VietNamNet Bridge - Mekong Delta, the rice granary of Vietnam, is facing three challenges due to the impact of climate change, unsustainable development and hydropower plants on the Mekong River, according to Nguyen Huu Thien, an independent expert on Mekong Delta ecology.Over … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta faces three big challenges caused by climate change
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PM pledges $1 billion to tackle climate change in Mekong Delta
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has pledged $1 billion to the Mekong Delta to fund projects aimed at tackling climate change amid warnings that the country’s rice basket is disappearing. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the Conference on Sustainable and … [Read more...] about PM pledges $1 billion to tackle climate change in Mekong Delta
Mekong Delta faces three big challenges: Climate change, hydropower
VietNamNet Bridge - Mekong Delta, the rice granary of Vietnam, is facing three big challenges due to the impact of climate change, unsustainable development and hydropower plants on the Mekong River, according to Nguyen Huu Thien, an independent expert on Mekong Delta … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta faces three big challenges: Climate change, hydropower
Bio-tech key to climate change response: scientist
VietNamNet Bridge – Prof., Dr. Bui Chi Buu, former director of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Southern Viet Nam, speaks to Viet Nam News about the agricultural challenges facing the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and measures to cope with them. … [Read more...] about Bio-tech key to climate change response: scientist
Climate change brings opportunity to restructure Mekong Delta economy
VietNamNet Bridge - The principle that Vietnam needs to pursue now is not to confront nature, but to respond appropriately and flexibly to new circumstances, such as climate change, by restructuring the economy, according to Hoang Quoc Tuan, a renowned agriculture expert. … [Read more...] about Climate change brings opportunity to restructure Mekong Delta economy