In the event that sea levels rise by 1 metre, it will engulf 47.29% of the Mekong Delta area, approximately 17.15% of the area of HCM City, and 13.20% of the Red River Delta area, according to the 2020 climate change scenario.

Vietnam (Ba3, negative) is one of the most exposed sovereigns to sea level rise, whether measured by the share of the population, land area or economic activity threatened, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report.

Kien Giang Province has approved a project to build 18 sluices at a cost of over VND1.48 trillion to enhance climate change monitoring and adaptation capacity, secure the fresh water supply and cope with the sea level rise.

The Mekong Delta is subsiding at an alarming rate, and if the situation continues without effective solutions, the livelihoods of tens of millions of people will be threatened, especially those in coastal areas, heard a recent workshop.

Rising sea levels and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta are becoming alarming, said Prof. David Dapice, Senior Economist, Vietnam and Myanmar Programme, Harvard Kennedy School, at a meeting with leaders of Can Tho city on October 8.

Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have announced that there has been serious erosion of the sea dikes in the Kim Quy-Tieu Dua area in the communes of Van Khanh and Van Khanh Tay, An Minh District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City is taking all possible measures to deal with deteriorating inundation as a result of climate change and sea level rise.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Khanh Hoi estuary in U Minh District, the southernmost province of Ca Mau is suffering from a severe soil erosion by sea level rises, deforming its natural shape, causing environmental pollution,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental experts outlined the potential climate change and sea level rise scenarios for Vietnam in 2015 at a symposium in Hanoi on August 23.