Hai Phong proposes nearly $960 mln investment to secure clean water supply by 2040
The goal is to ensure a stable clean water supply for residents. since over 25% of the suburban population still rely on substandard mini water plants.
Da Nang to put $49-mln water plant into use
Total daily capacity of plant stands at 120,000 cu m.
Programs to drive rural development adopted
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh approved two programs on rural development in August, including the Digital Transformation Program on building new rural areas towards a “smart new countryside” in the 2021-2025 period, and a program to strengthen environmental protection, food safety, and clean water supply in new rural area construction in the 2021-2025 period.
Smart investment needed for clean water
To achieve the ambitious goals set out in the national strategy on rural water supply and sanitation to 2030 and vision to 2045, UNICEF has recommended that Vietnam focus on three core issues. The first is smart investment, which is both sufficient in quantity and appropriate. Vietnam will not be able to build a green, circular economy if it ignores the issue of clean water and rural sanitation.