The Science for Peace Parliamentary Meeting themed "Water security and insecurity: Rebuilding peaceful coexistence with science"
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The Science for Peace Parliamentary Meeting was held in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province on September 11 under the theme ‘Water security and insecurity: Rebuilding peaceful coexistence with science’.
The conference was jointly organized by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Binh Dinh province, The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Rencontres du Vietnam and ICISE, attracting nearly 60 scientists and young parliamentarians from 18 countries.
Scientists, researchers, managers and young parliamentarians from Vietnam, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and other regions shared knowledge, presented research results and discussed issues related to water security and insecurity.
Attending the opening ceremony, there were Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam; Mr. Vu Hai Quan, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of Ho Chi Minh City National University; Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Science, Technology and Environment Committee and relevant agencies.
On provincial side, there were Mr. Ho Quoc Dung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Lam Hai Giang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and representatives of relevant agencies of the province.
For foreign delegates, there were Professor Tran Thanh Van, Director of ICISE; Mr. Denis Naughten, Chairman of the Working Group on Science and Technology, World Parliamentary Union and 60 scientists and young parliamentarians from 18 countries.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai gave a speech
at the opening of the conference
At the Conference, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai said, about 1/3 of countries around the world were suffering from water shortages. It was predicted that by 2025 this number would increase to 2/3 with about 35% world's population would be in a serious water shortage.
In some countries, the amount of water per capita was decreasing significantly. Therefore, water concerns were not a problem of just a few countries but a global problem, becoming a water security issue, one of the major non-traditional security challenges facing humanity today, and it was a topic at many international forums.
Secretary of Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung
gave a speech at the Conference
Overview of the Conference
Mr. Mokhtar Omar, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union, gives speech at the conference
Scientists, researchers, managers and young parliamentarians from Vietnam, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and other regions shared knowledge, presented research results and discussed issues related to water security and insecurity.
Attending the opening ceremony, there were Mr. Nguyen Duc Hai, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam; Mr. Vu Hai Quan, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of Ho Chi Minh City National University; Mr. Nguyen Tuan Anh, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly Science, Technology and Environment Committee and relevant agencies.
On provincial side, there were Mr. Ho Quoc Dung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Mr. Lam Hai Giang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and representatives of relevant agencies of the province.
For foreign delegates, there were Professor Tran Thanh Van, Director of ICISE; Mr. Denis Naughten, Chairman of the Working Group on Science and Technology, World Parliamentary Union and 60 scientists and young parliamentarians from 18 countries.
Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai gave a speech
at the opening of the conference
At the Conference, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Duc Hai said, about 1/3 of countries around the world were suffering from water shortages. It was predicted that by 2025 this number would increase to 2/3 with about 35% world's population would be in a serious water shortage.
In some countries, the amount of water per capita was decreasing significantly. Therefore, water concerns were not a problem of just a few countries but a global problem, becoming a water security issue, one of the major non-traditional security challenges facing humanity today, and it was a topic at many international forums.
Secretary of Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung
gave a speech at the Conference
At the conference, Secretary of Binh Dinh Provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dung said, this Science for Peace Parliamentary Meeting was the first event marking the official realization of the Memorandum of Understanding between the International Parliamentary Union IPU and the ICISE Center. At the same time, it was also an academically important and high-quality conference in the context of which "peace, stability and development cooperation" were facing great challenges.
At this event, issues related to water security and insecurity based on scientific solutions to build peace would be mentioned, analyzed, and clarified. This event also contributed to strengthening the relationship between the scientific community and the parliamentary coalition community to support science and world peace.
Mr. Ho Quoc Dung hoped that, after this conference, experts and scientists would return to Binh Dinh, not only to attend scientific meetings but also to support and help Binh Dinh develop science, learning, education, and other socio-economic matters so that Binh Dinh truly becomes a model of sustainable development based on science and technology.
At this event, issues related to water security and insecurity based on scientific solutions to build peace would be mentioned, analyzed, and clarified. This event also contributed to strengthening the relationship between the scientific community and the parliamentary coalition community to support science and world peace.
Mr. Ho Quoc Dung hoped that, after this conference, experts and scientists would return to Binh Dinh, not only to attend scientific meetings but also to support and help Binh Dinh develop science, learning, education, and other socio-economic matters so that Binh Dinh truly becomes a model of sustainable development based on science and technology.
Overview of the Conference
Mr. Mokhtar Omar, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union, gives speech at the conference
This conference was a series of 9 discussion sessions with in-depth topics such as Earth observation programs to monitor water resources; human rights-based approach to water security and peace; innovate water treatment technology to ensure water source security; promoting water security through community science; scientific diplomacy and predictive science
Delegates attending the Conference took souvenir photos
Delegates attending the Conference took souvenir photos