After years of discussions and negotiations, Da Nang city and Quang Nam province have inked an agreement on integrated management of the Vu Gia-Thu Bon river basin and Quang Nam-Da Nang coastline.
Da Nang and Quang Nam officials sign the agreement on December 21 (Photo: nhandan.com.vn)
Da Nang (VNA) – After years of discussions and negotiations, thecentral city of Da Nang city and its neighbouring Quang Nam province on December 21 inkedan agreement on integrated management of the Vu Gia-Thu Bon river basin andQuang Nam-Da Nang coastline.
Vice Chairman of the Quang Nam provincial People’s Committee Le Tri Thanh saidthe co-management agreement ensures mutual benefit that harmonises waterresources with sustainable development.
He said the agreement was made by the two localities with support from the WorldBank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japanese International Cooperation Agency(JICA), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCM) and the Institutefor Social and Environmental Transition-International (ISET-International.
Thanh said the partners will set up a Quang Nam-Da Nang joint committee thatinvolves experts and managers on “Integrated watershed and coastal management –from ridge to reef approach in the river basin.
As scheduled, the river’s observation system will be installed under the costof the two localities’ budget.
The river basin, which has more than 10,300sq.km with water volume of 20.22billion cu.m and covers a total length of 225 km in Quang Nam and Da Nang and provinces,provides invaluable resources to the 2.5 million population of the twolocalities.
However, a series of problems – including illegal destruction of riverheadforests, over-exploitation of mineral resources, and decentralised managementof rivers and faulty development of hydropower plants – have threatened todestroy the river.
A total of 42 hydropower plant projects have been built in the river, whilemore than 820 irrigation projects with 72 reservoirs have been constructed inthe river basin.
The operation of hydropower plants on upstream rivers in Quang Nam provinceoften cause a clean water deficit during every dry season in Da Nang.-VNA
The Vu Gia–Thu Bon river basin, the country’s fourth largest producer of hydropower, is facing a number of environmental issues that pose a risk to major hydropower expansion plans.
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Da Nang and Quang Nam officials sign the agreement on December 21 (Photo: nhandan.com.vn) 
