Nhan Dan - A national meeting held for World Water Day 2014 is scheduled to take place on March 21, 2014 in Lai Chau city, situated at the riverhead of the Hong (Red) River valley.
This year's event, themed 'Water and Energy', aims to raise public awareness of the close relationship between these two elements and seek managerial measures to ensure economic growth in line with sustainable exploitation of water resources and efficient use of energy towards a green economy.
Besides the meeting, a series of activities are planned such as a photo exhibition titled 'Water, people and life' and an art performance called 'River and singing' for World Water Day 2014 in Lai Chau.
World Water Day is held annually on March 22 in a bid to communicate the importance of water resources and to encourage the development of policies for the sustainable management of water resources, particularly freshwater sources.