VietNamNet Bridge – A landmark UN report on the impacts of global warming was shared in Vietnam on Wednesday.

More than 1,000 local and international delegates met in Can Tho today (September 26) to discuss measures to ensure sustainable and climate-resilient development of the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will establish the coastal protection corridor in several localities from November 28 under a circular issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With a coastline of 3,200 kilometers, Vietnam is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, so Vietnamese people should join hands to cushion their impact.

Nguyen Van Tue, head of the Hydrometeorology and Climate Change Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, spoke with Ha Noi Moi newspaper about the effects of climate change in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This ancient city is taking steps to prevent its Old Quarter and the highly popular Cua Dai Beach from being washed away by climate change.

 VietNamNet Bridge – With around 75 per cent of Viet Nam's urban population living in low elevation coastal zones, many people will be affected by rising sea levels, experts have warned.

VietNamNet Bridge – Rising sea levels over the last decade caused the disappearance of many beautiful beaches and protected forests in the central province of Quang Nam and are now encroaching on coastal residential areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty percent of the HCM City’s area could be covered with water by the end of the 21st century, when sea levels are expected to rise by one meter. And by 2050, nearly 10 percent of the city could be underwater.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam lacks a comprehensive strategy to cope with coastal erosion, which is recognised as one of the major consequences of rising sea levels, experts have warned.