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Erosion eats away land along 100 km of central Vietnam's coastline

Erosion eats away land along 100 km of central Vietnam's coastline

A coastline that runs through nine localities along Vietnam's central strip has suffered 63 cases of erosion that measure a combined 97 kilometers.
Mekong Delta province declares coastal erosion emergency

Mekong Delta province declares coastal erosion emergency

The southernmost province of Ca Mau has announced a state of emergency following the erosion of 2.7 km (1.67 miles) of coastal embankment.
July 20, 2022 | 10:31 pm PT
Vietnam, USAID ink broad spectrum pact to fight climate change

Vietnam, USAID ink broad spectrum pact to fight climate change

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment signed a Memorandum of Understanding Friday to bolster Vietnam's climate change response.
January 28, 2022 | 08:27 pm PT
Half of Mekong Delta permanently submerged with 100cm sea level rise

Half of Mekong Delta permanently submerged with 100cm sea level rise

The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has painted a dire picture for the Mekong Delta, saying half of it will go under water if the sea level rises by 100cm.
January 22, 2022 | 01:00 am PT
ADB program boosts health-system climate resilience in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

ADB program boosts health-system climate resilience in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

A recently ended regional technical assistance initiative has boosted the capacity of health systems in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to respond to climate-induced health threats.
July 19, 2021 | 07:01 pm PT
EU, France to help Vietnam towns strengthen climate resilience

EU, France to help Vietnam towns strengthen climate resilience

The EU and the French Development Agency have signed an agreement with Vietnam to help five of its north-central towns reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards.
December 2, 2020 | 09:10 pm PT
Mekong Delta province unveils $820-mln plan to combat climate change

Mekong Delta province unveils $820-mln plan to combat climate change

Ca Mau Province has presented a master plan to fight climate change impacts in the next decade that will cost an estimated VND19 trillion ($820 million).
July 27, 2020 | 05:51 pm PT
UK funds $2.6 million to help save Vietnam deltas

UK funds $2.6 million to help save Vietnam deltas

The U.K. government has launched a project worth £2 million ($2.6 million) to help Vietnam protect the future of its Red River and Mekong deltas.
January 16, 2020 | 06:00 am PT
Vietnam's southernmost province steadily loses land to erosion

Vietnam's southernmost province steadily loses land to erosion

A combined 105 km (65 miles) of riverbank and coastal areas have been eroded in Ca Mau Province in the southern tip of Vietnam.
December 17, 2019 | 03:00 am PT
2019: When environmental disasters hounded Vietnam

2019: When environmental disasters hounded Vietnam

Vietnamese people suffered heat waves, waded through floods, breathed in toxic air and consumed badly contaminated water in 2019.
December 16, 2019 | 08:43 pm PT
Vietnam among six economies worst hit by climate change in 20 years

Vietnam among six economies worst hit by climate change in 20 years

Vietnam is one of six economies most affected by climate change between 1999 and 2018, according to survey results released this week.
December 9, 2019 | 04:48 pm PT
Vietnam province reels from groundwater shortage, climate change blamed

Vietnam province reels from groundwater shortage, climate change blamed

Some 1,000 households in a north-central Vietnamese province are facing a water crisis, and local authorities are blaming it on climate change.
March 27, 2019 | 04:53 pm PT
Vietnam’s watermelon farmers turn flooding challenge into an opportunity

Vietnam’s watermelon farmers turn flooding challenge into an opportunity

They plant the creeper on the common water hyacinth to co-opt the flooding season.
October 21, 2018 | 05:30 am PT
'There has never been a year like this'

'There has never been a year like this'

Turns out the deadly floods and intense heat of the last few months are just part of a big bleak picture.
July 10, 2018 | 03:57 pm PT
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