HA NOI (VNS) — Ensuring water security is believed to be not only imperative but also a long-term mission for the sustainable development of Viet Nam.It was also a challenge, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at the international conference of "water security in a changing era" held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment yesterday in Ha Noi.Hai said that the impact of climate change and shortcomings in policies for sustainable development were blamed for threatening national water security.Climate change has caused a decline of river water and underground water. In the first months of this year, a severe drought has hit the central region. As forecast, drought is predicted to be more severe in 2016, he said.
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