Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for international development partners, organisations and sponsors in Can Tho city on March 13 on the sidelines of the third Conference on Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development of Mekong River Delta of Vietnam.

The conference gathered governmental leaders, scientists, representatives of organizations both national and international levels.  Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Hieu Trung, Director of the Research Institute for Climate Change (DRAGON-Mekong Institute-CTU) attended this conference.

On November 17, 2017, the Government issued Resolution 120/NQ-CP on sustainably developing the Mekong Delta in adaptation to climate change, which sets up goals for 2050 and a vision to 2100. This conference – the third of its kind on sustainably developing the Mekong Delta in adaptation to climate change, aims to evaluate the implementation of Resolution 120 after 3 years.