Netherlands offers climate change mitigation support

by VTV431 March 2016 Last updated at 08:59 AM

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Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment, Melainie Schultz Van Haegen (Source: VNA)

VTV.vn - Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment Melainie Heagen is now in Vietnam to attend the Netherlands-Vietnam Commission on Climate Change and Water Management.

In a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on Wednesday, the Deputy PM asked Netherlands to share experiences and support the country in response to climate change.

The deputy prime minister also mentioned the severe drought and salinity in the Mekong Delta. He asked the Netherlands to support Vietnam in dealing with climate change. Minister Heagen confirmed that the country would do their best to help Vietnam to overcome these challenges.