Illustrative photo (Source: sggp)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese publicagencies should assist local businesses, mostly small- and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs), in upgrading their technologies to reduce greenhouse emissions, saidexperts at an international conference in Hanoi on February 26.
At the event, which reviewed technologydemand for climate change adaptation in Southeast Asia, experts from Japan, UK,Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and the UK, among others, noted outdated technologiesemployed by Vietnamese SMEs only increase business costs and pollute theenvironment.
Vietnam ought to learn about global climatechange policies, while studying and selecting suitable solutions for mitigatingclimate change impacts at home, they said.
The experts agreed to help Vietnamesecompanies overhaul production technologies, make a technology reference listand define demand for specific technology packages.
Ninh Khac Ban, head of the Vietnam Academyof Science and Technology’s Department of International Cooperation, saidVietnam has received support from the international community in addressingclimate change issues via bilateral and multilateral cooperative projects.
Vietnam is among countries most affected byclimate change impacts globally, with its Mekong Delta listed in the top threedeltas vulnerable to sea level rises.-VNA
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