CapaViet 2

With CapaViet 2, UfU is extending its involvement in contaminated site management in Vietnam. Through a combination of measures in the areas of education, know-how and technology transfer and the promotion of cooperation between authorities, the aim is to further strengthen capacities within the Vietnamese authorities for recording and dealing with contaminated areas.

CapaViet 2 builds on the capacities developed in the predecessor projects AnaViet and CapaViet: In the CapaViet project, for example, potentially contaminated sites in the province of Bắc Ninh were recorded in a cadastre by German and Vietnamese experts. Now this collected contaminated site data is being evaluated and prioritized with regard to the need to secure and remediate the sites. Based on this information, measures can be taken to prevent the subsequent use of contaminated sites that could be hazardous to health.

In addition to continuing the very popular courses on the on-site detection of heavy metals in soil using mobile X-ray fluorescence analysis (mXRF), CapaViet 2 will for the first time realize an online course on dealing with soil contamination for employees of Vietnamese authorities.

A study trip to Germany is intended to strengthen the exchange of knowledge and know-how between German and Vietnamese authorities and experts.

As part of CapaViet 2, an inter-agency dialog is also being initiated in Vietnam to kick-start the process towards coordinated and continuous management of (potentially) contaminated sites.

CapaViet2 is funded by the “Export Initiative for Environmental Technologies” of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety.

All publications from this project series:

Kerth, M.; Kovac, S.; Mark, H.; Bich, P.; Hoang, H.; Thanh, S.; Pham, H.; Tran, C.: (2023): Soil conservation in Vietnam with knowledge transfer from Germany

Kovac, S.; Trang, T.; Dao, T.; Mark, H.; Konopatzki, P.; Zschiesche, M.: (2021): Management of Contaminated Sites in Vietnam: New legal developments and opportunities in the wake of the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection

Kovac, S.; Trang, T.; Dao, T.; Mark, H.; Konopatzki, P.; Zschiesche, M.: (2021): Khóa học trực tuyến: Đăng ký các khu vực ô nhiễm tại Việt Nam. UfU interactive (English version)

Kovac, S.; Zschiesche, M.; Mark, H., Mansfeldt, T.; Konopatzki, P. (2021): Online Course: Registration of Contaminated Sites. At UfU interactive (Vietnamese version)

Final report on capacity building and infrastructure development for the creation of a soil contamination register in Vietnam using the example of Bắc Ninh province

Kovac, Sarah; Hantsche, Louisa; Zschiesche, Michael (Berlin, 2019): Analysis of the current legislation on the registration of contaminated sites in Vietnam

Mark, Harald; Konopatzki, Patrick; Kovac, Sarah (Bochum MSP; Berlin UfU, 2019):Registration of Contaminated Sites in Vietnam. Part 2: Methods of Recording Contaminated Sites Using the Example of Bac Ninh Province.

Kerth, Michael; Kovac, Sarah; Mansfeldt, Tim (2018): Use of mobile X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for the investigation of contaminated sites in Vietnam.

Kovac, Sarah; Konopatzki, Patrick (Berlin, 2018): Handout “Utilization of Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometers for the Registration of Contaminated Sites in Vietnam”.

Mark, Harald; Konopatzki, Patrick; Kovac, Sarah (Bochum MSP; Berlin UfU, 2018): Registration of Contaminated Sites in Vietnam. Part 1: Basic Information.