Nano-bioreactor technology has not been able to fully clean the To Lich River in Hanoi.

Nguyen Huu Thien, an independent expert on Mekong Delta’s ecology, has praised the government’s Resolution on developing the Mekong Delta by 2050 in a sustainable way in the context of climate change. 

A delegation of scientists and Binh Thuan provincial officials met in Dong Nai province at a conference in early February to discuss solutions to settle pollution in the adjacent area of Binh Thuan and Dong Nai provinces.

To have more land for infrastructure, locals have been willing to compromise nature, though the long-term effects will ultimately hurt the economy. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Saigontourist has launched seven new waterway routes on the Sai Gon River and the river sections of Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Long An. 

More than 60 percent of water to Vietnam comes from other countries. Scientists have warned that 45 percent of land area in the southern region will suffer serious saline intrusion in the future.

VietNamNet Bridge - While cross-border management of water resources is a necessary long-term strategy, the question is how to do it, experts say. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The rainy season has begun and the serious drought in Mekong Delta is finally over. However, Vietnam will still face water shortages and saline intrusion in the long term. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The lack of cooperation from China and its erratic methods of water storage and discharge has placed Vietnam in a passive mode when using water from the Red River.

VietNamNet Bridge - Experts have warned that Vietnam is in danger as Thailand, Laos and Cambodia are speeding up their Mekong water diversion plans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam River Network (VRN) has called for the cancellation of a transportation and hydroelectric project along the Hong (Red) River in the north of Viet Nam.

Thailand has begun taking water from the Mekong River and pumping it into its northeastern areas, which are suffering from drought. However, it did not consult in advance with neighboring countries, which are all members of MRC.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rubber is one of five major reasons behind the loss of forests in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - The protective forests in Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces in Mekong River Delta have been called a ‘fragile shield’ because they cannot protect the coastal land strip from sand and wind.

VietNamNet Bridge - Even advanced technologies won’t help improve the quality of rivers and lakes in Hanoi, because untreated waste water still runs into the rivers and lakes every day, scientists have said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam may face water shortages in the near future, according to Prof Dr Ngo Dinh Tuan, chair of the Vietnam Association of Water Resources and Environment.

VietNamNet Bridge - It is technologically but economically unfeasible to clean “black” rivers in Hanoi, scientists say. 

Favored by nature, possessing many rivers and streams, Vietnamese still lack water because of mismanagement, an issue related to the message of the UN’s World Day for Water which was celebrated on March 22.

Da Nang City People’s Committee believes that the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) has seriously violated the Water Natural Resource Law and ignored the benefits of nearly 1.7 million of people in the lowlands.