The phase built 454 facilities and prepared conditions for the construction of 189 water supply stations in 36 cities and provinces. In the 2020 dry season, it handed over 13 facilities offering free clean water in nine provinces in the Mekong Delta and the Central Highlands regions. 10. The national science and technology programme on climate change response and the management of natural resources and environment for 2016-2020 saw significant results. Several works were registered for intellectual property protection under the programme, while 233 articles, including 77 with an ISI or Scopus index, were published. It also helped improve the capacity of the sector’s human resources via the provision of training to turn out 1,844 masters, 980 doctorate holders, 186 associate professors, and 38 professors./. … [Read more...] about Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment announces top 10 events
Global geopark
Top-10 prominent events in natural resources, environment in 2020 announced
6. Dak Nong Geopark was recognized by UNESCO to be the third global geopark. Along with this is the establishment of Thai Thuy Wetland Nature Reserve (located in the northern province of Thai Binh) and Tam Giang – Cau Hai Wetland Nature Reserve (sited in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue). … [Read more...] about Top-10 prominent events in natural resources, environment in 2020 announced
Deputy PM to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat
The retreat is the opening event of the ASEAN Chairmanship Year of Brunei in 2021 with the theme “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”. At the event, ASEAN foreign ministers will discuss a wide range of issues, including the implementation of outcomes of the 37th ASEAN Summit that took place in November 2020 in Hanoi, and major tasks and priorities of the grouping in 2021, as well as issues of the association’s external relations and regional and international matters of common concern. Earlier, speaking at the first press conference of the Foreign Ministry in 2021, Hang said that 2020 witnessed special and unprecedented things. Along with socio-economic and traditional security issues, the COVID-19 pandemic has posed widespread and deep impacts on all aspects of life at global level and on each country and people. She affirmed that in this context, with the consensus and efforts of the whole political system and people, Vietnam gained encouraging achievements in … [Read more...] about Deputy PM to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat