Water issues at the centre of Mekong Delta planning

Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Trần Quốc Phương spoke to the Vietnam News Agency about the need to develop a master development planning for the Mekong Delta region

Mekong Delta to adopt 'integrated regional plan' on sustainable development

An integrated regional plan on improving infrastructure to attract investment and tackle climate change will be key to “inclusive growth and sustainable development” in the Mekong Delta region, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Trần Quốc Phương said at a meeting last week in Cần Thơ.

HCM City makes plans to adapt to climate change During the rainy season from May to October, the city experiences regular flooding. A combination of high tides in the Sài Gòn and Đồng Nai rivers, heavy rains and land subsidence puts HCM City in the list of 10 cities most vulnerable to sea-level rise.

HCM City seeks developers for nearly 300 PPP projects HCM City is expected to reconsider projects under the public – private partnership investment form meant to combat flooding and land subsidence and resettle people living along canals when new regulations for PPP come into effect.

Mekong Delta adapts to saline intrusion Nguyễn Hoàng Hiệp, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to the Government's website chinhphu.vn on the need to develop plans to reduce the negative impacts of drought, salinity and land subsidence in the Mekong Delta

Subsidence occurs on main road in Kiên Giang

Subsidence has occurred on many sections on Provincial Road No 965 in Kiên Giang Province’s U Minh Thượng District, making travel difficult.  

Water management needs to be flexible Châu Trần Vĩnh, deputy director of the Water Resources Management Department, under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, talks to Nhân Dân newspaper about the need to adopt a flexible plan to cope with the severe droughts in the Mekong Delta

US, Việt Nam in tie up for satellite observation US space agency NASA is collaborating with the Việt Nam National Space Centre for a programme on satellite observation to provide analysts and decision makers with information about environmental changes, the effects of agriculture and the health of forests and wetlands.

HCM City, Mekong Delta face serious land subsidence Land subsidence in HCM City and the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has ranged from 0.1 to 81 centimetres in the last 10 years, according to the Water Resources Management Department at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Land policies restrain Việt Nam agricultural development Scattered, small-sized land lots hampers farmers and companies from investing and fostering innovations into agriculture.