If the sea level rises by one meter and there is no solution, about 16.8 percent of the Red River Delta area, 1.5 percent of the central coastal provinces, 17.8 percent of the area in HCM City and 38.9 percent of the Mekong River Delta area would be inundated under water. The Mekong Delta is the rice bowl of Vietnam and a major producer for the world.
Category: Viet Nam
Simple steps to climate-proof farms have big potential upside for tropical farmers
In Vietnam the most widely adopted technique was crop rotation between rice and peanuts, increasing profits and reducing emissions.
Da Nang households lack sufficient water as more hydropower plants are built
As much as 80 percent of water volume goes to hydropower plants, and only 20 percent goes to the lower courses, causing water shortages in Da Nang.
Experts debate feasibility of mining Red River Delta coalfield
Negative effects would probably outweigh positive ones, with big challenges coming from difficulties in acquisition of residential and agricultural lands on such a large scale.
Tracing the safeguards against illegal logging in Vietnam
An estimated 30,000 to 50,000 forest violations are reported every year in the Southeast Asian country.
The investment rush in solar energy could end up testing Vietnam’s weak power infrastructure
Both transmission capacity and the ability of grids to absorb the energy produced by new projects are suspect, as of now.
Vietnam ranks 6th in Climate Risk Index ranking
Vietnam ranks 6th globally in the most up-to-date Climate Risk Index ranking released by Germanwatch, the highest of any ASEAN country.
Delta farmers adopt new models amid climate change
They have developed new agricultural production models that provide farmers with a reliable income to cope with climate change in its eastern districts and Go Cong town.
More research needed for climate adaptation
Climate change is the biggest challenge to Vietnam and the agricultural sector, and farmers and the poor are the most vulnerable.
Water risk report for Vietnam’s garment sector launched
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently launched a water risk report for the Vietnam’s textile industry as a tool for assessing water risks in the Mekong region.