From March 4-7, the 4th Workshop on "Environmental Pollution, Environmental Remediation and Management - ICEPORM 2024" took place in Binh Dinh. The workshop was co-organized by the Asia-Pacific Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Auburn University (USA), the Vietnam Science Association, and the International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE).
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Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh; Mr. Olivier Brochet, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Vietnam; Mr. Hervé Conan, General Director of AFD Vietnam and more than 100 delegates, scientists and experts from 17 countries around the world attended the Workshop.
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| Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh speaks at the conference. (Photo: ICISE) |
Speaking at the workshop, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh stated: Environmental issues are always placed at the center of the country's agendas, strategies, planning, and development plans with the highest goal of protecting people's health, ensuring the quality of the living environment, and protecting biodiversity and ecosystems.
The important task that Vietnam needs to focus on recently is to implement policies and solutions for green transformation, develop a low-carbon economy, reduce emissions based on the principles of fairness, justice, and proactively respond to climate change.
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| Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Vietnam Olivier Brochet speaks at the Workshop. (Photo: ICISE) |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Vietnam Olivier Brochet said that French-Vietnamese scientific cooperation has existed for a long time with the presence of French research organizations in Vietnam. These organizations are participating in dozens of scientific projects contributing to the development of the country in many different forms. Through research agencies working with partners in Vietnam, France cooperates with Vietnam to better understand the common impacts of economic development and climate change on ecosystems, biodiversity, public health and food security.
According to Professor Hoang Chung Tham, Auburn University, there needs to be close coordination between scientists, managers, private production facilities and industrial plants to find a common solution that both protects the environment and at the same time ensures economic development to serve the goal of long-term, sustainable development.
Mr. Duong Nguyen - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said that in recent times, USAID has strategically cooperated with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to improve environmental security and support collective action to reduce environmental pollution. From 2021 to now, USAID has supported the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, provinces, cities, and local researchers with more than 30 million USD to address environmental pollution. To maintain the balance between economic growth and the environment, USAID will continue to cooperate closely with the Vietnamese government and local stakeholders in the coming time.
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| The Organizing Committee awarded certificates and prizes to 20 high schools in Binh Dinh province for participating in the communication campaign for the project “Reducing plastic waste in Vietnam: An educational model for educators”. (Photo: ICISE) |
The workshop includes 3 short training programs, 8 workshop sessions revolving around many topics, with nearly 50 presentations by scientists and managers. Vietnamese and international experts and scientists spent a lot of time sharing and frankly discussing the difficulties and challenges in environmental protection and pollution treatment in Vietnam today. At the same time, they exchanged, discussed and shared international experiences to find the most effective and suitable solutions for Vietnam in the issue of pollution treatment and environmental protection in order to develop the country sustainably and implement Vietnam's commitment to reduce net emissions to "0" by 2050.
Within the framework of the conference, there was also a dialogue session between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and domestic and international scientists, aiming to exchange information on some outstanding environmental issues in Vietnam and establish a network of international cooperation to protect the environment.
| At the opening ceremony of the Workshop, the Organizing Committee awarded certificates and prizes to 20 high schools in Binh Dinh province that participated in implementing communication for the project "Reducing plastic waste in Vietnam: Educational model for educators". |
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