Conference in Ha Tinh province promotes green growth
Scientists and business managers gathered at a conference held in the central province of Ha Tinh on August 1, sharing practical experience in promoting green growth and responding to climate change.
Participants at the conference in Ha Tinh province (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn)
Ha Tinh (VNA) – Scientists and business managers gathered at aconference held in the central province of Ha Tinh on August 1, sharingpractical experience in promoting green growth and responding to climatechange.
At the event, organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment incollaboration with the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature andEnvironment and the local Department of Natural Resources and Environment,participants recommended possible measures to carry out the national strategyon green growth and climate change response in each locality and each sector.
Mechanisms and policies to engage local residents in green practices were onthe table while the role of social organisations in supervising theimplementation of green growth strategy was highlighted.
According to Vice Director of the provincial Department of Natural Resourcesand Environment Phan Lam Son, as green growth is the core of the province’ssustainable socio-economic development, Ha Tinh province has proactivelyresponded to climate change, promoted economic restructuring by shifting to amore effective economic growth model based on advanced technologies andhigh-quality human resources.
As a locality hard hit by natural disasters every year, local organisations andbusinesses have worked to raise public awareness of natural disasterprevention. Meanwhile, a wide range of projects have been carried out toimprove the resilience of the community to climate change-related impacts,comprising an embankment construction project in Loc Ha district, watermanagement project in Ha Tinh city, and project to plant, restore and preservemangrove forests in Nghi Xuan and Cam Xuyen districts, and Ky Anh town.-VNA
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Participants at the conference in Ha Tinh province (Photo: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) 
