The environment in Mekong Delta is severely being affected by hasher natural disasters, water pollution and natural resources depletion, said a scholar.
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CanTho (VNA) – The environment in Mekong Delta is severely beingaffected by hasher natural disasters, water pollution and natural resourcesdepletion, said a scholar.
Ata workshop on climate change adaptation capacity building for the region heldin Can Tho city on December 28, Ho Thi Thu Ho from the Can Tho University attributedthese issues to global climate change, rough interventions in the Mekong River’scourse made by countries along the river, and low environmental awareness ofthe public.
Agreeingwith Ho, Trinh Le Nguyen, Director of the Vietnamese NGO People and NatureReconciliation (PanNature), pointed to the worst drought in a century that hitthe delta last year. In 2017, the region went through its annual floodingseason, finding almost no resources coming from the upstream areas, he added.
Upstreamdams have led to a reduction of alluvium, thus causing landslides across CaMau, An Giang, and Tien Giang, Nguyen said.
NguyenMinh Quang from the Can Tho University noted that two third of local economicprojects pose high risks of pollution, while rapid urbanisation has createdmore problems in waste treatment.
Hesuggested communications activities as a solution to raising public awarenessand urged stronger actions of the Mekong River Commission against upstreamhydropower projects.
Participatingexperts put forth a number of measures, which included developing farmingmodels suitable to saline environment in Ca Mau and Ben Tre instead of tryingto desalinate local water sources.
Theyadvised farmers to follow high-tech agro-forestry and green agriculturalpractices.
Theyalso asked the authorities to better handle the issues of rapid urbanisationand migration.-VNA
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Scene at the conference (Photo: PanNature Facebook Page) 
