12 Feb 21 Mekong River Commission Source Vientiane, Lao PDR, 12 February 2021 — Mekong River water levels between Jinghong hydropower station in China's Yunnan province and the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam have fallen to worrying levels, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat said toda...
Measures needed to make Mekong Delta adaptive to climate change
08 Feb 21 Vietnamplus Source 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 HCM City (VN...
Bac Lieu to build more erosion-prevention projects
9 Feb 2021 Vietnamnews Source The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu will spend nearly VND19.3 trillion (US$835 million) to build erosion-prevention projects in the 2021 - 30 period. Erosion along rivers, canals and coastal areas has increased, threatening the safety of people and their pr...
Water shortages, climate change linked to saline intrusion in Mekong Delta
3rd Feb 2021 Vietnamnet Source The most severe saline intrusion - the movement of ocean saltwater into riverine freshwater - is said to occur in the Mekong Delta region from February 8 to 16, coinciding with the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, since Chinese hydro-power plants have reduced t...
Project helps improve land valuation capacity, land information system
13 Jan 21 Vietnamplus Source A conference was held in Hanoi on January 12 to review a project to enhance Vietnam's capacity in land pricing and land information system basing on VietLIS – a software providing technical assistance in development of multi-purpose land information system. Ha...
Mekong Delta ensures water supply as saltwater intrusion to be at above-average levels in dry season
09 Jan 21 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY – Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in the 2020 – 21 dry season is expected to be higher than average, but not as severe as the last dry season. Phùng Tiến Dũng, head of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting's Hydro-Me...
Most serious saltwater intrusion in Mekong River estuary forecast for February, March
Vietnamplus Source Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta in the 2020-2021 dry season will be less severe than in the 2019-2020 dry season, with the highest level expected to be in February and March in Mekong River estuary and in March and April in Vam Co and Cai Lon rivers. Hanoi (VNA) – Sal...
Long An to build new anti-landslide embankment
n 28 Dec 20 Vietnamnews Source LONG AN — A new 1.2km-long embankment worth VNĐ300 billion (US$12.9 million) will be built to prevent landslides along Vàm Cỏ Tây River in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An next year. Nguyễn Văn Út, chairman of the provincial People's Committee, said...
Kien Giang overcomes difficulties, finishes year successfully
31 Dec 20 Vietnamplus Source Despite the serious impact of COVID-19, drought, and saline intrusion, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang exerted every effort to overcome the difficulties and post economic growth of over 3 percent in 2020. Kien Giang (VNA) - Despite the serious impact o...
Tiền Giang shifts to high-value crops to adapt to climate change
24 Dec 20 Vietnamnews Source TIỀN GIANG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang plans to turn 7,700ha of unproductive rice fields into high-value crops to adapt to climate change and natural disasters in the 2020-25 period. The province, which is the country's largest fruit p...
Mekong Delta sees positive results from climate-change adaptation measures
19 Dec 20 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY — The Government's Decision No 120 on the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta through climate-change adaptation has seen positive results after three years of implementation, experts said on Wednesday during an online meeting on the Government...
New development model needed for Mekong Delta: study
16 Dec 20 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY — The Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta needs a new development model to tackle existing challenges it faces and develop in line with its potential, a ceremony held to release the 2020 Mekong Delta Economic Report in Cần Thơ City on December 14 heard.The report...
Project to build resilience, sustainable settlement in Mekong Delta
16 Dec 20 Vietnamplus Source Hanoi (VNA) – A plan for the implementation of a project on "Enhancing the resilience inclusive and sustainable eco-human settlement development through small-scale infrastructure interventions in the coastal regions of the in Mekong Delta" was discussed at a ...
First Mekong Delta Economic Report debuts
The annual Mekong Delta Economic Report, the first of its kind, was announced during a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 14. Can Tho (VNA) – The annual Mekong Delta Economic Report, the first of its kind, was announced during a ceremony in the Mekong Delta city of Can Th...
Mekong Delta becomes investment magnet
07 Dec 20 Viet Nam News Source HCM CITY — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has recently attracted many large projects worth trillions to tens of trillions of đồng, which are promoting economic development there. Bạc Liêu Province is a bright spot this year with a number of domestic and foreign...