13th National Geographic Conference Vietnam Held in Hanoi

The 13th National Geographic Conference of Vietnam Held in Hanoi

In order to evaluate and summarize the achievements of the geographic sciences, on December 26-27, 2022, the Vietnam Association of Geographers in cooperation with the Central Institute for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VU-CRES), the Son Tay Town’ Party Committee and People’s Committee of Ha Noi City has organized the 13th National Scientific Conference with the theme "Vietnam's Geosciences with rational use, resource restoration and circular economy development". The main topics of the Conference include: i). Natural conditions and natural disasters; ii). Planning and management of natural resources; iii). Socio-economic conditions and tourism development; iv). Geotechnology; v). Teaching in geography.

The conference has received the attention of members of local geographical associations across the country and received hundreds of draft scientific reports. Through a rigorous evaluation and editing process, the Conference has selected 218 quality articles and published them in 2 Volumes of proceedings. These are the research results of the members of the Geographical Society, coming from universities, research institutes, social organizations, management agencies as well as schools.

More than 300 hundred delegates have attended the Conference, especially with the participation of Prof. Noma, Former President of the Society of Human Geography of Japan, Prof. Dominique Laffly, Attaché for Science and Education Cooperation, French Embassy, and professor at the University of Toulouse, France.

Regarding the sustainable socio-economic development, Son Tay town (Hanoi city) is evaluated as a case study from the perspective of geographical science on the integrated relationship between nature, culture and tourism, between socio-economic development and circular economy, between development dynamics and territorial planning.

Regarding the use and restoration of natural resources, spatial analysis tools such as GIS and remote sensing, including machine learning techniques, are applied in proposed measures to response to natural disasters, such as floods and droughts or restore degraded land after mining. The themes of territorial planning associated with biodiversity conservation or ecotourism have also attracted the attention of the Conference.

Socio-economic geography and circular economy is an important topic as the speakers focus on circular economy research in organic agriculture development, regional linkage issues associated with planning policies on environmental protection and sustainable development. The aspects of the Covid-19 epidemic and its relationship with socio-economic development, livelihood development, and tourism development are also analyzed and evaluated to draw useful lessons. The field of geography education in universities and high schools is actively discussed about new teaching methods and the issue of improving teaching quality, especially in the context of technology 4.0. Many lessons have been learned and shared for the entire Conference.

Thus, the 13th National Geographic Conference of Vietnam has made breakthroughs when linking geosciences with solving critical issues that society is posed, such as promoting circular economy with restoration of resources and environmental protection, conservation of nature and indigenous culture with sustainable tourism development, linking geography education with training high-quality human resources to meet the ever-changing needs of society. The results of the conference have also summed up the achievements of Vietnamese geographers in recent years, and are also a lesson to be shared for the Asian geoscientific community in particular and the international community in general.

Delegates to the 13th National Geographic Conference of Vietnam	Overview of the Conference

 

The Asian Geographical Association awarded the Plaque of Appreciation to Vietnam Association of Geographers	The Asian Geographical Association awarded the Plaque of Appreciation to Thai Nguyen University

At the Conference, on behalf of AGA, Prof. Lai Vinh Cam, Vice President of AGA have presented Plaque of Appreciation to Vietnam Association of Geographers and to the Thai Nguyen University in grateful appreciation to outstanding contribution to the Association development and excellent support in hosting the 5th Asian Conference on Geography (ACG2022).

Provided by Dr. Vo Thanh Son, Vice Director CRES, VNU, 

Dr. Bui Anh Tuan, Institute of Geography, VAST (igtuan253@gmail.com)