Social Affairs
Organizing a meeting in response to the 2015 World Water Day
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in collaboration with People`s Committee of Bac Giang province held a national meeting to celebrate the 2015 World Water Day in the northern province of Bac Giang on March 20.
Attending the meeting were Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai; representatives of ministries, international organizations and more than 3,000 local residents.
Titled “Water is at the core of sustainable development”, the 2015 World Water Day aims to raise public awareness of the relationship between water and sustainable development as well as promote dialogues to solve related issues.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai affirmed the importance of effective water use for sustainable development. The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that water is the foundation of poverty reduction, economic growth, and environmental sustainability, adding that it impacts not only food security, energy, health and environmental protection, but also contributes to improving social welfare, comprehensive development and livelihoods.
Vietnam’s water reserves are depleting, especially in the context of increasing demand, severe pollution and exhaust, and excessive and wasteful exploitation. So, it is necessary to design policies to enhanc cooperation among relevant sectors to ensure sustainable water resource development, Hai noted.
The Deputy Prime Minister urged localities, sectors, organisations and individuals to effectively manage and use water, thereby contributing to promoting poverty reduction and economic growth towards reaching the millennium development goal on protecting the environment.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang voiced that water resources play an important and indispensable role in sustainable development and are an urgent requirement for humankind’s existence.
The event offered an opportunity for managers, businesses, scientists and students to share initiatives, models and solutions in order to solve problems concerning water and sustainable development.
Titled “Water is at the core of sustainable development”, the 2015 World Water Day aims to raise public awareness of the relationship between water and sustainable development as well as promote dialogues to solve related issues.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai made a speech at the meeting
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Vietnam’s water reserves are depleting, especially in the context of increasing demand, severe pollution and exhaust, and excessive and wasteful exploitation. So, it is necessary to design policies to enhanc cooperation among relevant sectors to ensure sustainable water resource development, Hai noted.
The Deputy Prime Minister urged localities, sectors, organisations and individuals to effectively manage and use water, thereby contributing to promoting poverty reduction and economic growth towards reaching the millennium development goal on protecting the environment.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang voiced that water resources play an important and indispensable role in sustainable development and are an urgent requirement for humankind’s existence.
The event offered an opportunity for managers, businesses, scientists and students to share initiatives, models and solutions in order to solve problems concerning water and sustainable development.
