Seminar talks higher education’s role in climate change
Friday, 28 August 2009
A
seminar on the role of higher education in adapting to climate and ecological
change was held in the northern
province of Quang Ninh on August 27.
Attending
the event were representatives from the HanoiNationalUniversity and several
leading Vietnamese universities, the head of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s
Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children Dao Trong Thi, Deputy
Director of the Japan-based United Nations University Dr. Kazuhiko Takeuchi,
and representatives of the University Network for Climate and Ecological Change
Adaptation Research (UNCECAR). High on the agenda at the seminar were discussions
about one of the biggest challenges to humankind in the 21 st century--climate
and ecological change--and strategies for addressing this challenge. Scientists shared their experiences in countering
the impact that climate change has on every aspect of people’s lives, and
discussed scientific research and training cooperation between universities
under the UNCECAR system. In particular, participants proposed an
international master’s level training programme on climate and ecological
change. Addressing the seminar, Dr. Mai Trong Thuan,
director of the HanoiNationalUniversity
said his university will always be a reliable member of the UNCECAR system,
striving to reduce the impact of climate change on humankind’s ability to
achieve sustainable development and build a brighter future. The seminar was jointly organised by the HanoiNationalUniversity , the UnitedNationsUniversity and the Tokyo
University of Japan.
