The project aims to ensure the effective and sustainable exploitation of underground water resources amidst climate change, and prevent water level decrease, saltwater intrusion and depression due to the exploitation of underground water in Mekong Delta provinces.

Illustrative image (Source: VNA).

Its outcomes are expected to help enhance water resource management capacity in the localities, build a database of underground water in targeted areas and use the database in water resource management and policymaking.

The project also hopes to raise public awareness and strengthen coordination between specialized agencies, water managers and users in underground water conservation, while enhancing investigation, assessment, protection and management capacity of agencies involved in the project.

The project will be rolled out nationwide in four years, from 2018, with funding of more than 2.4 million USD.

HCM City seeks investors for waste-to-power project

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a proposal to the municipal People’s Committee on seeking domestic and foreign investors for a waste-to-power project.

 

Japanese-funded transport projects in Vietnam

  

 

Healthcare project sponsored by European Union benefits 12 localities

(BGO) – The Bac Giang provincial Association for Protection of Children’s Rights on September 6 cooperated with Italian Centre for Aid to Children (CIAI) in Vietnam to hold a kickoff meeting introducing about the project of “Health for all: Improving the participation of social and political organizations in maternal and child health care delivery system in Bac Giang province”.

 

Foreign-funded projects support needy children in Thua Thien-Hue

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 25 launched a project to support local orphans and poor children with assistance from a US organization. 

 

Source: VNA