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VN to host 78th ICOLD meeting in late May
VGP - The 78th annual meeting of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) will take place in Hà Nội from May 26 with the expected participation of 600-1,000 delegates from 90 member countries and international organizations.
The meeting will be accompanied with several
activities, including an international conference with 17 topics and 180
scientific reports on dams and sustainable water resource development,
round-table discussions on dams and hydroelectricity in
Five field trips to Việt Nam’s dams from north
to south, such as Hòa Bình, Sơn La, Cửa Đạt, Thảo Long, Phú Ninh, Định Bình,
Hàm Thuận–Đa Mi, and Trị An, will be held for participants.
Deputy PM
Hoàng Trung Hải, in his welcoming letter to the event, said the content of the 78th
ICOLD Annual Meeting will certainly be useful for the construction of dams and water
resources development in Việt Nam and also in other countries in the world.
The Việt Nam National Committee on Large Dams
and Water Resources Development became an ICOLD member in 2005.