VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental issues challenging the Mekong River were discussed at a three-day international Mekong Environment Symposium, which closed on Thursday in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The upper reaches of the Mekong River are now seeing the operation of 100 out of 300 hydropower projects, which scientists warn of a threat to the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dykes that encircle large rice fields in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta could have negative environmental impacts in the long run and any economic benefits farmers get will be short-lived, experts warn.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many scientists of southern cities and provinces have called for a new approach to climate change adaptation that would be tailored to each specific region.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam will spend US$6.3 million next year to examine the impacts of mainstream hydro-power on the downstream Mekong River.

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