Various programmes are being carried out in the Mekong Delta to grow mangrove forests to protect coastal areas and improve the incomes of local people.

As many as 4,966 safe and solid houses were built for more than 25,000 people in areas frequently hit by storms and floods during the past seven years.

The southern province of Ben Tre is striving to attract investors to its coastal areas as a move to realise its goal of developing its eastern part.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with the administration of the southernmost province of Ca Mau, handed over 59 safe houses to residents of Khanh Lam commune in U Minh district on August 15.

The Thai Cabinet has approved three ministerial notifications about measures to protect the environment in the three Andaman coastal provinces of Phangnga, Krabi, and Ranong.

Vietnam aims for a model of coastal eco-cities that are smart, climate-resilient, and sustainably developed, where urban planning for coastal areas will centre around people, said insiders.

Coastal areas in Tien Giang province have effectively implemented aquaculture production to adapt to climate change and improve farmers’ income.

Population aging, income disparities and living standards as well as labour migration pose great challenges to the poor and poverty reduction.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 1 issued an official dispatch, demanding urgent actions be taken in response to approaching storm Chaba.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 10 presented 5,000 national flags to fishermen through the programme “One million national flags for fishermen.”

Vietnam is to have 280,000 ha of marine aquaculture area and 10.5 million cubic metres of farming cages by 2025, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Households in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have been planting protective forests in coastal areas to prevent erosion and earn a living for a number of years.

Localities have been urged to quickly evacuate people from coastal areas, call on vessels at sea to seek shelter, and take coercive measures where necessary to brace for Storm Nangka, which is forecast to hit the northern and central regions on the afternoon of October 14.

The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has approved the second phase of a 760-km long embankment project along the Co Chien river.

The Tra Vinh Province People’s Committee has approved the construction of a sea embankment project worth 46 billion VND (nearly 2 million USD) to prevent coastal erosion along the Con Nhan beach.

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.

Facing water shortages, farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang have grown corn on nearly 2,000ha of rice fields for the 2018-19 winter-spring crop.

Saltwater has intruded into many coastal areas in the Mekong Delta, causing a shortage of water for households and agricultural production.

Economic and industrial zones in the central province of Quang Tri boast huge potential for attracting domestic and foreign investors. The attraction of investment in these fields is one of the locality’s top priorities.

The central province of Quang Tri has been luring strategic investors who have potential in capital and technology to involve in large-scale wind power projects.