Category: Viet Nam
Implications on food production of the changing water cycle in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
The possible complete disappearance of the Mekong delta as we know by 2100.
What would Vietnam be without the Mekong Delta?
With the country overwhelmed by fear of the novel coronavirus, another even more severe threat is slowly approaching in the south: the death of the Mekong Delta.
Vietnam sticks to poverty reduction targets
Việt Nam is aiming to continue reducing poverty, prioritising poor mountainous regions and ethnic minority groups.
Science be dammed: Vietnam’s rush to help its largest conglomerate build a tourist city
Up to 138 million cubic meters of sand could be removed from the already sand-depleted Mekong Delta to build a controversial reclamation project.
Vietnam’s massive ecotourism charade
Green light given for a vast land-reclamation project, ignoring research showing the development will expose the new city to rising sea levels and storm surges, which the development itself may not survive.
PM requests sufficient water supply in drought-hit Mekong Delta
PM points out urgent need to ensure standardised drinking water for residents in the Mekong Delta while minimising socio-economic impact caused by drought there.
Water management needs to be flexible
Thanks to the good weather forecast and good instructions from the government, many Mekong delta localities had less severe drought damage than in 2016.
Japanese banks must stop funding coal megaprojects
There is $4.8 billion of public financing support still pending, all for projects in Vietnam, Indonesia and Bangladesh.