Scientific seminar promotes military’s response to climate change and environment protection

The event was chaired by GDP’s Deputy Director Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet, Political Commissar of Military Region 7 Lieutenant General Tran Hoai Trung, and Head of the Department of Military Science under the Ministry of National Defense Major General Ngo Van Giao.

GDP’s Deputy Director Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet speaks at the seminar.

Addressing the seminar, Lieutenant General Trinh Van Quyet held that the Central Military Commission, the Ministry of National Defense, and the GDP have embraced resolutions and guidelines of the Party and the State on environmental protection and response to climate change. The defense ministry has issued numerous solutions such as enhancing scientific researches and technological development to serve military-defense tasks, overcoming war-left toxic chemicals and bombs and mines, preventing environment pollution and forest fires, and so on.

The whole-military units have made great efforts in building their barracks and responding to climate change, contributing to improving combat readiness and training quality, he added.

Delegates pose for a joint photo at the event.

General Quyet affirmed that the Vietnam People's Army has always been the core force taking the lead in the tasks of protecting the environment, proactively adapting to climate change, and overcoming environmental problems, considering them as combat missions in peacetime. To perform this task, there should be a close coordination between the military and ministries, sectors, and local authorities in disseminating, educating and mobilizing people to join hands to protect the environment and respond to climate change.

At the seminar, delegates delivered many speeches to clarify the theme of the event, highlight the role of environmental protection, and propose solutions to reduce pollution as well as effectively respond to climate change in the military.

Translated by Trung Thanh