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The sixth international conference on Vetiver grass with the theme “Vetiver System: Empowering Sustainable Development” opened on May 6 in central Da Nang City.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the Hanoi People’s Committee to speed up projects to clean up and improve the Day, Tich and Nhue Rivers in the city.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City inaugurated flood-proof infrastructure facilities in wards 7 and 16 of district 8 on April 23.

The central province of Phu Yen is carrying out the second phase of the Integrated Rural Development Sector Project in Central Provinces with an investment of 333 billion USD (15.5 million USD) sourced though loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and corresponding provincial capital.

Nearly 700 metres of sea embankment stretching from Duy Thanh commune to Duy Vinh commune in the central province of Quang Nam will be upgraded at a total cost of nearly 16 billion VND (744,000 USD).

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is calling for an investment of 3.7 trillion VND (176 million USD) for climate change response projects between 2015 and 2020.

The central province of Quang Nam is seeking long-lasting, environmentally-friendly approaches to prevent erosion, which have left ugly scars on the coast of its world heritage site Hoi An town.

Over 6,550 metres of river embankment in Phong Dien district, central Thua Thien-Hue province, has been accomplished at a total cost of 49 billion VND (2.3 million USD) from the flood remediation fund, said Nguyen Dai Vui, Chairman of the district People’s Committee.

The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to spend 8 trillion VND (376 million USD) building irrigation systems to prevent inundations in flood-prone areas from now to 2020.

The Mekong Delta localities have planned to build irrigation works in a bid to better respond to climate change in the coming time, according to the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region.

Flood experts have called for the Ho Chi Minh City government to adopt drastic measures to control flooding here in the city; otherwise, the city will not be able to solve this chronic problem in future, the Saigon Times Daily reported.

Over 200m of steel embankment was completed in the central province of Quang Nam as an urgent intervention to prevent tidal waves from encroaching on Cua Dai beach.

In the Mekong Delta, Ca Mau, Kien Giang and An Giang provinces and Can Tho City have invested approximately 2.4 trillion VND (112.84 million USD) to build five major infrastructure development projects to tackle climate change from now to 2020.

The Southern province of Bac Lieu are implementing 16 projects worth 3.3 trillion VND (166.9 million USD) during the 2012-2020 period in an effort to address climate change.

Can Tho city's Department of Planning and Investment has approved investing more than 1 trillion VND (47.2 million USD) in Government bonds to build an embankment along the Can Tho River.

Linh Ung Pagoda is located in an area known locally as Bai But or Buddha’s Sanctuary on Son Tra peninsula. It is rated as the most magnificent work of this kind in the central city of Da Nang , in terms of architectural and artistic value.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has decided to invest 492 billion VND (23 million USD) in upgrading the city’s embankment and drainage systems in 2014 and 2015.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee will spend 155 billion VND (7.4 million USD) from the city's budget to build a 2.3 km embankment along the Sai Gon River to prevent erosion at the Cu Chi Tunnels historical site in Cu Chi district.

An increase in sea levels over the last ten years is responsible for the disappearance of many beautiful beaches and parts of protected forests in the central province of Quang Nam, which boasts a 125km coastline.