Mekong Delta
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Country’s largest rice producing province expands advanced farming models
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Tuesday, 03 November 2020 Farmers tend the autumn – winter rice in Kiên Giang Province’s Tân Hiệp District. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Huy Hải 03 Nov 20 Vietnamnews Source KIÊN GIANG — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang, the country’s largest rice…
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Climate Change Impacts on Water-Related Sectors
Climate Change can be defined as any variations in climate patterns that last for a long period of time: decades or more. The prime cause of climate change is Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission, typically Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Methane (CH4), mainly caused by burning fossil fuels for energy use. Now,…
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Ben Tre province acts to cope with saltwater intrusion
09 Nov 20 Vietnamplus Source The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will step up measures over the next five years to cope with saltwater intrusion in its rivers during the dry season, according to the provincial People’s Committee. Ben Tre (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will…
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Forum helps boost cooperation for Mekong Delta’s sustainable development
Illustrative image (Photo: tuyengiao.vn) The annual Forum on Cooperation and Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta (Mekong Delta Forum) was held in both in-person and online forms on November 4, under the theme “Promoting local initiatives – Strengthening multilateral cooperation”. 04 Nov 2021 – Source: Hanoi (VNA) – The annual Forum on Cooperation…
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Agricultural Sector in Vietnam
Vietnam is a country that thrives on agriculture with a GDP contribution of 14.85% in Agriculture in 2020. The agricultural sector in Vietnam includes crop production, livestock, fisheries, and forestry. Vietnam’s main Agricultural products are rice, pepper, tea, coffee beans, cotton, peanuts, sugarcane, etc. The country has a 12-month growing…
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Late flooding season results in low sediment levels, fewer aquatic food sources in rice fields in Mekong Delta
A farmer harvests water lily flowers in a flooded field in An Giang Province’s Tinh Bien District. – VNA/VNS Photo Cong Mao 18 Nov 2021 Vietnamnet Source The Mekong Delta’s flood season, commonly called “floating water season”, caused by the rising level of the Mekong River in the rainy season,…
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Low-lying Mekong Delta deals with worsening land subsidence
A severe landslidealong a bank of the Tiền River in Thanh Bình District in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp. 27th Nov 2021 Vietnamnet Source The Mekong Delta region needs “consistent strategies” to deal with groundwater extraction, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in an increasingly urbanising area, experts said at a…
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Climate change impacts in Mekong Delta require construction sector to make careful calculations: Experts
https://en.vietnamplus.vn/climate-change-impacts-in-mekong-delta-require-construction-sector-to-make-careful-calculations/216480.vnp Climate change’s impacts, which are forecast to make the Mekong Delta lower than the sea level by about one metre in the next decade, are the greatest challenge facing the region, threatening all socio-economic sectors, including construction. 2th December 21 Vietnamplus Source HCM City (VNA) – Climate change‘s impacts, which…
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Tiền Giang secures water for dry season with sluices, dredging of channels
The Gò Cát saltwater prevention sluice in Tiền Giang Province’s Mỹ Tho City. – VNA/VNS Photo Minh Trí 11th Dec 21 Vietnamnews Source TIỀN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has taken measures to cope with saltwater intrusion in its rivers in the coming dry season…
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Mekong Delta expands environmentally-friendly shrimp-rice farms
Shrimp – rice farming fields in Bến Tre Province’s Thạnh Phú District. – VNA/VNS Photo Công Trí 13th December 2021 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is expanding its shrimp – rice farming areas as the cultivation model is efficient and sustainable, adapts to climate change, and…
