Landslide and flash flood risks to 10,837 rural infrastructure facilities in the north of Vietnam have been assessed in a bid to boost their climate resilience.
Early downpour before the upcoming rainy season has cut down the salinity content from 2 to 4 times in rivers and agricultural land in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.
Women in Asia – Pacific have capability and ability, and they are key to dealing with disaster risks and developing livelihoods for themselves and the community, said Roberta Clarke from UN Women.
The central province of Thua Thien – Hue has decided to invest over 68 billion VND (3.1 million USD) to increase its environment monitoring competence.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang needs more than 2.3 trillion VND (103 million USD) by 2020 to build irrigation facilities to prevent saline intrusion.
Honda Vietnam will work with people in the northern province of Bac Kan to plant more than 80 hectares of forest this year, the fourth year in the HVN-sponsored forest-growing project in the province.
Nearly 140 samples of seafood, vegetables and water in the four central coastal provinces which suffered mass fish deaths are determined to be safe and within the prescribed level.
Vietnam’s civil aviation sector was called to introduce new measures to meet the global goal of carbon neutral growth in aviation by 2020, including mobilising finance for the greening of the industry
A contest entitled “Water and Life” was launched at a ceremony in HCM City on May 14 to call for initiatives and solutions on sustainable water use and management.
The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has urged its localities and agencies to intensify measures to protect migrant Asian openbill storks.