Contest raises youth’s awareness of climate change
Winners of a contest on making infographic and video clips and translating the “Resilience” term into Vietnamese have been honoured at a recent ceremony in Hanoi.
Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of a contest on making infographic and videoclips and translating the “Resilience” term into Vietnamese have been honouredat a recent ceremony in Hanoi.
The contest was held by theHo Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the FrenchDevelopment Agency (AFD) as part of activities to celebrate the 45thanniversary of the Vietnam-France diplomatic ties. It aims to raise the youth’sawareness on the global urgent issues like climate change, environmentalpollution, and pressure from urbanisation and industrialization.
Nguyen Thi Dien, a student from the Hanoi University, won the first prize inthe translation category. Meanwhile, the first prize in making infographic andvideo clips went to Do Van Nhat and Vo Thi Thu Hieu from the People’s SecurityUniversity.
The organising board also presented one second prize for infographic work, andone prize for infographic/video clip with the largest online vote.
From August 22 to October 14, the organisers received 389 entries, including265 translation works, 103 infographic works and 21 video clips. A majority ofthe contestants were aged from 18 to 25, and 59 of them students.
Speaking at the awarding ceremony on November 3, Le Quoc Phong, First Secretaryof the Central Committee of the HCYU, affirmed that the union in collaborationwith ministries, sectors and localities has organised a number of measures toraise the youth’s awareness of joint efforts in response to climate change.
He expressed his hope that Vietnamese youth’s programmes to protect theenvironment will continue to receive support from ministries, sectors, andinternational organisations, especially the AFD.
On the occasion, a conference on the youths with climate change was organisedby the HCYU and the AFD. Implementing approach methods, improving resistanceand recovering capacity to manage the risks of flood and beach erosion inVietnam, among others, were on the table at the event.-VNA
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At the awarding ceremony (Photo: petrotimes.vn) 
