soil contamination

On November 29-30, 2011, Vietnam hosted a regional consultation meeting in Hanoi joined by counterpart officials from Korea, Malaysia and Thailand to share ideas on a draft technical guideline on contaminated soil monitoring. At the consultation meeting, experts shared lessons learned and recommendations based on implementation challenges and success in their respective countries. As for the next steps, Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will finalized the technical guidelines and explore opportunities to continue their twinning partnership with Korea.

STRENGTHENING CONTAMINATED SOIL MONITORING IN VIETNAM
AECEN Twinning Partnership:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam and
Ministry of Environment of Korea

Program Overview

The Melia Hotel
Hanoi, Vietnam
November 29-30, 2011

Contaminated Soil Management Challenges in Vietnam

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In 2008, Thailand generated over 1.8 million tons of hazardous waste, and imported or produced nearly 30 million tons of hazardous chemicals

Challenge