On behalf on the Conference Committee, I warmly welcome you to the 12th edition of the VIETWATER 2022 in general and Vietnam International Water Conference 2022 (VIWC2022) in particualar in the most dynamic city of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City.
Having a dense river network with more than 2,300 rivers, Vietnam has more than 800 billion cubic meters each year. However, two thirds of the surface water resources originate from outside of the country. More than 70% of the water is generated in less than four months of the wet season. Urban populations have increased more than 80% from 1990 to 2020, making up almost 40% of the total populations. Rising demands, rapid urbanization, increasing pollution, outdated water technologies and infrastructures, and unequal access to safe water and sanitation can severely jeopardize the sustainable development of this world top growing country.
“Too much, too little and too dirty” water problems have further been exacerbated by the evident climate crisis. Record temperatures, wildfires, droughts and floods have been broken around the world. The most recent catastrophic floods submerged a third of the entire Pakistan country. It is the wake-up call for the world to act as the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres has said, “Today, it’s Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country”. At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that Vietnam will reach its net-zero carbon emission target by 2050 and called for fairness and justice in climate change issues. Furthermore, Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee of Vietnam have issued the Politburo’s Conclusion 36-KL/TW for ensuring national water security, reservoir and dam safety till 2030 with vision 2045.
The collaboration between countries and between stakeholders is thus imperative to develop and implement the latest technologies and innovations in the water industry. I thus strongly believe that VIETWATER2022 & VIWC2022 is an excellent platform that can bring the world leading technologies, innovations, minds, and related stakeholders to tailor the solutions addressing the local problems in your countries, cities, neighborhoods, and your backyards.
At VIETWATER2022 and VIWC2022, you are heartily welcome to enjoy the only close-up experience in Vietnam of the cutting-edge VIETWATER Expo in water supply, sanitation, and purification technologies, the leading WETV Expo in waste and environment technologies, and the innovative PROPAK Expo in processing and packaging solutions. In parallel with the expo, you are warmly invited to meet the world leading scientists and experts in water, environment, and packaging to customize the global solutions to your local issues.
Without wasting any more time, I welcome you to the VIETWATER 2022 &VIWC2022, where technology and innovation meet to build the future of localities.
Best regards,
