Assessed as a country with diverse wetland ecosystems and 25 areas able to meet the criteria of wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, Vietnam ratified and became the 50th signatory to this convention in 1989. It was also the first in Southeast Asia to do so.
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Tra Su cajeput forest – ‘The Green Lung’ in Mekong Delta
The Tra Su cajeput forest covers over 800 hectares in Tinh Bien District, the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, just 150km from Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam’s economy is among the most vulnerable in the world to climate change impacts
According to the latest Global Climate Risk Index report, published in January, Vietnam’s economy is among the most vulnerable in the world to the impacts of climate change.
Environment ministry to be proactive in handling environmental issues
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has changed from a passive to a proactive role in handling environmental issues over the last several years, after the country confronted major challenges brought about by an unsustainable economic growth model and climate change.
Measures needed to make Mekong Delta adaptive to climate change
It is essential to promote sustainable development of the Mekong Delta in the direction of effectively adapting to climate change, given the region’s strategic position in national socio-economic development and security defence, experts have said.
US$838 million earmarked for anti-erosion efforts in Mekong Delta province
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu has earmarked nearly 19.3 trillion VND (838 million USD) to respond to river and coastal erosion by 2030, according to Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Pham Van Thieu.
Under siege by climate, man-made problems, a sinking Ho Chi Minh City fights to survive
The city is facing extreme weather more frequently, its flood mitigation responses have not kept pace, and a proposed sea dyke has sparked debate. The programme Insight finds out why the solutions will not be easy.
Mekong Delta faces chronic development blocks: experts
Around 1.3 million people migrated out of the Mekong Delta between 2009 and 2019, making the region rank top in the country in the number of migrants and bottom in the number of immigrants.
Trash trap gets to work removing plastic waste from Vietnam’s Red River
They may not look quite as swanky as the Interceptors from the Ocean Cleanup, but the idea is similar. The first in a series of trash traps installed along Vietnam’s Song Hong, the country’s second-longest river, is designed to remove floating debris from the water as it flows towards the Gulf of Tonkin.