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Gov't approves more anti-erosion funds for Mekong Delta
An additional VND4 trillion (US$163.85 million) will be given to localities in the Mekong Delta to help them deal with river and coastal erosion.Since 1992 the region has lost 300-600 hectares of riverine land each year to erosion. Excessive sand mining is one of the main ...
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Erosion worsening along Mekong Delta rivers, coast
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta is facing severe erosion along its rivers and coast, affecting people’s lives and agriculture.The country’s largest rice, fruit and seafood producer had 621 eroded sites with a total length of 610 kilometres along rivers and coasts by the end of ...
Remote sensing applied to monitor erosion in Mekong Delta
A delegation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) led by Deputy Minister Tran Quy Kien on December 13 made an inspection tour of a sub-project on monitoring riverbank and coastal erosion in Mekong Delta using remote sensing.It aims to form a database ...
