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VietNamNet Bridge - Eco-shrimp farms in several provinces in the Mekong Delta reduce costs, bring high export value, and are environmentally friendly.
VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have been advised to seek funds from the private sector to invest in energy-saving lighting and ensure sustainable lighting for its cities and provinces.
As many as 300 people from 60 households living in disaster- and climate change-affected areas in the Cuu Long Delta are benefiting from an organic vegetable model which is part of a two-year capacity-building project.
VietNamNet Bridge - Kien Giang, the southernmost province of Mekong River, bordering the West Sea, is facing challenges caused by climate change.
VietNamNet Bridge – The sinking situation of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta in the south of Vietnam—seen in the rising tides and worsening floods affecting the region—is obviously caused by climate change.
VietNamNet Bridge - The drought and saltwater intrusion in 2016, and the historic high tides this year, are indicators of things to come in the Mekong Delta.
VietNamNet Bridge – Sinking land in the Mekong Delta is causing a headache for the local administration.
VietNamNet Bridge – River and seaports in the Mekong Delta system of Group 6 ports handle a huge volume of goods, but 70 per cent amount of goods in the region are still carried by road to HCM City.
VietNamNet Bridge – Local people in craft villages that make fishing nets and other tools are now busy serving the needs of fishermen during the annual flooding season.
Thousands of people in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta living in upstream provinces are benefiting from the annual flood season, known informally as the “floating season”, because of its benefits to locals.
VietNamNet Bridge – More breakthrough solutions are needed to help farmers in the Mekong Delta cope with unpredictably rising water levels,
VietNamNet Bridge – A 10-year-old boy who suffered from multiple organ failure after contracting dengue fever has been discharged from the hospital after a more than month-long recovery period,
VietNamNet Bridge - The proposal to buy electricity from Lao hydropower plants has been facing opposition from many researchers, who say that benefits are small compared with the costs.
Vietnam, located in the lower course of Mekong, is at a disadvantageous position as more and more dams have arisen on the upper course of the river.
VietNamNet Bridge - The Dong Nai River is under control and protection of many state management agencies, but supervision has been lax.
VietNamNet Bridge – The Cai Lon – Cai Be irrigation project, which will connect the Cai Lon River to Cai Be River in the Mekong Delta region, faces opposition from scientists.
VietNamNet Bridge - Nguyen Van Sanh from the Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, in an article on Thoi Bao Kinh Te Sai Gon, says that water sources have not been managed or used effectively.
VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region are taking steps to protect households and crops from flooding as water levels are expected to rise quickly in the next few days,
The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau has asked the Government to provide VND300 billion (US$12.7 million) to move locals from landslide-prone areas to new residential areas.
The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has instructed Mekong Delta provinces to keep farmers informed about weather and tide conditions so they can harvest crops unprotected by dyke systems.