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Vietnam: Water supplies in need of protection
Posted by VietNamNet Bridge: None Given on November 21st, 2014
VietNamNet Bridge: Water utilities in Viet Nam, particularly in the Mekong Delta, must take pro-active action to safeguard the sustainability of future public water-supply services, as climate change is affecting water production, experts said at an international seminar held recently in Can Tho.
Extracting groundwater for domestic, agricultural and industrial use might exacerbate natural land subsidence, especially in river deltas, they said. -- Photo moitruongnhkb.com
At a three-day seminar that began on Wednesday,...
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Scientists warn about extreme weather due to climate change
Posted by VietNamNet Bridge: None Given on August 14th, 2013
VietNamNet Bridge: Nine communicable diseases relating to the climate change have been found in Vietnam recently, according to the Department of Preventive Medicine and Environment under the Ministry of Health.
Flooding is getting serious in big cities like Hanoi and HCM City.
The nine diseases include A/H1N1 influenza, A/H5N1 influenza, dengue fever, malaria, cholera, typhoid, diarrhea, viral encephalitis and acute respiratory virus (SARS).
Do Thanh from the Ministry of Heath said Vietnam is a tropical country...
Vietnam: Poor urban planning to blame for climate change affects
Posted by VietNamNet Bridge: None Given on August 27th, 2012
VietNamNet Bridge: Dr. Bach Tan Sinh from the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies said that integrating climate change adaptation issues into urban planning remains a pressing issue in Vietnam.
“Many of Hanoi’s lakes have been filled in for real estate projects, which has resulted in flooding after heavy rain. This is due to human interference, it’s not a natural occurrence,” he added.
Over the past 50 years, up to 80% of the capital’s...
Clear response to climate change needed
Posted by VietNamNet Bridge: None Given on March 21st, 2011
VietNamNet Bridge: The negative impacts of climate change on Viet Nam are obvious but the country remains confused about an effective, comprehensive response strategy, experts said at a meeting held last Friday to mark the World Meteorology Day (March 18).
Experts as well as provincial and city representatives said there were differences of opinion on a specific strategy to minimise the consequences of climate change.
They said that the actual, specific impacts experienced by regions and localities nationwide...