Rivers and lakes

Vietnamese and Chinese authorities have said the two nations do not have any specific cooperation mechanism on water resources and basic principles of using water resources under the Mekong – Lancang Cooperation framework.Keep reading ...

Nearly the entire Mekong Delta region of Vietnam – an area that makes up 50 percent of the national rice output, 65 percent of seafood, and 70 percent of fruit – could sink underwater by the year 2100, scientists from the Netherlands’ Utrecht University have ...

The expansion of administrative boundaries and rapid urbanization have put pressure on the network of rivers and lakes in Hanoi. Hanoi leads the country in the number of rivers and lakes with 122 lakes in the inner city and 185 in the suburbs, and 13 rivers. Keep ...

Vietnam is highly watchful for a hydropower dam collapse on July 23 in southern Laos, said Hoang Van Thang, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and deputy head of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.Keep reading ...

Vietnam needs to increase power generation capacity by building power plants, including thermopower, but such facilities could affect the quality of water resources.Keep reading ...

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on six riparian countries of the Mekong River to increase co-operation in protecting, managing and using sustainably its resources.Keep reading  ...

Vietnam’s water resource security is facing challenges at a time of climate change. According to the 2011-2015 national report on the environment, Vietnam has average rainfall of 1,900-2,000 mm a year. It has 2,360 rivers which are 10 kilometers or more in length, including 109 main ...

Widespread water pollution nationwide has inflicted an estimated economic loss of VNĐ11.6 trillion (US$510.7 million) in the last ten years and the situation is not getting better, an environmental expert says.Keep reading ...

More and more projects that encroach on the river and seas have been developed in every region of he country. To have more land for infrastructure, locals have been willing to compromise nature, though the long-term effects will ultimately hurt the economy. Keep reading ...

The Water Resources Directorate (WRD) plans to repair some 700 reservoirs at high risk of bursting by 2030, an official said on November 23.Keep reading ...