At the meeting to celebrate the World Water Day 2015 organized in Bac Giang province, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai emphasized that water needs to be seen not only as a precious natural resources, but also as the key factor for the socio-economic development and environmental protection.
Generally, Vietnam has the limited water resources, particularly in the context of increasing water-use demand; over water-exploitation by the countries in the upstream; water pollution, deterioration, and exhaustion; especially the wasteful and ineffective water consumption.
Therefore, the Deputy Prime Minister affirmed that it is needed to appraise adequately the role of water resources with sustainable development; to develop the cooperation between related sectors; ensure human health and ecosystem, food and energy security, industrial and urban development; and other issues related to social equity, gender equity, and water resources sustainable development.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
