Environment

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius talked to the Vietnam Investment Review Newspaper about US plans to support climate change adaptation activities in the Red River Delta region.

Vietnam is suffering its worst drought in nearly a century with salinisation hitting farmers especially hard in the crucial southern Mekong delta, experts said.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced it has assigned the Department of Water Resources Management the task of making thorough preparations for the 2016 World Water Day celebrations.

Ninh Thuan Province’s lakes and reservoirs have already dried up even though the dry season has just begun.

Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a Philippine beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades.

Vietnam is one of the countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change, the United States Ambassador (US) to Vietnam Ted Osius said.

HCM City residents could face a water shortage this year as El Nino and climate change caused an unexpected increase in the salinity of the Sai Gon and Dong Nai rivers, which provide most of the city's water.

Prolonged dry weather has raised the risk of fires in 12 provinces to Level V (extremely dangerous).

Many environmentally friendly products such as biodegradable packages and non-baked bricks have been in the market for years, but the enterprises that produce these products are having a hard time developing them.

Up to 40% of the Mekong Delta’s area could be flooded by the end of the 21st century if the sea level rises by a metre and Vietnam fails to provide solutions, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Vietnam’s rural areas are suffering from pollution and without strict control, the situation is likely to get worse.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will provide financial support for localities in the Mekong Delta regions which have been affected by acute drought and salt intrusion.

Vingroup has dismissed reports on social media in recent days that thousands of animals had died at its wildlife safari park in Phu Quoc Island as false.

Vietnam’s first carnivore and pangolin education centre has been launched in the Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh province on the fifth anniversary of World Pangolin Day.

Measures to adapt the Mekong Delta’s agricultural activities to the impacts of climate change, particularly drought and saltwater intrusion, lay at the heart of an agricultural extension forum in Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang province.

Drought and saltwater intrusion have worsened in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year, threatening rice crops and the daily life of residents.

Sixty provinces and cities are expected to complete the work of integrating adequate and accurate forest data by the end of 2016, the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST) said.

Plans to evaluate mineral reserves and marine natural resources and to help residents better adapt to climate change nationwide - especially in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region, the area predicted to suffer the most from climate change –

The central region and the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands will see even more severe droughts and water shortage this year compared to 2015, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has warned.