Drought puts central Vietnam irrigation lakes out to pasture

Some 138,800 households in the central region might experience a water shortage this summer as the levels in major rivers have dropped below normal.

Due to a prolonged drought, seawater has intruded deep into rivers in the Mekong Delta, leaving thousands of households facing a water shortage.

A worsening drought in parts of Thailand has prompted monks and conservationists to appeal to city dwellers to temper traditional New Year celebrations with water splashing.

Seawater has begun to intrude into Da Nang’s Cau Do River several months earlier than usual, affecting its one million population.

Construction of a coastal canal has been approved by the Ben Tre Province lawmakers to combat salinization and facilitate evacuation during disasters.

It’s the flooding season, but central Vietnam has been longing for rains for the past three months.

Vietnamese scientists say they have made an atmospheric water generator that can produce up to 200 liters per day.

People await life-giving floods to return the delta to its former glory. The wait is futile.

Women can play a crucial role in minimizing the risks for their families and neighbors, experts say.

Food and water supplies for the animals have dried up in Ninh Thuan Province.

Poor and emerging countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America will get hit hardest, according to studies by British Royal Society.

While drought worsens and farm workers leaving, those left behind are still hoping for better times

Ben Tre Province, the front line of saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta, is asking for $2.6m to fight salinization.