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Resource depletion in Mekong delta alarming
(07:58:46 AM 23/06/2014)Scientists and administrators once again rang the bell of alarm against a rapid depletion of natural resources, a biodiversity decline and climate change causing adverse impacts on farming and the livelihood of people in the Mekong Delta at a forum held last week.
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Erosion in Mekong Delta worsens
(11:02:17 AM 30/10/2014)Houses, production land, protective forests and embankment works have been swept away by sea water, and some fear the Ca Mau Cape disappear in the future because of continued landslides.
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Erosion threatens homes in Mekong Delta region
(14:11:30 PM 26/02/2014)Thousands of families in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta live in erosion-prone areas, and local authorities are struggling to ensure their safety.
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Mekong Delta residents object to Don Sahong dam construction
(10:11:15 AM 27/01/2015)People in the Mekong Delta and scientists have opposed construction of Don Sahong Dam in Laos and other dams on the Mekong River, according to the Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN).
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Sand exploitation threatens Mekong Delta
(15:10:25 PM 30/06/2015)Policymakers and experts gathered at Can Tho City on Friday to discuss and propose an inter-provincial policy for the sustainable management of sediment in the Mekong Delta region.
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Soil erosion strikes in Mekong Delta province
(10:31:29 AM 19/05/2014)Soil erosion as a result of climate change and rising sea levels is worsening in the coastal areas of the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, impacting greatly on the life of local residents.
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Coordinator needed in Mekong Delta climate change fight
(11:07:35 AM 05/02/2015)The Mekong Delta needs a coordinating organisation in the fight against climate change to oversee synchronous and effective implementation of related measures, according to experts at the 2015 Mekong Delta Forum.
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Mekong Delta short of freshwater as authorities lack funds
(14:52:17 PM 06/02/2015)A number of projects to supply freshwater to Mekong Delta (Cuu Long River Delta) provinces are still on paper as local authorities lack sufficient capital to implement them
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The hanging "bombs" over the Mekong Delta: hydropower dam projects
(11:25:33 AM 28/01/2015)There are many risks threatening specialities of the Mekong Delta -- the coconut trees of Ben Tre, Nam Roi grapefruit of Vinh Long, Basa catfish of An Giang and linh fish of Dong Thap Muoi.
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Talk on Mekong Delta’s sustainable environment management
(16:36:47 PM 05/11/2014)Experts from Holland, Germany and Australia shared their countries’ expertise and experience on sustainable environment management in coastal areas with a view to applying for the Mekong Delta region at a dialogue held in Can Tho City on November 4
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Technology nursery for Mekong Delta city to operate soon
(15:47:19 PM 02/07/2014)Leaders from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 1 worked with officials from the Republic of Korea to speed up the implementation of a technology nursery which is expected to be operational by 2015 in the city.
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Climate change response developed in Mekong Delta region
(11:41:54 AM 02/03/2015)The Southern Institute for Water Resources Planning (SIWRP) has implemented a master plan to build three irrigation systems in response to climate change in Can Tho, Ca Mau and Vinh Long – the three most severely inundated cities in the Mekong Delta.
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Mekong Delta enters into bong lau fish season
(11:00:40 AM 20/03/2015)Year in, year out, throngs of fishermen head for the lower reaches of Tien and Hau rivers in the Mekong Delta around the beginning of year for the harvest season of bong lau (Pangasius krempfi) fish because this freshwater catfish only appear in large volume in the delta for around three months.
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Mekong Delta moves to adapt to climate change
(11:02:29 AM 15/05/2015)The Mekong Delta provinces are shifting crops and cultivation habits in accordance with respective natural conditions as one of the measures making them adapt to climate change, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwest Region.
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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.
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Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week 2015
(11:24:24 AM 29/01/2015)The Mekong Delta Green Tourism Week in 2015 is expected to spur developments in the regional tourism, contributing to the region’s socio-economic growth.
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