Renewable energy is seen as a sustainable choice for the Mekong Delta region to respond to environmental challenges, given that the country’s rice and fisheries granary has lost up to 300 million USD to prolonged drought and extreme salt intrusion.

Currently, a detailed assessment of the project’s impact on the Mekong Delta region has yet to be clearly published.

Even more concerning, the Mekong Delta is at risk of gradually sinking due to the combined effects of land subsidence and rising sea levels.

The Department for Roads of Vietnam has proposed a project worth nearly 9.3 trillion VND (385 million USD) to upgrade and innovate parts of three national highways – No 53, No 62 ,and No 91B – in the Mekong Delta.

The salinization and scarcity of fresh water is expected to cause severe damage to the local farmers in the Mekong Delta region.

The Mekong Delta is the largest area for rice, fruit and fisheries production in Vietnam but has also been hit hard by climate change.

The Mekong Delta is witnessing a continuous digital transformation revolution in agriculture, unfolding every day and every hour.

The second phase of the project between 2024 and 2030 is set to train public personnel involved in farming promotion work within communities, technical and managerial personnel of 620 participating cooperatives and cooperative groups, and farmers.

Scientists from the Institute of Water Resources recently conducted a study to assess the damages caused by saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta region.

The phenomena are reaching their peak in the dry season this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Development.

A project funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to conserve coastal habitat in the Mekong Delta region was launched at a ceremony in Kien Giang on March 15.

Saltwater intrusion up rivers is estimated to affect 29,260ha of rice sown in areas not zoned for the crop in the Mekong Delta as the region enters the peak dry season.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh directed ministries, agencies, and localities to address challenges hindering the timely supply of materials, particularly sand, for infrastructure projects in the Mekong Delta.

Poor infrastructure was once a weak point in the Mekong Delta, making it impossible to connect with other areas in the southern region, and hindering investment.

This is a promising new turning point for a very familiar plant often grown in the backyards of rural households in the Mekong Delta region.

The World Bank (WB) and the European Union (EU) are committed to sponsoring the project of one million hectares of high-quality, low-carbon rice production associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta until 2030.

Provinces in the Mekong Delta, known as Việt Nam’s “rice bowl”, need to store fresh water to avoid localised drought.

Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang called for cooperation of the Government, localities and enterprises in implementing a project to sustainably develop one million hectares of high-quality rice associated with green growth in the Mekong Delta until 2030.

The Mekong Delta is the largest rice production area in VN, but adverse impacts from natural and human-induced changes in the Mekong River have led to growing concerns over water security in the region.