The principle that Vietnam needs to pursue now is not to confront nature, but to respond appropriately and flexibly to new circumstances, such as climate change, by restructuring the economy. 

Prof., Dr. Bui Chi Buu, former director of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Southern Viet Nam, speaks to Viet Nam News about the agricultural challenges facing the Cuu Long Delta and measures to cope with them.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ground was officially broken in Can Tho for a 500-bed oncology hospital, to be the biggest and most modern in the Mekong Delta yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge - A bio-product for shrimp farming created from bagasse allows farmers to save 50 percent of expenses.

 After seeing parents grieving the deaths of children who drown every year during the flood season, a resident of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap Province decided to volunteer as a swimming coach.

Floods season brings more alluvium and washes away alum and pesticide. During the season, fields have time to ‘relax’, while parasitic creatures are killed and farmers can save money for the next crop.

Mekong Delta, the rice granary of Vietnam, is facing three big challenges due to the impact of climate change, unsustainable development and hydropower plants on the Mekong River.

Mekong Delta, the rice granary of Vietnam, is facing three challenges due to the impact of climate change, unsustainable development and hydropower plants on the Mekong River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Increased investment in climate-resilient housing, mangrove regeneration and early warning systems is urgently needed to ensure the sustainable development of the Mekong Delta, 

The biggest conference ever held on the Mekong Delta, occurring this week in Can Tho, is a chance for the Government to hear of breakthrough ideas on sustainable development in the southern region, 

VietNamNet Bridge - Instead of trying to prevent salt water from entering land, some coastal localities have opened their doors to seawater, turning the water brackish for shrimp farming.

Construction of two bridges linking Cao Lanh City and Lap Vo District in Dong Thap Province and Dong Thap with Can Tho, which are under way, will be a big boost to transportation and connectivity

Building 14 thermal power plants in the Mekong Delta is a “very unsustainable development scenario”, Nguyen Minh Due, chair of the Energy Science Council of the Vietnam Energy Association, said.

VietNamNet Bridge - With increased land subsidence, HCM City needs to build dykes like the ones used in the Netherlands to prevent tides and floods, experts have urged.

VietNamNet Bridge - As land prices in urban areas escalate, real estate developers are expanding toward the sea. Scientists warn that the encroachment may cause serious consequences.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are harvesting their summer-autumn rice crop earlier than usual because of earlier than usual flooding.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a proposal to the Government to launch and/or complete 24 climate change response projects in the Mekong Delta region in the 2017-2020 period.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Water levels are rising quickly in areas adjacent to Cambodia in Dong Thap Province, weather forcasting and local authorities have reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - HCMC residents in many areas now live in fear as landslides may occur at any time, depriving them of their homes and assets.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Provinces in the Mekong Delta have run out of sand for construction at a time when many key infrastructure works are in progress.