To cope with seawater intrusion in Go Cong Dong, the province had built dams and sluice gates to keep out saltwater and keep in freshwater during the early part of the dry season this year.
Category: Viet Nam
ADB boosts support for region
Vietnam accounts for nearly 40 percent of the ADB’s SEA regional operations. Myanmar receives 7 percent and Thailand just 1 percent.
New-styled cooperatives in Mekong delta make breakthrough
Application of smart farming in ten thousands of paddy fields and using organic fertilizers have helped cooperatives in An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An, Tien Giang reduce production cost and improve produce quality.
How a $4 device is saving Mekong Delta farmers from climate devastation
It allows farmers to test salinity in the water before it reaches their rice paddies.
The Missing Voices at China’s Belt and Road Summit
The communities who will be directly impacted by Chinese mega-projects will not be represented in Beijing this week.
Vietam ignores air pollution: experts
The economic losses due to early deaths caused by air pollution were equivalent to 5-7 per cent of Vietnam GDP last year, or US$11.4-15.9 billion, with at least 40,000 people dying of diseases related to pollution.