Ben Tre should prepare to cope with saline intrusion: NA official

 08 July 20 Vietnamplus Source The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre, which is one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change in the region, should map out a plan for building an irrigation network and enacting measures against saltwater intrusion with a vision for the next 50 years, Vi...

Erosion devours 12 Mekong Delta homes

06 July 20 VNExpress Source Eight families in Vietnam's southernmost Ca Mau Province have been left destitute after their riverside houses were swallowed by erosion over the weekend.Residents near a tributary of Cai Lon River in Tam Giang Commune, Nam Can District of Ca Mau were woken near midn...

Desertification and Drought Day highlights concerns about loss of land

06 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The theme of the 2020 Desertification and Drought Day of Vietnam is 'consumption and land', which emphasises solutions and models that help mitigate drought. The United Nations has warned that desertification is "the greatest environmental challenge of our ti...

Report :Mobilizing Financing for Climate Smart Investments in the Mekong Delta : An Options Note ( 7/ 2020)

The Mekong Delta region is one of the most vulnerable areas in climate change and Vietnam has located downstream the river. The resident would face up to flooding risk, cleaning water shortage, salinity conditions. The Government of Vietnam believes the importance of the Action plan to sustainable f...

Bình Định households face water shortage

 04 July 20 Vietnamplus Souce BÌNH ĐỊNH — Thousands of households in central Bình Định Province's Mỹ Chánh Commune have been living without tap water for years and must buy clean water for daily use. Meanwhile, a water plant worth VNĐ12 billion (US$520,580), which was supposed to supply wa...

Mekong Delta province to help farmers with 1.7 million USD for drought, saltwater

 03 July 20 Vietnamplus Source The People's Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has decided to provide relief worth more than 40 billion VND (1.7 million USD) to more than 28,000 farming households to revive agriculture, which was severely affected by drought and saltwater i...

Finnish Embassy funds Mekong Delta climate change response

 03 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The Centre for Environment and Community Assets Development (CECAD) and the Finnish Embassy in Vietnam have signed an agreement to fund a project improving communications capacity to cope with climate change in the Mekong Delta. The signing ceremony too...

Vietnam ugogrades meteorological forecasting technology

01 July 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Vietnam has the opportunity to upgrade forecasting technology, improve forecasters' roles, and heighten people's awareness about the impact of natural disasters. Mai Van Khiem, director of National Hydrometeorological Forecast Center, said natural disasters h...

National climate change strategy reviewed

 24 June 20 Vietnamplus Source The Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment cooperated with the French Development Agency (AFD) in organising a seminar in Hanoi on June 24 to review the implementation of the national strategy and action plan on c...

Dong Thap seeks VND900 billion aid to cope with natural disasters

 24 June 20 Thesaigontimes Source CAN THO – Dong Thap Province has sought Government aid worth some VND902 billion to execute urgent projects aimed at proactively responding to natural disasters and minimizing damages amid the gradual worsening of landslides and a limited local budget. Vo ...

Mekong Delta adapts to saline intrusion

 22 June 20 Vietnam News Source Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to the Government's website chinhphu.vn on the need to develop plans to reduce the negative impacts of drought, salinity and land subsidence in the Mekong Delta What is the Minist...

Việt Nam effectively curbs impacts of drought, saline intrusion in Mekong Delta

 22 June 20 Vietnam News Source LONG AN — Mekong Delta provinces have experienced the most severe drought and saline intrusion ever in the dry season 2019-2020 but the negative impacts on agriculture production and daily life were minimised significantly thanks to effective measures, ...

More than 58,000 hectares of rice in Mekong Delta damaged due to drought

 21 June 20 Saigon Giai Phong Online Source Saltwater intrusion and drought had damaged 16,500 hectares of winter rice crop grown on shrimp-farming land in Ca Mau Province last year; of which, 14,000 hectares of winter rice had been completely lost.  Around 41,900 hectares of the wint...

JICA-funded project helps Da Nang develop Lien Chieu port

 18 June 20 The Voice of Vietnam Source Representatives of the People's Committee of central Da Nang city and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on conducting survey and data collection for the Lien Chieu Port development project, a...

Mammoth flood prevention project in Ho Chi Minh City may miss deadline

15 June 20 VN Explorer Source  A multimillion-dollar flood prevention project in Ho Chi Minh City may fall behind its scheduled launch date in November if delays in the handover of cleared sites persist, according to the developer. On Monday, leaders from the Ministry of Agriculture and Ru...

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