The Integrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP) in the Mekong Delta region has brought about marked economic benefits to targeted localities, heard a conference in Can Tho city on July 24.
The Mekong provinces of An Giang and Kien Giang have worked together to efficiently use water resources, combat natural disasters and cope with their aftermath.
A roundtable dialogue on increasing added value of Vietnamese shrimps took place in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 21with the participation of more than 100 businesspeople and farmers in the region.
The management of land use, the use of sand bags to strengthen dykes and the recovery of mangrove forests were among approaches and solutions suggested by experts for the Mekong Delta.
The safeguard of coastal eco-system and mangrove forest in the Mekong Delta region will be given a push as phase two of the Integrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP) kicked off on August 28.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) signed two cooperation programmes on forest conservation and coastal ecology protection.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has signed implementation agreements with German-based GIZ company for two projects on forest biodiversity conservation and coastal forest protection.
The Prime Minister has approved the second phase of the Integrated
Coastal Management Programme (ICMP) which aims to protect the Mekong
Delta coastal and mangrove forests.
Experts from Holland, Germany and Australia shared their countries’
expertise and experience on sustainable environment management in
coastal areas with a view to applying for the Mekong Delta region at a
dialogue held in Can Tho City on November 4.
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