The Mekong Delta province of Long An will build erosion prevention works along rivers to protect locals' properties and safety, the provincial People's Committee has said.
The Belgian Government’s official development assistance (ODA) will help the central province of Ninh Thuan to enhance capacity in the management and operation of its irrigational system as part of efforts to respond to climate change under a project launched on March 8.
The central coastal province of Khanh Hoa plans to spend more than 580 billion VND (25.52 million USD) on 60 infrastructure projects to prevent flooding, river erosion and saltwater intrusion in 2017-2018.
The south central province of Ninh Thuan on March 22 kicked off a Belgian-funded project on improving the river basin management capacity in the context of climate change (PIM).
More provinces in the central and Central Highlands region have been affected by floods following heavy rains in the first days of November, including Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Kon Tum and Dak Lak.
The Belgian Government is providing 8 million of the 9.5 million EUR
that will be used in a project on water source management and urban
development that kicked off in the southern central province of Ninh
Thuan on November 5.
State President Nguyen Minh Triet on Nov. 3 flew to the central
provinces of Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan and Phu Yen, inspecting flooding
and giving direct instructions on the steps to recovery.
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