(VOVworld)-Nguyen Huu Tin, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on Thursday received World Bank Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific Axel van Trotsenburg. Acknowledging the World Bank's assistance to Ho Chi Minh City, Tin expressed his hope that the two sides will continue to implement projects. Trotsenburg said that in addition to funding infrastructure development projects, the WB can help Ho Chi Minh City develop policies and regulations on urban management and planning and cope with climate change. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City, World Bank to work together
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A number of cooperation programs on the environment between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka City to be implemented
According to the Steering Committee for implementation of the plan of action to respond to climate change, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has approved the proposal of the cooperation programs with Osaka City (Japan) in the field of environmental protection. According to the plan, in the future Ho Chi Minh City will cooperate with. Osaka City on the five environment programs, specifically as follows: Classification of solid waste at the source; 3R Action program (reduce, reuse and recycle); Waste (which produces energy) treatment programs; Training programs to improve management capacity for environmental management staff and handling wastewater and drinking water treatment Program. Hoang Son … [Read more...] about A number of cooperation programs on the environment between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka City to be implemented
Rotterdam and Ho Chi Minh City cooperate to fight against climate change
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Huu Tin, has assigned the Steering Committee of the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment a action plan to cope with climate change. The Department has reported the results of cooperation with with Rotterdam city (Netherlands) over the last few years and proposed the future content of cooperation so as to report to the city People’s Committee in the shortest time. Earlier, on 17 January, in a letter to Deputy Chairman of the HCM City People's Committee Nguyen Huu Tin, Ms. Alexandra van Huffelen, Deputy Mayor of Rotterdam, expressed her desire to continue to cooperating with Ho Chi Minh City in implementing programs in the fight against climate change. It is expected that from 7 to 10 April, she will come back to discuss more about the Rotterdam’s program against climate change and climate change adaptation program in Ho Chi Minh City. Rotterdam has accompanied with the Ho Chi Minh City … [Read more...] about Rotterdam and Ho Chi Minh City cooperate to fight against climate change
Ho Chi Minh City: A spatial planning related to water regulation to be built
Ho Chi Minh City Steering Centre for the Anti-Flooding Program is building a spatial planning related to water regulation for the whole city. It is considered as one of the most effective and sustainable measures against flooding in response to climate change. Dr. Ho Long Phi, Deputy Head of HCM City Anti-flooding Program, director of the Center for Water Management and Climate Change under the National University in HCM city said that the spatial planning related to water regulation is based on land use planning, land use situation and the latest digital elevation map so as to calculate the trend of the water flow and where can store water. This planning aims to identify specific numbers for the construction of lakes for water regulation in the city. Currently the center has researched and divided HCM city into 30 sub-basins. In each sub-basin, the possibility of flooding, the possibility of bearing on the flood status and drainage are carefully calculated to give out … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City: A spatial planning related to water regulation to be built
East Sea conference opens in Ho Chi Minh city
(VOV) - The 4th conference entitled "The East Sea: Cooperation for regional security and development" opened in Ho Chi Minh city on Monday. The delegates discussed the importance of the East Sea from the international law and relations perspective, interests of involved parties, and recent developments on the East Sea. They put forward recommendations for directly or indirectly involved nations to enhance cooperation, prevent and control maritime disputes. The delegates suggested research channels for better communication with the public and leaders' decision making. Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, President of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam says: "The East Sea has the most complicated disputes in the world. The complexity has soared due to internal developments in many countries, and the regional and global economic, political, military, and security changes. In addition to traditional disputes over islands and marine areas, non-traditional problems such as piracy, sea pollution, … [Read more...] about East Sea conference opens in Ho Chi Minh city