According to studies, 39 per cent of the Mekong Delta could be underwater by the year 2100.
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Vietnam’s Mekong Delta sinking at worrying rate: expert
Subsidence and rising sea level are threatening to sink the entirety of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in the near future if preventive measures are not carried out quickly, an expert has warned.
Gov’t seeks climate change breakthroughs
The biggest conference ever held on the Mekong Delta, occurring this week in Can Tho, is a chance for the Government to hear of breakthrough ideas on sustainable development in the southern region amid climate change threats.
SE Asian nations to tackle climate change health issues
Members of the WHO’s Southeast Asia Regional Office signed a non-binding agreement to respond to the health risks from climate change.
Climate Change: A Permanent Reality for Myanmar
Myanmar has seen massive city development plans and a construction boom. But often these decisions are made without considering long-term environmental impacts.
Carbon market necessary to attain GHG reduction targets
Vietnam to develop a carbon market as one method to achieve committed greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets.
Mapping the problems and solutions: Implementing climate-smart agriculture actions in Mekong River Delta
To address the impacts of drought, salinity intrusion, and flooding in rice production in the Mekong River Delta, a participatory climate-related risk mapping was conducted to develop adaptive measures.
Rubber Trees Cited for Contribution to Growing Forest Cover
Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, says the country’s forest cover has been increasing due to its vast rubber tree plantations.
Climate change is already disrupting lives in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Climate change its causing flooding and droughts that damage agricultural land in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
Vietnam’s sinking rice bowl
The Mekong Delta is the most fertile area in Vietnam, and also the most fragile: It is the country’s rice bowl, and it is now slowly sinking into the sea.