On 27 April 2017, the National Economics University in collaboration with Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) organized national conference on " Theorical and pratical study on building economic model adapting to saline intrusion in the context of climate change".
Attending the conference, about distinguished guests, there were Dr. Vo Tuan Nhan - Deputy Minister of MONRE, MA. Nguyen Van Tue - Director General of Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (MONRE), Dr. Nguyen Dac Dong - Director of Department of Science and Technology (MONRE), Assoc Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Thang - Director of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change Institute (MONRE), Assoc Prof. Dr. Pham Van Loi - Director of Institute for Environmental Science, Assoc Prof. Dr. Nguyen The Chinh - Director of Institute for Natural Resources and Environment Strategy and Policies (MONRE), representatives of University of Science, University of Economics (Vietnam National University), National University of Civil Engineering, Thuyloi University. From NEU, there were Prof. Dr. Tran Tho Dat - President, Assoc Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Ha - Chairman of University Council.
Making speech at the conference, Professor Tran Tho Dat stated that climate change, especially global warming and sea level rise, was one of the biggest challenges to human in the 21st century. Climate change and saline intrusion had influenced heavily on production and lives in Vietnam. Thus, NEU in collaboration with MONRE held the national conference on " Theorical and pratical study on building economic model adapting to saline intrusion in the context of climate change". The conference would be a forum for scientists and researchers to discuss and exchange their viewpoint about effects of climate change and saline intrusion on socio-economic development, and recommend economic development model adapting to saline intrusion to Mekong Delta.
Among 40 papers summitted to the conference, there were 29 qualified papers selected to print in the conference proceedings. The papers mainly analyzed multidimensional issues about (1) climate change and saline intrusion: opportunities, challenges and solutions; (2) Economic development model and livelihoods adapting to saline intrusion in a changing climate scenario.
During discussion, participants concentrated on recognizing opportunities and challenges of climate change and saline intrusion to socio-economic development, criterias evaluating the economic development model adapting to saline intrusion, fact and necessity of transforming economic model, and the like.