Climate change’s impacts, which are forecast to make the Mekong Delta lower than the sea level by about one metre in the next decade, are the greatest challenge facing the region, threatening all socio-economic sectors, including construction.
Noul, the fifth storm to enter the East Sea this year, is gaining strength, heading to the central region of Vietnam and is expected to make landfall on September 18.
The central province of Quang Nam has allocated a fund of 300 billion VND (13 million USD) to build an underwater dyke system protecting Cua Dai beach from erosion.
A working delegation of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority will be sent to the southernmost province of Ca Mau to help the locality cope with erosion along the western part of its waters.
The People’s Committee of north central Thanh Hoa province has approved a 34.2 billion VND project (1.46 million USD) for repairs on the dyke system along Ma River, which has sustained serious damage after storms and flooding over recent years.
The daily lives of some 500 households have been disrupted and 600ha of protective forest lost due to landslides on the nearly 70km seashore of the Mekong Delta’s Kien Giang Province in recent years.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has ordered relevant agencies to conscientiously maintain the dyke system and supervise flood developments in the Hong (Red) River basin multi-reservoir operation.
Thousands of households living on the corridor of (Hong) Red River dyke system in Hanoi will likely be moved as part of the flood prevention plan, authorities and experts have said.
About 16 kilometres of sea embankment in the western coast of the southernmost province of Ca Mau will be built at an initial estimated capital of over 150 billion VND (6.7 million USD).
The French Development Agency (AFD) will consider financing a river embankment project to help the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho cope with climate change.
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