According to Dr. Tong Ngoc Thanh from the National Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation, the water resources planning in Hong-Thai Binh River basin should include the protection of ecosystems depending on water resources. Echoing Thanh’s viewpoint, Dr. To Van Truong said the environmental planning should be done in correlation with the water resources planning. According to the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research, the region's temperature could also increase by up to 3.5 degrees Celsius by the year 2100. HCM City urges chemical restrictionsHCM City food safety inspectors check meat products. Water resources in Hong-Thai Binh River basin under discussionScientists and officials from relevant agencies scrutinized scenarios on the changes of water resources in the Hong (Red) –Thai Binh river basin and their impacts at a conference held in Hanoi on July 14.

Source: VietNamNet News July 16, 2016 07:57 UTC