VietNamNet Bridge – As usual at this time of year, water from upstream in the Mekong River flows forward and causes floods in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces. But so far, water levels at river monitoring portal stations are the lowest ever.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists are concerned about the negative impact of hydro-power plants on people's lives in areas hit by extreme weather, while rivers in the South become critically polluted by industrial waste.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Four non-government organisations (NGOs) have called on the National Assembly for tighter controls on hydro-power plants to prevent loss of lives and widespread damage during storms.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Taking away thousands of hectares of forests, hydropower plant developers have not paid the environment service fees and re-planted the forests.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to re-consider the development plans of hydro-power projects No 6 and 6A and others along the Dong Nai River.

VietNamNet Bridge – Two proposed hydro-power plants on the Dong Nai River would have such a serious environmental impact that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment asked the Prime Minister to review the plans.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of serious malfunctions occurred consecutively at different small-scale hydro-power plants in the central region and Central Highlands over the last few months.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over-exploitation and the rapid development of hydro-power plants have put several fish species in Vietnam on the verge of extinction.  

Kon Tum has become the latest province in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam to scrap planned hydro-power project, after forests have been lost, villagers left without resettlement options and the downstream river basin severely degraded.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 25 observation stations will be built in the Central Highland region to assess how hydro-power plants impact on the environment over the next five years.