Drought in the Mekong Delta region (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Environmental experts gathered at a conference held in Hanoi on September 11, discussing the important roles of stakeholders in outlining hydropower master plan and protecting water resources in the Mekong River basin. The event was organised by the Centre for Sustainable Development of Water Resources And Climate Change Adaptation in collaboration with the Centre for Water Resources Conservation and Development and the Vietnam Rivers Network. Discussions at the conference highlighted water exhaustion and pollution in the Mekong Delta region and their impact on local socio-economic development, as well as potential to branch out small- and medium-sized hydropower plants in northern Lao Cai province’s Sa Pa district and its side effects on the local environment and tourism. According to Vietnam Rivers Network’s Head Coordinator Dao Trong Tu, the conference aimed to promote the important roles of … [Read more...] about Conference promotes engagement in hydropower planning in Mekong basin
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Sóc Trăng forest co-management model helps protect mangroves, improve locals’ incomes
Mangrove forests in Sóc Trăng Province’s Trần Đề District. — VNA/VNS Photo Trung Hiếu SÓC TRĂNG — The co-management model for mangrove forest protection in Sóc Trăng Province has improved livelihoods in local communities and efficiently protects forests. Located south of the Hậu River, the southern-most tributary of the Mekong River, Sóc Trăng has faced the impacts of climate change, including coastal erosion. Human activities like overexploitation of aquatic resources in mangrove forests have caused the degradation of those forests which act as shields preventing erosion of coasts. To grow mangrove forests, the province launched the co-management model in Âu Thọ B Hamlet in Vĩnh Châu Town’s Vĩnh Hải Commune in 2007. Under it, local people together with authorities protect the forests and exploit aquatic resources and wood. Thạch Soal, … [Read more...] about Sóc Trăng forest co-management model helps protect mangroves, improve locals’ incomes
Kiên Giang province seeks investors for 64 projects
A booth displays Kiên Giang’s agricultural products on the sidelines of the Kiên Giang Investment Forum held in HCM City on August 13. — VNS Photo Xuân HươngViet Nam News HCM CITY — The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang solicited investment in 64 projects at an investment forum held in HCM City on August 13. The projects are mainly in clean and high-tech agriculture, offshore aquaculture, shrimp farming in greenhouses, fishing and preservation of catches, farm produce processing, water supply and waste treatment, renewable energy, and tourism, Lê Thị Minh Phụng, deputy chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee, said. Building infrastructure in industrial parks and clusters, sea and river ports, urban transportation, workers’ housing, construction of a 500-bed hospital together with a resort in Phú Quốc are some of the others, she said. The province has diverse … [Read more...] about Kiên Giang province seeks investors for 64 projects
