HCMC to host Mekong Forum

June 25, 2016 - 09:00

The Mekong Delta Forum 2016, entitled “Committed to a Prosperous and Climate Resilient Mekong Delta”, will be organised in HCM City on June 27 and 28, 2016 to discuss solutions for the critical challenges posed by climate change in the region.

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta faces serious risks from climate change. photo www.baomoi.com
Viet Nam News

HCM CITY -- The 2016 Mekong Delta Forum entitled “Committed to a Prosperous and Climate Resilient Mekong Delta” will be held in HCM City on June 27 and 28 to discuss solutions for the critical challenges posed to the region by climate change.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will address the meeting organised by the World Bank and the Vietnamese Government along with some western countries and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The forum will seek to deepen the dialogue on climate change risks and adaptive strategies that involve integrated planning and inter-provincial and multi-sectoral collaboration.

It will discuss, through case studies, sustainable and climate resilient livelihoods and models and highlight the role of other stakeholders in scaling up successful models.

It will also brainstorm on the choices of structural and non-structural investments, the typical trade-offs involved, the timing and the economics that will inform integrated and long-term decisions for the Mekong Delta.VNS

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