The Department of Water Resources Management and Environment and the Finnish Embassy in Vietnam organized a workshop on groundwater management in Hanoi on 11 December.
At the event, Deputy Director Ngo Manh Ha pointed out that signs of groundwater aquifer degradation have appeared in the Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, and many urban areas in Vietnam.
Vietnam and Finland have long-lasting cooperation in the water sector, Ha said, adding that the workshop provided an opportunity for both sides to share experiences in groundwater management.
Maija Seppälä, Development Policy Counsellor at the Finnish Embassy in Vietnam, said that Finland has made significant progress in managing groundwater resources by establishing one of the most developed groundwater management systems in the world.
Finland’s groundwater monitoring network tracks water quality and quantity and detects trends in water levels, pollution, and depletion.
Source: Vietnam Plus
