US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate visits Ben Tre

September 03, 2022 | 22:04

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A delegation led by US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry paid a working visit to Ben Tre on climate change situation in to the Mekong Delta province on September 3.

Ben Tre - A delegation led by US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry paid a working visit to Ben Tre on climate change situation in the Mekong Delta province on September 3.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate visits Ben Tre

Kerry and his entourage visit a cocoa production and processing facility in Ben Tre province's Chau Thanh district. (Photo: VNA)

At the working session, Le Duc Tho, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, said Ben Tre is heavily affected by climate change, including sea level rise.

He said that saline intrusion, which tends to increase, is leaving a big impact on local residents’ lives and production.

Tho said the province wants the US to help Vietnam, including Ben Tre province, build works to prevent and mitigate the effects of climate change.

As Ben Tre has enormous potential for developing renewable energy, he proposed to the US side to cooperate to promote the exploitation of the energy potential of the province in the coming time and to help it to improve the quality of human resources in this field at the same time.

For his part, Kerry said Vietnam, including Ben Tre province, has the advantage to develop wind and solar energy, adding that this will be an advantage for both countries to work together in the future.

The same day, Kerry and his entourage surveyed a landslide site in Con Nhan and Bao Thuan sea dyke in Ba Tri district.

They also visited Pacifico Sunpro Ben Tre Wind Power Plant in Binh Dai district’s Thoi Thuan commune and a cocoa production and processing facility in Chau Thanh district.

Ben Tre promotes investments in agriculture

Ben Tre will provide incentives for investments in rural areas and the agricultural sector to tap the largely unexploited potential of the southern province.

Ben Tre seeks new measures for tourism development

Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are striving to promote its distinctive characteristics to lure more tourists to the province.

Ben Tre companies seek to enter national supply chains

Enterprises from the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are keen to participate in supply chains all the way from production to consumption to bring goods to the distribution systems of HCM City and other provinces and cities around the country, its trade czar has said.

Ben Tre promotes speciality products in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ben Tre provincial People's Committee in collaboration with Sunny World Investment and Development Corp. and Vietnam Signature Corp. has recently organised a programme to display and introduce the speciality products of Ben Tre province in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ben Tre seeks to boost exports of key farm produce

China has high demand for fruits but new measures are needed to encourage Vietnamese exporters to export their fruits officially to China rather than through border trade, a seminar heard in Ben Tre Province on Wednesday.

Ben Tre endeavouring to improve business climate

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is becoming a magnet for investors and companiess due to its great potential, especially in agro-fishery.

Ben Tre province eyes rural tourism destination

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre has approved the establishment of the Cho Lach Cultural and Tourism Village in 2020-2021 as a driving force to develop the tourism industry.

By VNA

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