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Category: Vietnam

As World’s Deltas Sink, Rising Seas Are Far from Only Culprit

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

Vietnam can do little about China’s dams, its Mekong Delta Plan includes ending sand mining, restoring mangroves, and reducing shrimp farm expansion in the wetlands to staunch erosion and subsidence.

Saline intrusion in Mekong Delta forecast to be severe during Tet

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

The Mekong Delta – Vietnam’s largest rice, fruit, and seafood producer – has faced severe saltwater intrusion during recent dry seasons.

Mega irrigation system to help Mekong Delta tackle drought, salinity

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

It would combine with a coastal dam in the region to combat climate change, rising sea levels and flooding, as well as help develop infrastructure for road transport.

New highways, bridges set to ease gridlock in Mekong Delta

By Nantiya January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

Several major transport projects that have been completed will ease traffic overload on many of the Mekong Delta’s roads and bridges during the Lunar New Year.

Efforts under way to develop waterway transport infrastructure in Mekong Delta

By Nantiya January 13, 2021January 14, 2021

Investment capital for national inland waterways only accounts for 2% -3% of the annual budget for transportation, leading to major imbalances between road and waterway transport, especially in the Mekong Delta, data from the Ministry of Transport pointed out.

A year with historical drought

By Nantiya January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

2020 will leave a historic milestone for the Mekong Delta agriculture sector with drought, saltwater intrusion and natural disaster response. This year’s dry season, experts also forecast that saltwater intrusion and drought will continue to be fierce.

Workshop talks Mekong Delta’s sustainable development

By Nantiya January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

Close to 39 percent of the Delta’s land areas will be submerged and 10 percent of its population affected in case the sea level rises by 1 metre, threatening food security of the country and the world, he noted.

What are Vietnam’s options for dealing with plastic waste?

By Nantiya January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Vietnam should set up legal framework for recycling plastic waste, reduce plastic use and find new materials to replace non-recyclable plastics, according to experts.

Mekong delta salt-making craft named national heritage

By Nantiya January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

The salt fields stretch for tens of kilometres along the coast, from Vinh Chau beach to Ganh Hao estuary. In the early years of the 20th century, salt-making was one of three major economic sectors, after rice and aquaculture,

LONGi supplies 70 MW modules to the largest floating PV plant cluster in Vietnam

By Nantiya January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

The 35-MWp Ho Tam Bo Floating Solar Power Plant and the 35-MWp Ho Gia Hoet 1 floating PV plant together form the largest floating PV cluster in Southeast Asia

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