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Kon Tum province, home to the largest forest area in the Central Highlands, is now on full alert for fires.

More than 13,000 farming households in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh have suffered from a loss of nearly 5 billion VND (225,000 USD) due to prolonged drought and saltwater infiltration.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested fighting saltwater intrusion as a key political task during a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on March 7.

Mekong Delta farmers are struggling with the worst water shortages and saltwater intrusion in nearly a century.

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on March 5 kicked off the 2016 Earth Hour which promotes how a small individual action can make a big influence this year.

Mainstream hydropower projects on the Mekong River caused a loss of 5.2 trillion (231 million USD) in seafood and agriculture output to the Mekong Delta.

A seminar was held in Hanoi on March 4 to discuss preparations for realising the Paris Agreement which was reached at the COP21 last December.

Vietnam will focus on dealing with climate change impacts on human rights and the rights of people with disabilities in 2016 – the last year of the country’s UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) membership

Head of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN and other international organisations Nguyen Trung Thanh moderated a panel discussion on climate change and the right to health.

More than 2,000 households in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak are facing a severe shortage of water due to the prolonged drought.

The Mekong Delta provinces of Hau Giang and Tien Giang are exerting every effort to save locals from drought and saltwater intrusion.

The Mekong Delta region has suffered from severe drought and salt intrusion due to the impact of El Nino phenomena.

Local people in the southernmost coastal province of Ca Mau have created 500 embankments to shield their farming fields from saltwater in an effort to deal with unprecedented severe saline intrusion.

Drought and saltwater intrusion are predicted to continue damaging parts of the south central, Central Highlands and southern regions this month due to the El Nino impacts.

The Netherlands is ready to share its experience in countering severe saltwater intrusion with Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular, Dutch Ambassador Nienke Trooster said.

The Government considers the prevention of drought and saltwater intrusion its urgent task, said deputy head of the Government Office Nguyen Khac Dinh at a regular Cabinet press conference on Feb 29.

The Mekong Delta provinces of Hau Giang and Long An are taking measures to cope with severe saltwater encroachment.

More than 43,000ha of cajuput trees in Ca Mau province's U Minh Ha forest face the threat of forest fires as prolonged drought has caused water levels to decline rapidly.

A symposium that aims to promote cooperation to address climate change impacts in the Red River Delta was held in Hai Phong on February 24 and 25.

Experienced Dutch specialists are joining their Vietnamese peers at a two-day conference in Can Tho city to outline solutions and build plans to adapt the Mekong Delta to climate change.