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The National Dialogue on Water in Vietnam

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As part of a five-year collaboration aimed at supporting to achieve the water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea (MoE), the Asia Water Council (AWC) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) propose to work with the Government of Vietnam to hold a National Dialogue on Water (“Dialogue”) in 2023.</br> The Dialogue will aim to support key water policy reforms, building on the agenda that Vietnam is embarking, in particular the reform of the Water Law. As indicated by NAWAPI, water security is a key priority for the Vietnamese government; therefore, the general orientation could be on policies and economic instruments to enhance water security in the context of adaptation to climate change in Vietnam. This dialogue would focus on the priority areas identified by the Vietnamese government during the Vietnam Water Week for example water river basin management planning, economic instruments, water allocation or technologies strategies for water security. The dialogue would include country-specific analyses and exchanges of experience from countries in the region such as Thailand and Korea and beyond, depending on Vietnam’s interest.