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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...
Vietnam to have national water resource monitoring system by 2030
29 March 21 Vietnamplus Source Vietnam has set a goal of building and maintaining a national water resource monitoring system and another system to forecast flooding, drought, saltwater intrusion and rising sea water level by 2030. Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has set a goal of building and main...
Smarter water planning imperative
25 March 21 Vietnam investment review Source With water scarcity increasingly affecting people's livelihood in recent years, Vietnam is being challenged to uncover solutions to ensure water security in the context of climate change and the country's growing economic growth. Mai Trong Nhua...
Mekong Delta braces for dry season with water storage arrangements
11 Oct 20 VNExpress Source People living in the Mekong Delta are installing tanks to store water for the dreaded dry season, and authorities are building artificial lakes. Pham Van Tien opens the cement tank which has rainwater from the previous night. During the last dry season Tien's fa...
HCM City restores polluted canals one by one
11 Sep 20 Viet Nam News Source HCM CITY — The 10-kilometre Nhiêu Lộc-Thị Nghè Canal running through districts 1, 3, Tân Bình, Phú Nhuận, and Bình Thạnh in HCM City has become a popular place for sightseeing, taking photos and doing exercises. Its water has been cleaned, and trees and flow...
Anti-salt intrusion dam to guarantee freshwater for Nha Trang
25 August 20 VN Express Source Khanh Hoa Province will spend VND760 billion ($32.8 million) building a dam to prevent salinity from intruding into residential and farming areas. The central coastal province, home to popular resort town Nha Trang, is completing bidding procedures for work ...
Meeting on solutions for fresh water supply in the dry season of 2020-2021
24 August 20 Ben Tre Government Online Portal On the morning of August 20, 2020, Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Huu Lap and Nguyen Truc Son co-chaired a meeting to hear water supply businesses report on solutions for fresh water supply in the dry season of 2020-2021 a...
Mekong Delta district lacks clean water for household use
24 Augusr 20 Vietnamnet Global Source About 5,600 households in Kien Giang Province's An Bien District lack access to clean water and have to harvest rainwater or buy clean water from other areas, according to the district's People's Committee. In the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta district, only 9,98...
Time to ensure security of water sources, safety of dams and lakes: experts
20 August 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Vietnam has recorded outstanding socio-economic development and has been lauded for it by the international community, but along with progress, the country is facing challenges with water management and security, an official has said. Phan Xuan Dung, ...
Ninh Thuan faces water security problems
16 August 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Ninh Thuan is the driest province in the country. Severe droughts have been affecting the locality over many years, causing serious damage to agricultural production. Scientists say the average annual rainfall in Ninh Thuan is just 1,000 mm and rains are mo...
Vietnam seriously implements climate change-related commitments: Deputy PM
25 July 20 Vietnamplus Source Vietnam has been seriously implementing its commitments related to climate change at both global and regional levels, especially within the ASEAN framework, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said while addressing a teleconferenced high...
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...
Hà Nội ensures enough clean water on summer days
10 June 20 Viet Nam News Source HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội has sufficient water reservoir to meet residential use during hot summer days this year. The information was declared on Tuesday afternoon in a press briefing held by the municipal Party Committee's Education and Publicity Commission.Deputy ...
WB approves credit to support Vietnam's effective policymaking for climate action
06 June 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on June 5 approved a US$84.4 million IDA credit to support multi-sectoral policy reforms by the Government of Vietnam to promote climate-resilient landscapes and green transport and energy systems. The Climate...