Sharing experiences in preventing and responding to environmental incidents at the international workshop

VACNE ACTIVITIES

07 September 2025 | 06:31:00 AM

(VACNE) - On September 4-5, 2025, the Vietnam Environmental Incident Response Center (SOS) - a member of VACNE, attended the International Workshop on "Treatment of post-war toxic residues, CBR incident response and environmental restoration technology"

On September 4-5, 2025, at the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of National Defence, the International Workshop on "Treatment of post-war toxic residues, CBR incident response and environmental restoration technology" took place, co-organised by the Ministry of National Defence of Vietnam and the Network of ASEAN Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Defence Experts.
Defence experts from ASEAN countries, as well as many world-leading experts from the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, USA…, shared valuable knowledge and experience at the Workshop, opening up opportunities for learning, cooperation, and sustainable development between ASEAN countries in general and Vietnam in particular.
The Vietnam Environmental Incident Response Center (SOS) was honored to participate in this meaningful Conference and had shared seven practical experiences in preventing, responding to, and handling environmental incidents quickly and effectively, drawn from the successful response activities to more than 300 different incidents at seas, on rivers, on coastlines, in mangrove forests, at seaports, warehouses, in industrial parks, on roads, in densely populated areas, even on high mountains and underground, across all regions of Vietnam. Those experiences come through the tireless efforts of the SOS Center's experts to research and develop many unique technologies.
The experience sharing of Mr. Pham Van Son - Director of the SOS Center attracted special attention from international experts, especially experts from ASEAN countries with natural climate conditions quite similar to Vietnam. Mr. Son's enthusiastic sharing also inspired those present at the Workshop to realize their greater responsibility for protecting the living environment regardless of borders with a spirit of gratitude to Nature through practical and specific actions of gratitude.