Individuals, organizations and businesses are spending money, effort and time to clean up the Mekong River.

After nearly two years of implementing a government resolution on sustainable and climate resilient development of the Mekong Delta, known as Resolution 120, a number of policies have been revised to enable the region’s comprehensive development.

The Binh Dinh provincial authorities have decided to clear three large hotels in coastal areas to reserve the entire coast of Quy Nho Bay for the community.

Nguyen Huu Thien, talks to the newspaper Thanh Niên (Young People) on the eco-system in the Mekong Delta and threats from climate change.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has implemented several measures to develop the best breeding sources to produce seeds for the delta’s fishery, fruit and rice sectors by 2025.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has created many technological achievements to help people conquer nature, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said yesterday.

Excessive groundwater exploitation is one of the main causes of land subsidence in the Mekong Delta region, the local media reported, citing sources at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The Mekong Delta loses 300 hectares of land each year because of river and coastline erosion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Vietnam’s aviation market has shown signs of a growth slowdown since 2017 after a hot development period that extended to 2016.

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta’s 12 provinces and Can Tho City are increasingly switching to smart rice farming to improve yields and cut costs and protect the environment.

The Mekong Delta has the highest rate of drowning in the country, particularly in Dong Thap Province, where the number of deaths due to drowning is 10 times higher compared to that of dengue fever and hand, foot and mouth disease combined.

Seven more domestic and international air routes departing in Can Tho City have been launched since April, helping develop tourism, investment and trade for the entire Mekong Delta region.

The impact of climate change on agriculture and aquaculture in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam over the years is forcing local farmers and enterprises to adapt by implementing more effective solutions.

While the entire society was still in dreaming of being a rice export power, farmers were realistic, realizing that the higher the yield of rice, the lower profit they would get because of higher fertilizer and pesticide costs.

The University of Science under the Vietnam National University-HCM City has set up the first greenhouse gas monitoring station in the buffer zone of the Lang Sen Wetland Reserve in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.

Only 50 percent of Vietnam’s inland waterway network, measured in kilometers (19,000), is easily navigable, according to the Department of Inland Waterway.

Sugar companies are in such danger that the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD) on April 3 had to organize a meeting with the sugar association to discuss ways to rescue them.

The major reason behind the subsidence in Mekong Delta is the overexploitation of underground water.

The Mekong Delta needs sustainable measures and sufficient financial resources to mitigate serious erosion along rivers and coastal areas, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan, has said.

VietNamNet Bridge - In the face of the growing threat to the Mekong Delta, experts believe that the only solution is to restore natural aquifers.