Vietnam, RoK step up cooperation on the environment
VOV.VN - Current environmental issues and ways to enhance collaboration on the environment topped the agenda of the 13th Vietnam – the Republic of Korea Ministerial Conference on Environment on March 29 in Hanoi.
During the conference, co-chaired by Korean Minister of Environment Cho Kyeung Kyu and Vietnamese Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, the two sides discussed cooperation in biodiversity research, wastewater treatment in industrial zones, and an electromagnetic waste treatment plant.
Regarding the cooperation in 2017 – 2020 between the two ministries, Hong Ha suggested working together in building and perfecting tools, technical and economic solutions, such as designing plans on environmental protection, climate change and green growth.
Specific activities could be research on local-level environmental ranking, environmental standards and criteria, waste management, verification and approval of environmental impact assessment reports, and the building of a national environmental observation system, Ha said.
RoK Minister of Environment Cho Kyeung Kyu expressed his wish to bolster cooperation on biological diversity, such as conducting joint research on useful species to promote biotechnological industry and biodiversity preservation.
The RoK agreed to help Vietnam fine-tune policies facilitating law enforcement in the environment field, focusing on reviewing technical standards on waste water, emissions and solid waste, and basic standards on the environment.
The Vietnam-RoK online environment information system and ROK’s support for training Vietnamese environment executives were also discussed.