Prime Minister: 'Speak frankly, speak honestly, and debate to find solutions for the Mekong Delta'

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed optimism about the future of the Mekong Delta, despite the many challenges posed by climate change.

Speaking at the plenary session of the conference on sustainable development of the Mekong Delta and adaptation to climate change on the morning of September 27, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc highly appreciated the thematic conferences that took place yesterday. "The delegates discussed frankly and contributed many very basic ideas for the development of the Mekong Delta in the context of severe climate change," he said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the conference. Photo: Thanh Nguyen.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that from his previous survey trip to the Netherlands and yesterday's helicopter survey of the Mekong Delta, he saw the importance of engineering and non-engineering solutions, as well as the important role of people and local authorities in responding to climate change...

Facing many challenges, the Prime Minister is optimistic about the future of this land, with the determination to turn challenges into opportunities. The Government's vision is to create sustainable development for the Mekong Delta and improve people's lives.

"We should not panic but need to find the best, most scientific and most suitable way and method, including innovation in the thinking and actions of the political system and the people to bring better life to nearly 20 million people, together overcoming challenges to have a bright future. The Mekong Delta will be a rich region of Vietnam with nearly 100 million people," said the Prime Minister.

To achieve that goal, the head of the Government asked delegates to come up with fundamental, strategic, feasible solutions, with comprehensive and synchronous measures both in the short and long term, appropriate policy mechanisms, and mobilize all resources...

"The delegates need to speak frankly, honestly, and criticize the solutions of the Government and ministries to find the best solutions, with the spirit of adapting to climate change for sustainable and prosperous development of the Mekong Delta," the Prime Minister emphasized.

More than 500 delegates, including domestic and foreign experts and scientists, participated in providing advice to the Western region to cope with climate change. Photo: Thanh Nguyen.

With the largest scale ever, the Conference on Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta, Climate Change Adaptation aims to call for great ideas to help the Government and provinces in the region identify large-scale strategic solutions for transformation to sustainably develop the Mekong Delta with a vision to 2100.

Previously, more than two months ago, during his visit to the Netherlands, the Prime Minister flew by helicopter to survey the planning of the delta region and observed water control works and sea dykes in some important basins and coastal areas of the Netherlands, a typical country in responding to and adapting to climate change.

At that time, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc discussed with the Dutch Government to choose the Mekong Delta region to build a model for sustainable development transformation, combining high technology with inheriting indigenous knowledge.

The conference on sustainable development of the Mekong Delta in response to climate change was held in Can Tho on September 26-27. Yesterday, hundreds of experts, scientists and leaders of ministries discussed and issued warnings as well as suggested many solutions for the Mekong Delta to cope with climate change.

Today, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair the plenary session of the conference.

According to VNE