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Mekong Delta may face more serious saline intrusion this dry season

The Mekong Delta may experience sooner and even more serious droughts and saltwater intrusion in the 2019 – 2020 dry season, compared to the situation in 2016 when historic saline intrusion was recorded, an official has said.

Vietnam should be proactive in coping with natural disasters: experts

As a country highly exposed to droughts, floods and landslides, Vietnam needs more active prevention instead of just a passive response.

 

Mekong Delta to face earlier, more severe salinity, droughts

Salinity and droughts will come earlier and be more severe than in the 2018-2019 dry season in the Mekong Delta, according to Hoang Phuc Lam, Vice Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Vietnamese affected by climate change struggle to make a living

Droughts, rising sea water level, and the increased frequency of heavy rains and storms have caused huge damages to the economy, reducing GDP by 1-2 percent, according to GIZ (German Society for International Cooperation).

Urgent measures needed to protect landslide-prone areas in Mekong Delta: Deputy PM

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on Monday spoke with provincial authorities and government agencies about the need for urgent action to prevent landslides in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.

What did Vietnam do while Thailand prepared to resist drought?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first quarter of 2016 has passed and major challenges for Vietnam's economy have been revealed, not promising a bright future as we had expected.

Carbon emissions highest in 66 million years, since dinosaur age

 The rate of carbon emissions is higher than at any time in fossil records stretching back 66 million years to the age of the dinosaurs, according to a study on Monday that sounds an alarm about risks to nature

El Nino could 'disrupt food markets'

 Global food markets could be disrupted by the El Nino event predicted for later this year.

Central provinces grapple with increasing droughts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Falling water levels in several rivers and increasing salinity intrusion have authorities in the central region scrambling for solutions, local reports say.

Hydropower plants asked to discharge water to mitigate droughts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower plants in the central province of Quang Nam have been urged to discharge water to prevent severe droughts in the area.