The event was part of the Mekong Delta Economic Cooperation forum.

38 speeches delivered by domestic and foreign experts provided a comprehensive assessment of the environmental situation in the Delta’s rivers and sea and the impact of climate change on them.

The experts proposed some specific ways to improve regional coordination in preventing and alleviating natural disasters and adapting to climate change.

The symposium helped create a consensus among participants and was expected to raise public awareness of the issues. The event’s organizers solicited economic and technical aid from international institutions and other nations, especially those most vulnerable to climate change.

Symposium participants urged the government to continue to help Mekong Delta provinces collect data for early and accurate predictions of climate change’s short- and long-term impact on people’s lives.

(Source: VOVNews)