SIGNING CEREMONY OF THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR THE SATREPS PROJECT IN DA NANG

On the afternoon of June 26, 2020, at the Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment, a delegation from the University of Civil Engineering (UCE) held a working session with Mr. To Van Hung, Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, and representatives from relevant departments and agencies of the city to discuss and agree on the implementation of the  SATREPS Project –  Establishing an effective construction waste management system to control environmental pollution and increase the capacity to manufacture new materials from recycled construction waste in Vietnam in Da Nang city .  The UCE delegation included: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Duy Hoa – Rector; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Xuan Anh – Vice Rector; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoang Giang – Vice Rector, along with other lecturers from the University participating in the SATREPS Project.

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. To Van Hung expressed his deep gratitude for the attention of the Board of Directors of the University of Civil Engineering and the teachers of the working group for conducting the survey and proposing very specific project contents in a very short time, meeting the expected goals discussed by the city’s departments and agencies in the previous meeting. “Organizing a comprehensive assessment of the construction waste generation situation in the city at this time is extremely necessary and urgent. With the strong urban development over the past decades, the city urgently needs a complete database related to infrastructure, urban works, housing, etc., to calculate and forecast the construction waste generation situation in the future; this is the foundation for establishing solutions to manage, exploit, and reuse construction waste effectively, contributing to achieving the overall goal of building an ecological city that the city government and people eagerly anticipate.”

Speaking at the meeting, Associate Professor Pham Duy Hoa – Rector of the University of Civil Engineering and Chairman of the SATREPS Project Monitoring Council – shared that this project focuses on scientific research linked to practical applications, primarily implemented in Hanoi and Hai Phong. However, to effectively develop the project and replicate the practical results achieved in the project’s implementation in other localities, the University of Civil Engineering has proposed that JICA consider supporting localities such as Da Nang to establish a management system for construction waste in developing and established cities in Vietnam. Associate Professor Pham Duy Hoa highly appreciated the active cooperation of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and other departments and agencies of the city, who have worked diligently and effectively with the expert team from the University of Civil Engineering.

Associate Professor Pham Duy Hoa and Dr. To Van Hung jointly signed
the Cooperation Agreement, which will serve as the basis for the parties to prepare for and implement specific tasks.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoang Giang – Vice Rector of the University of Civil Engineering, presented a summary of the SATREPS project proposal in Da Nang.

Within the framework of the SATREPS Project, with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Da Nang Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the University of Civil Engineering have agreed on the following areas of cooperation in integrated solid waste management and the search for advanced technological solutions for treating construction waste and other types of solid waste:

(1) Develop a comprehensive project for managing construction waste in Da Nang city. The main contents of the project include: Survey and assess the current status of generation, collection, transportation, treatment, recycling or reuse of construction waste in Da Nang; Propose suitable locations and scales of collection points, transfer stations, and construction waste treatment facilities for the city; Develop an advanced construction waste management system (including resources, plans and treatment unit prices); Propose policy mechanisms, standards and legal regulations to encourage and attract businesses to invest in the production and recycling of construction waste; Develop a research project to attract investment in the treatment of construction waste at the city’s integrated waste treatment complex or at a suitable location according to the city’s planning;

(2) Develop urban environmental protection plans and typical projects to address some urgent environmental pollution problems of the city.

(3) Implement pilot application of SATREPS Project results in Da Nang city.

With the project contents as proposed by the working group, representatives from city units attending the meeting, including the Department of Construction, the Department of Science and Technology, and the City Urban Planning Institute, highly appreciated the proposals as they meet the city’s current essential practical needs and expressed their readiness to cooperate with the SATREPS working group in the implementation of related tasks.