27th Mar 2022 Vietnamnet Source As one of the few hardest-hit countries by climate change, Vietnam is urged to take drastic measures to curb impacts that will not appear in the distant future. Temperatures could rise as much as 6°C in Vietnam at the end of this century in the worst-case s...
Erosion worsening along Mekong Delta rivers, coast
16th Mar 2022 Vietnam news source HCM CITY – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is facing severe erosion along its rivers and coast, affecting people's lives and agriculture. The country's largest rice, fruit and seafood producer had 621 eroded sites with a total length of 610 kilometres along r...
Việt Nam, World Bank sign US$127mln credit agreement for climate change adaptation in Mekong Delta city
07th Jan 2022 Vietnamnews Source HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese Government and the World Bank (WB) have signed a US$126.9 million financing agreement to improve infrastructure, connectivity and reduce flood risks in the urban core of Vĩnh Long City in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long. The $126.9 mill...
Mekong Delta authorities take measures to secure freshwater in upcoming dry season
08th Jan 22 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY — Authorities in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are taking measures to store water for irrigation and household use during the 2021-22 dry season. The delta, the country's largest rice, fruit and seafood producer, is forecast to face a higher lev...
Mekong Delta to adapt to the climate in recovery from pandemic
17th December 2021 Vietnamnew Source HÀ NỘI — Experts and public officials believe that regional connection and agricultural economic development in the Mekong Delta need to be continued, as discussed in a seminar on Thursday. Addressing the event, Dr. Võ Tòng Xuân, rector of Nam C...
Trà Vinh to spend VNĐ2.8 trillion to build freshwater reservoir
21th Dec 2021 Vietnamnew Source TRÀ VINH — The People's Committee of Trà Vinh Province is seeking approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to build a freshwater reservoir at the Láng Thé River to ensure water sources for the province. The project would be part of the min...
Mekong Delta expands environmentally-friendly shrimp-rice farms
13th December 2021 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is expanding its shrimp – rice farming areas as the cultivation model is efficient and sustainable, adapts to climate change, and is environmentally friendly. The delta, the country's largest rice and seafood pro...
Tiền Giang secures water for dry season with sluices, dredging of channels
11th Dec 21 Vietnamnews Source TIỀN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has taken measures to cope with saltwater intrusion in its rivers in the coming dry season to protect its rice, fruits and other crops and ensure households have water for daily use. The coastal...
Climate Change Impacts on Water-Related Sectors
Climate Change can be defined as any variations in climate patterns that last for a long period of time: decades or more. The prime cause of climate change is Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission, typically Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Methane (CH4), mainly caused by burning fossil fuels for energy use. Now, C...
Agricultural Sector in Vietnam
Vietnam is a country that thrives on agriculture with a GDP contribution of 14.85% in Agriculture in 2020. The agricultural sector in Vietnam includes crop production, livestock, fisheries, and forestry. Vietnam's main Agricultural products are rice, pepper, tea, coffee beans, cotton, peanuts, sugar...
Climate change impacts in Mekong Delta require construction sector to make careful calculations: Experts
Climate change's impacts, which are forecast to make the Mekong Delta lower than the sea level by about one metre in the next decade, are the greatest challenge facing the region, threatening all socio-economic sectors, including construction. 2th December 21 Vietnamplus Source HCM ...
Low-lying Mekong Delta deals with worsening land subsidence
27th Nov 2021 Vietnamnet Source The Mekong Delta region needs "consistent strategies" to deal with groundwater extraction, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in an increasingly urbanising area, experts said at a conference in HCM City on November 26. Speaking at the online event...
Late flooding season results in low sediment levels, fewer aquatic food sources in rice fields in Mekong Delta
18 Nov 2021 Vietnamnet Source The Mekong Delta's flood season, commonly called "floating water season", caused by the rising level of the Mekong River in the rainy season, arrived in September, about one month late compared to other years. Because of the low level of floodwaters, the amount of aquat...
Forum helps boost cooperation for Mekong Delta’s sustainable development
The annual Forum on Cooperation and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta Forum) was held in both in-person and online forms on November 4, under the theme "Promoting local initiatives - Strengthening multilateral cooperation". 04 Nov 2021 - Source: Hanoi (VNA) -&...
Mekong Delta region faces water shortages, saline intrusion
18th October 2021 Vietnamplus Source The Mekong Delta region faces the risk of water shortages, drought and saline intrusion due to low water sources from the upper Mekong River and human exploitation of land and forests in the upstream, experts have warned.HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta regi...