a set of indicators evaluating the outcomes of environmental protection in line with new institutions of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 that became effective from January 1, with a view to issuing it for use this year.
