Seminar on "Program of Action to protect Hanoi Lakes 2015"

In the morning of March 5th, 2015, in Hanoi, Hanoi Lake Club – a member of the Coalition for Clean Water has organized a seminar on “Program of Action to protect Lake Hanoi 2015”. Attending the program is more than 20 communities from Hoang Van Thu, Ha Dinh, Quang An Ward, businesses, universities ….

Hanoi capital has an unique characteristic in the world that is its plentiful system of lakes and rivers. However, due to the pressure of the process of urbanization and population growth, these water resources are facing with pollution, degradation and serious encroachment, especially in the context of forecasts of climate change and the increasing severity of natural disasters. Currently, one of the important solutions to restore and protect water resources in general and Hanoi lakes, in particular, is the involvement of communities in monitoring and preventing water pollution, this has also been expressed in the Constitution in 2013 and the Law on Environmental Protection, 2014.

In 2015, the Coalition for Clean Water will organize the construction of model of community participation in water pollution monitoring, with the aims:
– People participate in regular monitoring of water quality and pollution sources. Establish a mechanism for reporting, sharing of information between the community and the authorities, the media.
– Community contributes initiatives to prevent and treat water pollution.
– Raising public awareness in Hanoi lakes environmental protection.

One of the important areas that the Coalition for Clean Water will construct is Hanoi, focus primarily on monitoring at the Hanoi’s lakes, in which the Program of Action to protect Hanoi Lakes plays an important role.

The seminar has received a lot of initiatives to protect Hanoi’s lakes from the community. At the same time, communities are strongly committed to joining hands to protect Hanoi lakes.

Some photos of the seminar:

Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Ly, Director of CECR, the coordinating agency of CCW, is having her opening speech.

Mr. Truong Manh Tien, President of Hanoi Lake Club, chaired the seminar.

 Ms. Phuong Hoa, Vice President of Hanoi Women Union had a speech at the seminar.

The overview of the seminar

The representative of Ngoc Khanh Ward.

The representative of Quang An Ward.

The representative of Ha Dinh Ward.

The representative of young student.

Ms. Le Thanh Binh – Women Intellectuals Association of Environmental Protection and Climate change had a speech.