Category: Viet Nam
Vietnam needs solutions for sustainable development of rivers
Vietnam’s rivers have greatly contributed to socio-economic development, but over-exploitation in recent years has seriously affected this valuable resource say those who attended Vietnam Rivers Network annual workshop.
Mekong Delta provinces take steps to control saltwater intrusion
Authorities in provinces in the Mekong Delta and Can Tho city are dredging irrigation works and storing fresh water to cope with saltwater intrusion during the dry season.
Mekong River region on more minds
If Vietnam as ASEAN chair has its way, the Mekong may soon become an ASEAN matter, providing the five riparian countries more leverage in grappling with China’s unilateral hogging of water in the upper reaches of the river.
Mekong Delta community adapts to climate change
As coastal erosion continues to affect thousands of lives in Việt Nam’s southernmost province, authorities are taking steps to adapt to climate change before the damage reaches irreversible levels.