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10 years ago, Xuong Dien Parish in Hai Ly commune, Hai Hau district, the northern province of Nam Dinh saw its Church of Heart severely intruded by saltwater.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang will allocate more than 32 billion VND (1.4 million USD) to reinforce the Go Cong sea dike to protect coastal agricultural land and residential areas in 2017.

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is reinforcing the Go Cong sea dike to protect thousands of hectares of coastal agricultural land, according to a local official.

The southern coastal province of Bac Lieu needs around 250 billion VND (11 million USD) to upgrade the local sea dikes which were damaged recently.

The south central coastal province of Binh Thuan plans to invest 27 billion VND (around 1.2 million USD) to build sea dikes in landslide-hit areas.

Wetlands play a very important role in the country’s socio- economic development, environment, culture and history, particularly biodiversity conservation, because they are "home” to a lot of rare species which are at high risk of extinction.

The south central province of Binh Thuan is struggling to tackle coastal erosions caused by recent strong tides.

Chairman of the People’s Committee of the province of Lai Chau Do Ngoc An on August 16 urged relevant bodies to be prepared for potential rain and flooding from an upcoming tropical depression.

A strategy on environmental protection until 2020, with a vision through 2030, has just been launched.

The Government has approved a project on constructing sea dikes worth 1.3 trillion VND (58.5 million USD) to tackle climate change in the southernmost province of Ca Mau.