CanTho (VNA) - Can Tho city, with its position as a development drivingforce of the Southwest region, is selected as a main cooperation partner ofJapan’s Hiroshima prefecture in improving the environment in the Mekong Delta region,a Hiroshima official has said.

KazukiMatsubara, who is in charge of foreign relations and trade of Hiroshimaprefecture, made the statement at a working session with representatives of thePeople’s Committee of Can Tho city on May 30.

The two localities’ officials discussed how to connect enterprises operating inimproving the environment in Can Tho and the Mekong Delta with those inHiroshima.

Matsubara said climate change is a global issue and the Mekong Delta is one ofthe world’s three deltas that are the most severely affected by climate change,especially in terms of water and saline intrusion.

Changesin the region’s natural advantages have affected production models and habitsof local residents, threatening the region’s development, he noted.

He revealed that in recent years, Hiroshima has actively shared Japan’s technologiesand new scientific achievements related to environmental treatment with othercountries over the world, which was made through expanding cooperation andconnections among its enterprises with those in countries that are facing seriouschallenges caused by climate change, including Vietnam.

Matsubara hoped Can Tho will play the role as a bridge to support the expansionand development of hi-tech models adaptive to climate change in Mekong Delta provinces and cities, thus deciding optimal solutions suitablewith the actual situation of the region, helping to remove difficulties andobstacles in environmental treatment.

Japanese delegates introduced Hiroshima’s advanced technology achievements inimproving the environment such as organic agricultural production, waste collectingand recycling technology, plastic recycling technology, gas monitoring technologyin thermal power plants.

They noted the need to promote cooperation among localities and relevantsectors in the Mekong Delta to enhance the efficiency in the work.

DaoAnh Dung, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, highlighted the significanceof connection with Hiroshima to the region’s socio-economic development andenvironmental protection goals.

The municipal authorities will create favourable conditions for the twolocalities’ enterprises to enhance economic and investment links, and totransfer technologies in the environmental sector, he affirmed.

As scheduled, eight enterprises operating in environmental treatment fromHiroshima, namely Aina, Ogawa Econos, Futaba, Sankyo, Chugai Technos, Furukawa,Hionomaru Sangyo, Mikuniya Japan and Tromso, will attend the Can Tho InvestmentPromotion Conference 2018 in August.-VNA