Mekong Delta region adapts to climate change, sustainable development
The Mekong Delta region, an area sensitive to environmental changes, faces great challenges from climate change, requiring regional localities to come up with an effective strategy to adapt to extreme weather conditions, reduce emissions and increase recovery capacity, according to experts. Dr. Muthukumara Mani, an environment expert from the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam, said Vietnam in general and the Mekong Delta in particular need to work in two directions to respond to climate change – reducing emissions and increasing the resilience of the economy.
With development orientations in harmony with the nature, the Government has issued Resolution No.120 on the sustainable growth of the Mekong Delta region with adaptation to climate change. The resolution clarified the crucial need to change the development mindset from sole agricultural production focusing on rice to a diversified agricultural economy to meet the needs of the market.
