Conserving Natural and Cultural Values for Sustainable Development in Mekong Delta Region

15/09/2015

  The forum, entitled “Conserving Natural and Cultural Values for Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta Region”, was organized jointly by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Sweden’s Stockholm University and the Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee. Under the guidance of the South West Steering Committee, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the close cooperation between WWF-Vietnam, Vietnam's Man and Biosphere Committees and People's Committee of the provinces in the Mekong Delta, the Forum has become an important annual event in the Mekong Delta which aims to widely share information about conservation of nature and traditional culture and propose active solutions for the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta under the orientation of the government and provinces. With the theme of "Maintaining ecosystem services in Mekong River Delta," the forum attracted more than 200 locals and international experts, scientists and managers. The forum was organized within the framework of the Project "Integrating ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change approach into the biodiversity planning and conservation in Vietnam" funded by SIDA, Vietnam Environment Administration (the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) and the WWF - Vietnam. At the forum, participants shared results from recent research on hydrology and sediment transport in the Mekong river and its delta, and challenge hydropower development in the Mekong basin poses to the ecosystems of the delta and people who depend on them. They also paid attention to ecosystem services in the Mekong Delta and their role in responding to climate change.                                     Monre(English edition I-2013-VEM)