09 July 20 Nhandan news Source (NDO) – Local orchards in the Mekong Delta provinces have been revived after the prolonged drought and saltwater intrusion that severely affected local growers. During the 2019-2020 dry season, the delta suffered severe damage to a vast area of fruit trees due to droug...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Landslides in the Mekong Delta: Situation, causes and response measures ( English Translation version)
Located at the end of the Mekong River, the Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta) is now facing the 'double threat' that challenges the survival of the Mekong Delta. This article takes an interdisciplinary perspective to first describe the actual situation of landslides in the region, thereby identifying and ...
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 ...
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Flood and drought remain key challenges for Mekong region: Report ( 6/2020)
17 June 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Extreme low flows and extensive flooding of different communities along the Mekong River last year and an increasing number of droughts that have occurred in many parts of the region in recent years are among the signs that the Mekong region is fac...
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...
German experts studying Mekong River water management
03 June 20 Vietnamplus Souce Recent research from experts at the German Foundation for Science and Politics (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - SWP) highlighted shortcomings in managing the Mekong River's water resources. Berlin (VNA) - Recent research from experts at the German Foundati...
Ca Mau faces severe shortage of irrigation water
24 May 20 Vietnamplus Source Many crop growing areas in Ca Mau province's freshwater zones are facing a severe shortage of water because of a prolonged dry spell. Ca Mau (VNS/VNA) - Many crop growing areas in Ca Mau province's freshwater zones are facing a severe shortage of water because of a ...
Report: Preliminary satellite-derived drought assessment in Mekong Delta Region, South Vietnam (21 January 2020)
Evidences of drought detected in the South Vietnam. Some indication of vegetation stress conditions observed.Further action(s): Continue monitoring & conduct a detailed assessment for further validationPreliminary observations, impact and severity:Evidences of drought detected in South Vietnam n...