HCM City acts as construction sand prices skyrocket

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Update: July, 05/2017 – 17:30

The HCM City People’s Committee has begun to crack down on speculation in sand and other construction materials, which has caused their prices to soar. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Phong
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has instructed government agencies and district administrations to closely monitor the quality and price of construction sand.

The Department of Trade and Industry has been told to recommend measures to prevent speculation and find out the market price of sand from shops in the city. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City acts as construction sand prices skyrocket”

What is causing the death of rivers?

Last update 08:10 | 27/04/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Rapid population increase and urbanization have put pressure on waterways in the country. 

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The rivers in Vinh Phuc province have turned black as they have been receiving domestic waste water and waste water from craft villages, garbage and dead animals for many years.

The Phan River, originating from the southern slope of Tam Dao mountain, plays an important role in water supply and drainage. It stabilizes the environment to maintain ecological landscapes for the localities in the province. Tiếp tục đọc “What is causing the death of rivers?”

Bốn nước châu Á hứa dọn rác nhựa trên biển

08/06/2017 08:31 GMT+7

TTO – Tại hội nghị thượng đỉnh về đại dương do Liên Hiệp Quốc lần đầu tổ chức, các đại biểu đến từ Trung Quốc, Thái Lan, Indonesia và Philippines cho biết họ sẽ cố dọn sạch rác nhựa trên biển.

Bốn nước châu Á hứa dọn rác nhựa trên biển
Mỗi năm có 5-13 triệu tấn rác thải nhựa từ các con sông đổ vào các đại dương – Ảnh: GETTY IMAGES

Theo BBC, các quan chức Liên Hiệp Quốc đã ca ngợi cam kết của bốn nước, dù một số cam kết chưa được chính thức hóa và các giải pháp mà họ đề xuất không được các nhà môi trường đánh giá cao. Tiếp tục đọc “Bốn nước châu Á hứa dọn rác nhựa trên biển”

Mekong blighted by river erosion

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Update: June, 27/2017 – 09:00

An eroded riverbank in the Mekong Delta city of Cần Thơ. — VNS File Photo.
Viet Nam News MEKONG DELTA – The Mekong Delta, home to some 18 million inhabitants, is plagued by severe riverbank erosion, which has been blamed on climate change and human factors.

Unrelenting rain last month washed away riverbanks in Hoà Định Hamlet in Đồng Tháp Province’s Lai Vung District, causing several stretches of rural roads to plunge into the river. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong blighted by river erosion”

War veteran now fights for his local forest

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Update: June, 24/2017 – 09:00

Trần Đức Minh (right) patrols forest. – Photo khuyennongvn.gov.vn

Viet Nam News QUẢNG NGÃI — The 65-year-old war veteran Trần Đức Minh has never forgotten the moment he stumbled on a tree trunk while chasing poachers in Nhàn mountain, leaving his feet bleeding.

Falling is merely one of many risks forest rangers face daily. Minh has volunteered to protect Nhàn Mountain in Tịnh Sơn Commune, Sơn Tịnh District, central Quảng Ngãi Province for nearly 40 years. Tiếp tục đọc “War veteran now fights for his local forest”

Nông dân đổi nghề vì năng lượng trên sông Srepok

Ngày 23/6/2017, trong hội thảo “Nơi dòng sông chảy ngược: Nước, giới và phát triển” tổng kết dự án “Đánh giá tác động giới từ các công trình thủy điện trên sông Srepok” do Oxfam tài trợ, tổ chức tại TP Buôn Ma Thuột, Trung tâm Nghiên cứu và Phát triển xã hội (CSRD) trao giải Ảnh đẹp cho nhiều tác giả nông dân đã được dự án tặng máy ảnh, hướng dẫn cách chụp để tự kể về câu chuyện của cộng đồng qua ảnh, góp hơn 100 ảnh để triển lãm, in sách.

Các nhóm nông dân được dự án tài trợ chụp ảnh lưu niệm cùng đại biểu

Tiếp tục đọc “Nông dân đổi nghề vì năng lượng trên sông Srepok”

HCM City calls for private investment in waste water treatment

Last update 08:20 | 22/06/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – As state and local budgets are limited, calling for private investment in waste water treatment is considered the most feasible solution for now. vietnam economy, business news, vn news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, vn news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, Vietnam breaking news, waste water, mekong, private investment

Experts participating in a workshop on water drainage and waste water treatment management in mid-June agreed that investment in the sector is coming in dribs and drabs.

Nguyen Kim Hoang from the Can Tho City Construction Department said except for the KfW-funded concentrated waste water treatment plant with capacity of 30,000 cubic meters per day, which is under execution, other waste water treatment projects in the city still have not received capital. Tiếp tục đọc “HCM City calls for private investment in waste water treatment”

Ducks, fish die en masse in central Vietnamese village

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Updated : 06/21/2017 11:18 GMT + 7

Countless farm-raised ducks and fish from a village in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Nam have been found dead overnight, with the cause yet to be concluded.

