Ensuring water security is becoming an urgent matter of Vietnam in the context that climate change is causing bad impact on all aspects of the life from socio-economic affairs to the environment.
Hanoi (VNA) – Ensuring water security is becomingan urgent matter of Vietnam in the context that climate change is causing badimpact on all aspects of the life from socio-economic affairs to theenvironment and ecosystem, heard a conference in Hanoi on April 19.
Jointly held by the Vietnam’s Association of ForeignInvested Enterprises, Vietnam Academy for Water Resources (VAWR), GermanNetwork for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and German Agency for InternationalCooperation (GIZ), the conference aimed to better public awareness ofconsequences of climate change on the environment, especially on watersecurity.
It also gave a chance for both domestic and foreignscientists and agencies to share knowledge about science and technology, andexperience in preventing environmental disasters by practical solutions.
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanhsaid that climate change has been making challenges on water resources more complicatedand unpredictable.
River water and ground water levels are decreasing, whilethe sea level, flood tide and salt intrusion are on the rise, he stated, addingthat the demand for water in production and daily activities also increases dueto the industrialisation and urbanisation process and population growth.
The demand for water increased from 50 billion cu.m a yearin 1990 to 72 billion cu.m a year in 2010. It is predicted to reach 80 billioncu.m in 2020.
Moreover, climate change and natural disasters are alsoleading to the imbalance of water resources. Prolonged heat and decreases inrainfall are threatening all regions of the country.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Association (FAO)suggested Vietnam pay attention to dealing with four issues: socio-economic andenvironmental impacts of water use, relationship between land use and water resources,consequences of shifting water resources and land use, and social mattersarising during a water crisis.
Director of GIZ Programme in Vietnam Dirk Pauschert saidthat GIZ has run several projects in Vietnam’s urban areas to improveadaptation to climate change and protect water resources, including projects toprevent floods implemented in the central and southern coastal localities of QuangNgai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, Soc Trang and Ca Mau during 2012-2016.
VAWR Deputy Director Tran Dinh Hoa stressed the need forclose and willing cooperation between countries to protect and use waterresources effectively and equally.
It is also necessary to have a complete policy system onwater resources to increase the efficiency of water management, protection anduse, and change public awareness and action in ensuring water security, headded.-VNA
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