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Climate Change To Hit Vietnam’s Mangrove Forests

Bernama HO CHI MINH CITY, May 24 (Bernama) — The impacts of climate change would severely affect the biodiversity of mangrove forests across the country, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported experts as saying. Addressing a forum on the impacts of … Continue reading

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Gov’t to spend $54mil to upgrade, repair dikes

VietNamNet Bridge in The Mekong Delta VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to fund more than VND1 trillion (US$54 million) for 51 provinces to upgrade their dike and embankment systems to combat future floods. The decision … Continue reading

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Mekong Delta braces for storm season swayed by climate change

Thanh Dung reports from Can Tho city for ThanhNien News on warnings of severe storms that will effect the delta and it’s residents… Tides in the city have risen by an average of four centimeters every year since 2004, and … Continue reading

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