The Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has invested in 27 major projects focusing on coping with climate change, drought and sea water intrusion.
Many have proven effective in preventing flooding in rainy seasons and drought during dry days, helping boost local production.
The provincial agricultural sector has also implemented a number of irrigation projects to serve three crops each year.
Self-contained irrigation systems have been set up for five large-scale fields covering nearly 2,000 hectares in total, helping local farmers cut production costs and increase benefits.
However, severe sea water intrusion has affected the locality over the past few days. Although it is currently within the rainy season, this is the first-ever unusual weather phenomenon over the past two decades, resulting in thousands of hectares of farming land facing salinity risks, especially crops and orchards.
Given this, Hau Giang has rolled out a plan to build around 20 anti-salinity culverts worth about 1 trillion VND (45 million USD) in Phung Hiep, Long My and Vi Thuy districts and Vi Thanh city, creating closed irrigation systems in the localities.
The province is also constructing the Song Hau Water Plant and calling for investments in another regional water plant and a fresh water reservoir in Vinh Tuong commune, Long My distict.
Truong Canh Tuyen, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said such projects are urgent but their costs are outside the locality’s financial capacity.
He called on the support of ministries and branches to implement the projects expeditiously, contributing to easing the adverse impacts of climate change.
Hau Giang has been severely affected by the global climate change in recent years as it🧔 has experienced unusual weather developments with increased numbers of storms, prolonged droughts and serious sea water intrusion.-VNA
The Climate Change Adaption in the Mekong Delta (AMD) project in Tra Vinh will finance the multiplication of 28 production models deemed adaptive to climate change from now until end of 2015.
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) signed two cooperation programmes on forest conservation and coastal ecology protection.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a component of the Water Management Project for Rural Development in the Mekong Delta (WB6).
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Regional solidarity and cooperation are the key factor for the effective implementation of wildlife protection regulations. Only through sustainable cooperation, innovative approaches, and collective action can biodiversity be safeguarded for the present and future generations, an Vietnamese official has said.
Hanoi has approved a comprehensive plan to restore the environmental quality and develop four major urban rivers – the To Lich, Kim Nguu, Lu, and Set reverine environments.
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As a key member of the core group of 18 countries, initiated by Vanuatu, Vietnam engaged in advocating for the UN General Assembly’s Resolution N.77/276, requesting for the ICJ’s advisory opinion. Following the resolution's adoption, Vietnam fully participated in all procedural steps for the first time, from submitting written proposals to presenting directly at the court’s hearings.
The wild elephant population in Da Nang includes a full developed herb of mature males, females, and calves. To date, the herd has grown to nine individuals.
Conservation efforts here have become a model, helping to save millions of turtle hatchlings and promoting Con Dao as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia Turtle Site Network.
As part of its drive to fulfil its net zero emissions commitment by 2050, Vietnam is fast-tracking the development of a legal corridor to launch a pilot carbon market by the end of 2025, according to the Department of Climate Change.
Under the plan, from 2025 to 2026, the city will complete mechanisms and policies to support businesses in switching to green vehicles, expand the electric and green-energy bus network, and build charging stations. The targeted proportion of green buses is set at 10% in 2025 and 20–23% in 2026.
Storm Comay, the fourth in the East Sea this year, was at around 16.7 degrees North and 118.3 degrees East, in the east of the East Sea's northern waters as of 4am on July 24.
The disaster risk warning level for flash floods, landslides, and ground subsidence due to heavy rains and flows is rated at level 1, except in Nghe An, where it is raised to level 2.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
