World Bank to fund water security project in Mekong Delta

 05 Mar 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho seeks to borrow US$25 million from the World Bank to expand its local water supply network in the 2025-30 period under a proposed water project to be funded by the bank. According to a report from the Can Tho Department o...

EU helps Mekong Delta mitigate impacts of drought and saltwater intrusion

 04 Mar 20 The Saigon Times Daily Souce HCMC - The European Union is providing 60,000 euros (roughly VND1.5 billion) in humanitarian aid to assist people most affected by the ongoing drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta. The aid will directly benefit about 24,000 people in s...

Salinity forecast to worsen in Mekong Delta this month

 3 Mar 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Saltwater intrusion will worsen in the Mekong Delta region in March, especially from March 11 to 15, when it will be more severe than the peak recorded in mid-February and in the same period in 2016. According to Phung Tien Dung, head of the Hydrological ...

Water issues to be severe in many localities: experts

 03 Mar 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Along with Mekong Delta, the central region will suffer prolonged drought and saline intrusion during the rest of this year's dry season, experts warned. From March to May, coastal provinces of Thanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Central Highlan...

Regional cooperation is solution to climate change

 02 Mar 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Scientists believe regional cooperation will help cope with the effects of climate change. A research work by the Institute of Meteorological Science and Climate Change and the Mekong Delta Rice Research Institute shows that climate change impact include...

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Quang Trung proposes building floating dams to fight floods in HCMC

 29 Feb 20  The Saigon Times Daily Souce HCMC – Quang Trung Industry JSC has proposed building floating dams with high-capacity pumps as a solution to flooding in HCMC. The HCMC Department of Construction has sent a report to the municipal government on the firm's proposal for Ng...

Vietnam follows new approach to deal with saline intrusion in Mekong Delta

29 Feb 20 Vietnamnet Source Instead of fighting against saline intrusion and climate change, the Mekong Delta is trying to adapt to new circumstances. Drought and saline intrusion are attacking the Mekong Delta, seriously damaging rice fields, crops and aquaculture ponds in seven coastal provin...

Scientists warn of climate change's effect on water resources in Vietnam

27 Feb 20 Vietnamnet Global Rouce The rapid population increase as well as agricultural development and aquaculture in the last decades have significantly reduced the natural value of Mekong Delta.Nguyen Van Hong, Phan Thi Anh Tho and Nguyen Thi Phong Lan, scientists from research institutes, i...

Low rainfall expected across central Vietnam over next two months

 26 Feb 20 Vietnamnet Global Source  Little rainfall is forecast across the country in March and April, the remaining months of the dry season, particularly in the central region, said Vu Duc Long, Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting. Water level...

Mekong Delta grapples with erosion, subsidence

 25 Feb 20 Vietnamnet Global Source  Erosion and subsidence along canals, rivers and coasts have been severe in many areas in the Mekong Delta and local authorities are struggling to raise funds for works to prevent them. Ca Mau Province has around 1,000 such sites along canals as hot...

Coping with climate change in Vietnam's wetlands

 24 Feb 20 Vietnamnet Global Souce  As a member state of the Ramsar Convention, Vietnam has carried out many activities to encourage and enhance the conservation of wetlands to cope with climate change. Van Long strives for IUCN Green List standardVan Long Wetland Nature Reserve (Ninh...

Thousands in Ca Mau affected by subsidence

 22 Feb 20 Vietnamnet Global Source  Over 20,000 households in Ca Mau are being threatened by erosion along with drought and saline intrusion. Most of the 1,000 erosion spots are in Tran Van Thoi District. The damage may be as severe as when the district was hit by the El Nino phenomenon i...

Funds pouring in for clean water supply

 20 Feb 20 Vietnamnet Globlal  Source  Vietnam's clean water supply industry continues to catch the eye of local and foreign investors, which is good news for all. The first phase of the AquaOne Group's Duong River Surface Water Plant in Hanoi was inaugurated on September 5,...

Study on Water Pollution Control and Drainage & Wastewater Improvement in Hanoi City

​Donor: World Bank | Partner: Nippon Koei | Duration: 2019 | Location: Vietnam About: Hanoi City is facing increasing water related challenges. These include a high level of pollution in its rivers, lakes, and groundwater; a reduction in water flowing through the Red River; increased groundwater dep...

Salinity intrusion in Mekong Delta exceeds record level from 2016

 15 Feb 20 Source Vietnamnet Global The salinity intrusion level in the Mekong Delta region has exceeded the highest level of the past century, recorded in 2016, according to a report by the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research. Specifically, saltwater has intruded 44-75 kil...

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