Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on helicopter tour (Source: VNA) CanTho (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc took a helicoptertour of areas hit by climate change in the Mekong Delta on September 26.
Itwas to prepare for a plenary session of the conference on shaping the shift tosustainable development model adaptive to climate change in the Mekong Deltawith a vision to 2100 to be chaired by the PM in Can Tho city on September 27.
Earlierin July, the government leader also toured sea dykes and irrigational works onhelicopter during the Netherlands visit.
Duringthe September 26 session chaired by the Minister of Natural Resources andEnvironment, participants extensively discussed opportunities and challenges inshifting to sustainable development model.
TheMinister of Planning and Investment chaired a session on a master plan on theMekong Delta development and rallying resources for regional growth.
Sustainableagriculture, irrigational infrastructure, disaster and landslide preventionwere also tabled for discussion.
Aspart of the Mekong River lower course, the Mekong delta region contributesnearly 18 percent of the national gross domestic product with 90 percent ofrice export, around 60 percent of fisheries export and 70 percent of fruits outputnationwide.-VNA
Itwas to prepare for a plenary session of the conference on shaping the shift tosustainable development model adaptive to climate change in the Mekong Deltawith a vision to 2100 to be chaired by the PM in Can Tho city on September 27.
Earlierin July, the government leader also toured sea dykes and irrigational works onhelicopter during the Netherlands visit.
Duringthe September 26 session chaired by the Minister of Natural Resources andEnvironment, participants extensively discussed opportunities and challenges inshifting to sustainable development model.
TheMinister of Planning and Investment chaired a session on a master plan on theMekong Delta development and rallying resources for regional growth.
Sustainableagriculture, irrigational infrastructure, disaster and landslide preventionwere also tabled for discussion.
Aspart of the Mekong River lower course, the Mekong delta region contributesnearly 18 percent of the national gross domestic product with 90 percent ofrice export, around 60 percent of fisheries export and 70 percent of fruits outputnationwide.-VNA
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