The deaths were discovered on Tuesday morning in a section of a stream in An Chanh Village, Dai Tan Commune, Dai Loc District.

After finding out about the mass deaths, local residents gathered at the People’s Committee headquarters in Dai Tan to report the situation.

Ho Minh Hoang, a duck farmer in the area, recalled that he had noticed the water turning opaque as well as an unpleasant odor on Monday night. Tiếp tục đọc “Ducks, fish die en masse in central Vietnamese village”

Cyclists to challenge the Sơn Trà Mountain Race

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Update: June, 21/2017 – 17:00

A zigzag road of Sơn Trà Mountain offers scenic bike race for riders. — VNS Photo Công Thành

ĐÀ NẴNG — More than 100 amateur cyclists will partake in the Sơn Trà Mountain race on Sunday (June 25) promoting the protection of the red-shanked douc langur in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve.

Chairman of the city’s bicycling association Đỗ Anh Tuấn told Việt Nam News that the race aims to encourage local residents and tourists to help protect nature and wildlife in Sơn Trà Nature Reserve. Tiếp tục đọc “Cyclists to challenge the Sơn Trà Mountain Race”

Peak oil in the South China Sea (part 1)

The recent deployment of missile launchers and jet fighters on Woody Island of the Paracel islands have put the spotlight on the South China Sea (SCS).

Fig 1: The 200 mile Economic Exclusion Zone claimed by China around Woody Island and the overlapping 108 nm range of the HQ-9 SAM system. Image via ISI. [Image Sat International]   http://defense-update.com/20160218_woody_island_hq9.html

In this post, we focus on oil production around the SCS. Tiếp tục đọc “Peak oil in the South China Sea (part 1)”

Bi kịch của 300 nghìn hỗ trợ/tháng để “hít bụi” cả chục năm

– 135 QUANG ĐẠI 7:36 AM, 13/06/2017 

Tàu chở xăng dầu tại cảng Xuân Hải, “thủ phạm” gây ra mùi hôi “tra tấn” người dân. Ảnh: QĐ

“Chúng tôi không muốn nói nữa, vì kiến nghị đã quá nhiều, tại các hội nghị tiếp xúc cử tri các cấp, các đoàn về kiểm tra cũng đã quá nhiều, công ty họ cũng đã hứa sẽ di dời. Nhưng rồi tất cả đâu lại vào đấy, máy cứ nổ, bụi vẫn bay, dân vẫn cứ chịu khổ, không ăn, không ngủ được…” – ông Nguyễn Văn Vân – Bí thư chi bộ thôn Lam Long, xã Xuân Hải (Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh) – kêu cứu với phóng viên Lao Động.

Tiếp tục đọc “Bi kịch của 300 nghìn hỗ trợ/tháng để “hít bụi” cả chục năm”

Vietnam’s rice granary endangered by water shortage

Last update 10:54 | 20/06/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – The weaker water flow towards the downstream Mekong River has caused drought in  The Mekong Delta, affecting the livelihood of millions of people in the area.

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The rains in June 2017 helped cool down the land in the Delta. The Central Hydrometeorological Forecast Center said the floods this year may be a little higher than previous years.

This is a great opportunity for locals to store water in the context of big changes in the Mekong water flow due to water exploitation in the upper course by hydropower plants and water diversion projects. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s rice granary endangered by water shortage”

PM orders probe into Dak Lak illegal logging

Last update 16:58 | 16/06/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked Dak Lak Province’s People’s Committee to investigate illegal logging in Ea Sup District.

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Timbers cut down by illegal loggers seized by Dak Lak Province’s forest protection division. — Photo nhandan.com.vn

The PM’s order has been prompted by several reports in local newspapers since early March about large-scale deforestation in the district. For example, the Nhan dan (People) newspaper reported that forest rangers had seized nearly 100 cubic metres of wood cut down by illegal loggers in a two-month period. Tiếp tục đọc “PM orders probe into Dak Lak illegal logging”

CGIAR WLE Mekong resources

CGIAR: Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research

WLE: CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems

Greater Mekong: The Greater Mekong Region

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https://wle-mekong.cgiar.org/search/

WLE Greater Mekong resources include:

Resource Repository

A searchable repository of resource outputs including papers, posters, videos and presentations. Many from the 12 years (2002-2014) of CPWF. Access here.

State of Knowledge Papers

Highlighted separately, this series presents easy-to-read and comprehensive papers about subjects relevant to Mekong hydropower development. Access here

Maps

The Dams Map and Portal displays all known dams in our four focus river basins. Here you can also find access to our dams database. Access here.