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Water Security in context of climate change in Vietnam - Challenges and solutions toward sustainable development
Ha Noi, December 2020 - Water security challenges facing Viet Nam in recent years, including interstate management, water quality, water shortages, and water-related natural hazards, are a growing concern in terms of both scope and severity. Alongside the development of le to meet the challenges it faces in this area. So, to promote integrated water resources management, climate resilience toward sustainability and address water security challenges, UNESCO, the Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology Science and Climate Change (IMHEN) (under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) and Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) National Committee in Viet Nam organised a national workshop under the theme 鈥淲ater and Climate Change - Challenges and solutions toward sustainable development in Viet Nam鈥.
In this one-day workshop, over forty participants from ministries, provinces and researchers discussed the country鈥檚 needs for water management and ideas to address the key challenges which the country has been facing, especially in riverine deltas.
The workshop also discussed solutions towards water security in the emerging context of Viet Nam to achieve SDGs through putting best practices into. Considering current deficiencies in innovative tools, human resources capacity and practical guidance on integrated water resources management, this session shared case studies in managing water resources as in water security governance and IWRM, water-sharing mechanism and climate change and Water resources management in the Ba River basin.
In the final session, participants proposed recommendations for addressing water security in Viet Nam, noting that interdisciplinary solutions would be required for effective solutions.
Further information, please contact UNESCO Office in Ha Noi, Viet Nam at hanoi@unesco.org
