Italy will provide 38.1 million EUR in preferential credits to help Vietnam implement three projects on improving safe water system and environmental hygiene. Three memoranda of understanding to the effect was signed by Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrea Perugini and Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Cao Viet Sinh in Hanoi on May 22.
A two-day exhibition and conference on environmentally friendly technology from Europe will be held in Ha Noi on September 17-18. Organisers are the European Chamber of the Commerce in partnership with the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Hanoi Association of Information and Communication coordinated with the Saving the Children Organisation and the UN International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction on May 21 to commemorate the 2009 International Day for Disaster Reduction (May 22).
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will organise an annual forum on preserving the Mekong River Delta’s natural resources as part of efforts to ensure sustainable development.
Vietnam always tries to avoid polluting the atmosphere and reducing greenhouse gases even though the country is not required to make specific commitments in this field, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Khoi Nguyen stated on May 19.
Dredge owners and their workers are gouging gold from the Boi River in Hoa Binh Province, about 75 kilometres northwest of Ha Noi, while supposedly mining sand and gravel for construction. The mercury and other chemicals used to separate the precious metal pollute not only the river but drinking water for nearby villages.
“Anytime I go to the sea, I like getting up early to welcome the sun and enjoy wonderful moments of dawn,” shared Le Anh. Mui Ne is a coastal resort town in Binh Thuan province of southeastern Vietnam. The town is close to the city of Phan Thiet.
The development of industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) will have an adverse impact on the environment if measures are not taken to treat waste, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
An unforeseen increase in rainfall and tide levels may reduce the effectiveness of major water drainage projects underway in Ho Chi Minh City, experts warn.The projects are based on old hydrometeorology statistics and will likely fail to handle the actual amount of rain in the city, where flooding remains a major concern, said Ho Long Phi of the HCMC University of Technology.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will consider to recognize two sites in Vietnam, Cu Lao Cham (Cham Islands) and Mui Ca Mau (Ca Mau Cape), as world biosphere reserves at a session in South Korea from May 25-29.