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  Mekong faces drought, salinity

  (09:40:33 AM 22/05/2015)

  The ongoing drought has seriously affected farms and households in the Mekong Delta, causing water shortages for thousands of families in the provinces of Kien Giang, Ca Mau, Ben Tre and Tien Giang.

  Tags: Mekong Delta, drought, salinity, freshwater, water shortages,
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  Central region hit by drought

  (13:52:51 PM 07/04/2014)

  HCM CITY (VNS) — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has asked affected localities to preserve water in reservoirs and dredge rivers, canals and wells to mitigate the impact of drought and saline intrusion in the southern and central areas of the country.

  Tags: Central region, hit, by drought
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  Vietnam donates rice to Angolan drought victims

  (16:09:50 PM 04/06/2014)

  The Vietnamese Embassy in Angola has donated 23 tonnes of rice to Namibe province -- one of the Angolan localities worst hit by drought.

  Tags: Vietnam, donates rice, to Angolan, drought, victims
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  Serious drought in Central and Southern regions

  (16:42:22 PM 14/03/2014)

  Over the past 3 months, a number of provinces in the Central Region, the Central Highlands and the Southern Region have not had rain. Many localities fall into a serious drought.

  Tags: drought, serious, central, southern, regions
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  Drought-hit farmers urged to shift from rice to other crops

  (11:00:00 AM 14/07/2015)

  The agriculture ministry has called on central and northern provinces hit by the worst drought in 40 years to encourage a major shift from rice cultivation to drought-resistant crops.

  Tags: Drought hit , farmers , urged , shift, rice , other crops,
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  Severe drought threatens Central Highlands

  (10:55:55 AM 21/03/2015)

  The Central Highlands is under threat of severe drought as the region has fallen short of water for production and irrigation even though the dry season has yet to enter its peak.

  Tags: Severe, drought, threatens, Central Highlands
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  Baking sun, drought chap soil and people

  (11:02:34 AM 29/05/2013)

  The scorching sun and prolonged heat have depleted the water resource, leaving thousands of hectares of land in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan province uncultivated.

  Tags: Vietnam, drought, crop failure, water resources, pollution, farming,
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  Drought & hot weather still hits central southern region

  (15:06:23 PM 11/07/2015)

  Hot weather and drought continue scorching the southern-central coastal provinces in the upcoming days, reported the Central Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center.

  Tags: Hot weather, drought, water shortage, storm Linfa, high waves,
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  Nghe An declares state of emergency due to drought

  (13:27:22 PM 22/06/2015)

  The central province of Nghe An’s People’s Committee has for the first time announced a state of emergency across the province due to prolonged severe drought occurring in the locality during the summer-autumn crop 2015.

  Tags: Nghe An , declares , state of , emergency, due to, drought
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  Harsh drought in central Vietnam blamed on El Nino

  (11:50:24 AM 17/06/2015)

  A severe drought, believed to have begun last year, was likely to continue till the middle of September throughout central Viet Nam, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF) reported.

  Tags: :Quang Binh, Long An, drought, El Nino,
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  Delta drought, seawater ruin 6,000ha of rice

  (10:30:36 AM 22/06/2013)

  Drought and seawater intrusion have destroyed nearly 6,000ha of summer-autumn rice in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.
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  Ninh Thuan spends $2mil. on coping with drought

  (15:16:16 PM 08/06/2015)

  Measures against land erosion in Mekong Delta region discussed, Ninh Thuan spends 40 bln VND on coping with drought, Coastal provinces respond to national sea and island week, Experience on climate change adaptation via broadcasting shared

  Tags: Ninh Thuan, spends , $2mil., coping, drought
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  Urgent aid assists drought-hit people in central region

  (10:08:39 AM 04/05/2015)

  As severe drought continues to affect the central region, the Viet Nam Red Cross will provide urgent aid for 900 poor and near-poor households.

  Tags: Vietnam, central region, drought,
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  Mekong Delta stems drought, saltwater intrusion impacts

  (15:46:21 PM 01/04/2014)

  Mekong Delta provinces are promptly taking measures to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion to minimise negative impacts on 700,000 hectares of rice, scheduled to be grown in April and May. The Southern Institute of Water Resources Research forecasts that from March to May this year, saltwater will intrude about 40 – 50km inland, with droughts becoming more severe across the Mekong Delta region.

  Tags: Mekong Delta, stems drought, saltwater, intrusion impacts,
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  Mekong Delta faces crippling drought, more saline intrusion

  (11:08:46 AM 16/03/2015)

  A shortage of fresh water and severe saline intrusion has seriously affected agricultural cultivation in the Mekong Delta since mid-February.

  Tags: Mekong Delta, drought, saline intrusion, landslide,
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  Current status of land use management and planning, solutions to minimize drought, floods in Central Highlands

  (19:38:32 PM 06/11/2014)

  The Socio-economic development master plan and the land use management planning are the Government’s tools to direct land use, in accordance with the socio-economic development strategy, and to ensure necessary harmonization between economic development and environment. The fact shows that the planning are not really feasible with the real life, un-useful for development orientation and preventing deficiencies of market-oriented economy. The following reasons can be examined:

  Tags: Current status, land, use management, planning, solutions, minimize drought, floods, Central Highlands