Ca Mau province tackles climate change

The southernmost province of Ca Mau is taking measures to cope with climate change and rising sea level as the impacts have become more pronounced in recent years.

Ca Mau has three sides facing the sea with a coastline of 254 km, 87 estuaries and more than 10,000 km of rivers and canals, making the province prone to climate change (Photo: VNA)

Negative impacts of climate change cause increasing frequency of droughts, saltwater intrusion, tropical low pressure, whirlwinds and have harmed local production and daily life (Photo: VNA)

Climate change-resilient houses in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau (Photo: VNA)

An aquatic farming model adapting to climate change in Ca Mau province (Photo: VNA)

An aquatic farming model adapting to climate change in Ca Mau province (Photo: VNA)

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