Background
Under the framework of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Canada and Vietnam, Concordia University organized the Concordia – Vietnam: Building partnerships toward a sustainable future event on December 12, 2023. The event was aimed at identifying opportunities for future collaboration.
As a result of this event, researchers from both countries concluded that Canada/Concordia and Vietnam shared some of the same sustainability challenges and that there was a strong alignment between us in terms of research interests. The panelists recommended further exploring synergies that could strengthen our bilateral collaboration and, ultimately, result in a positive impact for our respective societies. In particular, the following sustainable themes were highlighted for further exploration:
Building water and energy resiliency:
- Monitoring technologies of water reservoirs
- Prevention and treatment of eutrophication
- Waste water treatment
- Energy technologies and policies to support decarbonization and the transition towards net zero environments
Cities of the future:
- Living labs to develop decarbonization technologies and strategies
- Sharing net zero roadmaps and lessons learned
- Design and implementation of sustainability policies for cities
- Smart energy girds and hydrogen infrastructure
Next Generation Cities Institute and Volt-Age priority topics:
List of themes can be found here:
The event concluded with a call to action from the panelist to “create something extraordinary” between Concordia and Vietnamese universities.