Lessons learned from last year’s disaster can shape a climate-resilient approach in the Mekong Delta.

The Tet Holiday (Vietnamese lunar New Year) has come to an end, marking the commencement of a new dry season in Vietnam’s lower Mekong Delta. Right now in coastal provinces around the Delta, thousands of farmers, especially those who miserably suffered during last year’s historic drought, are mobilizing to prepare for another similarly devastating drought, which is expected to arrive in the Delta in a few weeks.
During last year’s dry season, the record drought, followed by saltwater intrusion, cost Vietnam VND 15 trillion ($669 million) due to the heavy toll on agricultural production. It also caused dire humanitarian and other economic impacts: almost half a million households lacked fresh drinking water and experienced food shortages and thousands of affected people had to migrate to urban areas in search of jobs. The drought was mainly caused by Mekong upstream dams built by China in connection with El Nino effects. Tiếp tục đọc “Is Vietnam in for Another Devastating Drought?”

Cơ quan chức năng phát hiện DN tư nhân Sáu Hằng hút cát trái phép.
Điện gió Bạc Liêu – tiềm năng lớn ở Việt Nam chưa được khai thác và đầu tư đáng kể. Ảnh: Lê Anh Tuấn






