21 May 20 Viet Nam News Source CÀ MAU — The Cà Mau People's Committee has ordered local authorities across the province to strengthen measures to check erosion and subsidence along rivers and canals, coasts and elsewhere to safeguard people and their properties. The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delt...
Long An Province faces severe water shortage
21 May 20 Viet Nam News Source LONG AN — The drought-hit Mekong Delta province of Long An this year needs more fresh water, but can only supply about 50 per cent of demand from its 35 fresh water treatment plants and stations. Nearly 736,000cu.m of water will be needed by 2030, acco...
Report (4/2020): Characteristics of consolidation settlements and sedimentary environments of the late Pleistocene–Holocene deposits in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
In April 20 on the website "researchgate.net" published The report displays the characteristics of sedimentary environments, consolidation, and consolidation settlements of the late Pleistocene–Holocene deposits in the Mekong Delta (MD) and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. The report furthermore di...
Science-led solutions needed for Lower Mekong region: Experts
08 May 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Voices, opinions, and experiences from the local community and experts should be taken seriously for any policy making process. It needs science-led solutions to fully protect the future of water and life in the Lower Mekong region, domestic and international ...
Mekong River Commission: Water levels back to normal averages
01 May 20 Vietnamnet Plus Source The Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on April 30 that water levels along the vast majority of the lower Mekong basin have now returned to normal long-term averages but are still lower than those during the 2018 and 2019 dry season. Vientiane (VNA) - The ...
Drought, saltwater dry up Mekong Delta’s largest reservoir
01 May 20 VietnamPlus Source - The Kenh Lap Reservoir in Ben Tre province, the largest in the Mekong Delta, is drying up due to drought and saltwater intrusion, leaving thousands of households facing a water shortage. The reservoir in Ba Tri district is nearly 5km long and 40 -100m wide. It use...
Mekong Delta residents flee as nature turns hostile
03 May 20 VN Express International Source Their ancestors had come to settle the Mekong Delta, turning it into the nation's agriculture and aquaculture hub, but now they are fleeing. At three in the morning, Dang Van Binh, 34, wakes up in his hut by a river in An Phu Trung Commune in Ben Tre P...
Islet district develops specialised farming areas to adapt to climate change
28 April 20 Viet Nam News Source TIỀN GIANG — Tân Phú Đông, an islet district in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang, has developed specialised farming areas to enable local farmers to adapt to climate change. Located in the downstream area of the Tiền River, a tribut...
Suffering drought and salinity, Mekong Delta province desperate for freshwater lake
24 April 20 VN Express International Source Tien Giang Province in southern Vietnam plans to spend VND400 billion (nearly $17 million) on a reservoir to store freshwater. The reservoir would provide water for over 800,000 people in times of drought and salt water intrusion, said Nguyen Th...
Long An to build erosion-prevention projects along rivers
24 April 20 Vietnamnet Global Source The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An will build erosion prevention projects along rivers to protect locals' properties and safety, the provincial People's Committee has said. One of the new erosion prevention projects is a 700 me...
Ca Mau to supply clean water for drought-affected households
20 April 20 Vietnamnet Global Souce The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau plans to build more water supply systems, set up water pipes, drill bore wells, and provide water containers for households affected by drought and saline intrusion. The southernmost province has more than 20,850...
Photos: Mekong Delta locals respond to drought and saltwater intrusion
17 April 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Since drought and saltwater intrusion are becoming severe in the Mekong Delta in the dry season, localities in the region have actively developed plans, scenarios, and implemented solutions to prevent and control drought and saltwater intrusion. ...
Soc Trang declares emergency due to saline intrusion
16 April 20 Vietnamneet Global Source The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has declared a state of emergency after drought and saltwater intrusion hit the region, strongly affecting local residents' lives and production. The provincial People's Committee has requested relevant agencies ...
Rice farmers in Mekong Delta told to follow sowing schedules as saline intrusion, drought continues
17 April 20 Viet Nam News Source HCM CITY — Authorities have instructed farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta to sow the summer – autumn rice crop on established schedules to mitigate the damage of drought, saltwater intrusion and disease. The delta, the country's rice granary, pla...