INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT (VESDEC)

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF VESDEC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIRST HALF (FROM JANUARY TO JUNE) 2018
SUMMARY OF VESDEC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017
WATER POLLUTION IN THE MEKONG DELTA: SOURCES, PRESENT, FUTURE, ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS IN VIETNAM
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) – AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN INTEGRATED MARINE AND COSTAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF VESDEC ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIRST HALF (FROM JANUARY TO JUNE) 2018

VESDEC with offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang, Vietnam, has properly implemented various international and national projects/assignments in research and consultancy in environmental supervision, impact assessment, environmental planning, pollution control and environmental training.
The main results in implementation of projects and assignments from January to June 2018 are brieftly described below.

WATER POLLUTION IN THE MEKONG DELTA: SOURCES, PRESENT, FUTURE, ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION

Le Trinh, Institute for Environmental Science and Development (VESDEC),

prepared for the International Water Forum, Chungnam, Korea, 17 - 20^th 2017

ABSTRACT:
The Mekong River Delta (MD) with an area of 40,548 km² and a population of over 17.5 mil inhabitants, is the main food production region of Vietnam. In the MD there many big rivers and hundreds creeks and canals, creating favourable conditions for growth of biological resource, agriculture, fishery, waterway transport and human activities. However, this region is facing and will be challenged by the increased water pollution caused by the natural factors: high water flow in the rainy season, low flow and high salinity intrusion in the dry season; high acidity at acid sulfate soils areas and by human activities in water use, hydroelectric, industry, agriculture, aquaculture, waterway transport development from the upstream countries and in the Delta, changed hydrological regime and created great amount of many types of wastes, polluting the water environment and damaging ecological resource.

THE INTERNATIONAL QUALITY CROWN AWARD HAS BEEN AWARDED TO INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT (VESDEC)

“The International Quality Crown Award (IQC) of Business Initiative (B.I.D) is presented in recognition of those companies or organizations in different countries throughout the World that further their reputation and position by implementing and promoting quality culture. The Award recognizes and encourages the contribution of organizations and companies to quality, continouous improvement and customer satisfacction as well as improving relations with employees, suppliers and all those associated with your organization…”.

Environmental supervision for Trungson Hydropower Project

From 2012 VESDEC has provided for AECOM New Zealand a National Environmental Supervision Team, included 3 specialists, to implement regularly environmental supervision for the WB Project of Constructionof Trungson Hydropower Plant” on the Ma river, Thanhhoa Province. Daily air, noise, water pollution, soil erosion, sanitation, safety at the construction and worker camp sites are supervised.