Vietnam recommends integrated approach

Government agencies in Vietnam recommended that river basin organisations should be strengthened by following an IWRM approach. This is important progress because it paves the way for a wide range of stakeholders to participate in water resources development and management. The dialogue on river basin management in September, organised by GWP Vietnam for scientists, NGOs and development partners to share experiences of river basin organisations from Vietnam and Southeast Asia, triggered this endorsement by the authorities of an integrated approach.