An Giang calls for WB’s support in sustainable development
Chairman of the An Giang province People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh has called for more support from the WB for the locality to implement sustainable development projects.
An Giang (VNA) – Chairman of the An Giangprovince People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh has called for more support fromthe World Bank (WB) for the locality to implement climate change adaptation andsustainable development projects.
During a working session on December 12 with a delegation led by Regional Director for East Asia and Pacific atthe WB Benoit Bosquet, Binh said that the six projects of the localitywill concentrate on sustainable livelihood for local residents, safeagriculture development, water supply and waste water treatment, and dealingwith landslides along coasts and river banks.
The projects will be implemented with a total investment of around172.63 million USD, and priority will be given to the building of a waste watercollection and treatment system in Tan Chau town.
Binh appreciated the WB’s support for An Giang in implementing sustainabledevelopment programmes, saying that those have contributed to pushing socio-economicdevelopment and poverty reduction in the locality, especially in adapting toclimate change and promoting agriculture growth.
He stressed that to deal with impact caused by climate change, localauthorities have devised a series of comprehensive measures.
Attention has been paid to raising public awareness and ability to tackle climatechange and natural disasters, Binh said.
The locality has also focused on restructuringthe cultivation structure for plants and animals, developing livelihood models adapting to climate change, developing renewableand clean energy, building anti-erosion embankment systems and water drainageand flood prevention works, and well carrying ouot natural disasterprevention and search-rescue works.
For his part, Bosquet spoke highly of the proposals oflocal authorities, especially those related to ensuring social welfare and safewater supply.
He further said the locality needs to ensure balance and harmony offinancial assistance sources for all fields, striving to reach its sustainabledevelopment target./.
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At the working session (Source: VNA) 
