Domestic and foreign experts discussed ways to increase the
effectiveness of resource use and management at a regional workshop
hosted by the central city of Da Nang on June 25-26.
The event
is part of the ongoing Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities:
Urban Nexus project implemented by the German Agency for International
Cooperation (GIZ) with financial support from the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
Participants reviewed the progress of realising urban nexus initiatives
in participating cities and the sharing of experience in the field. They
also mentioned the importance of State management to the urban nexus
and discussed next steps of the project.
Participating in the
project, Da Nang has been assisted by GIZ experts in improving the
capacity of treating wastewater and managing urban agriculture.
The city’s representatives voiced hope that Asian cities will further
enhance advanced technology transfer and sharing of management
experiment to heighten the efficiency of managing and using resources
towards a sustainable Asia.
Many said the Pacific-Asia region
faces rapid urbanisation which causes serious impact on the resources,
especially water, energy and food.
The majority of regional cities are managing separately their sectors, which makes them unable to optimise collaboration.
Ten cities in six Asian countries, including China, Mongolia, the
Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, benefit from the project which will
be implemented until December 2015.-VNA