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The global climate change will surely affect Việt Nam’s urban areas, especially those along the coastal line, agreed participants to a recent workshop held in the coastal city of Đà Nẵng.
The increasing population
density will impose threats on sustainable development of Việt
Nam’s Mekong Delta, Red River Delta,
and central coastal areas. The sea level rise is the biggest growing danger for
human living space.
Repeated droughts and flood in the
Central Region, rising tide in Hồ Chí Minh City, and unusual flood season in the
Mekong Delta are vivid examples of the global climate
change.
Unplanned urban development and
rising fertility also exacerbate the climate change effects.
The participants to the seminar,
themed “Urban areas in Việt Nam and climate
change,” stressed the necessity to make more comprehensive policies relating to
urban planning and management as well as mechanisms for green and safe
development.
Addressing the climate change cannot
be separated from improving people’s awareness and responsibility and promoting
international cooperation, they said.
Many architects emphasized the
long-term vision in planning cities, the importance of energy saving, and
measures to counter climate change while adapting to abnormalities of the
nature.
(Source: VGP)
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