Groundwater protection improvement project approved
26/11/2015 12:11
The PM has approved the “Improvement of Groundwater Protection” project in Viet Nam, which is sponsored by the German Government.
The project aims to enhance management, exploitation and protection of groundwater resources in Viet Nam to prevent degradation and salt intrusion caused by climate change.
The project will cover fundamental investigations and improvements to salt intrusion monitoring network in the Mekong Delta and increase the evaluation capacity of the parties involved and raise public awareness of the field.
The German Government pledged a non-refundable official development assistance (ODA) of € 1.5 million while the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will arrange corresponding capital of € 91,100.
The project will be launched from 2015-2017.
Source: Chinhphu.vn