The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau will spend 198 billion VND (9.5million USD) to cope with climate change and rising sea levels thisyear, said Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development Le Van Su.
Of the figure, 120 billion VND(5.7 million USD) will be used to upgrade the sea dyke system in westerncoastal areas and 78 billion VND (3.7 million USD) will be spent onthree coastal reforestation projects.
Initially, the provincewill upgrade 30 kilometres of the 110-kilometre western sea dyke; theremaining 80 kilometres of which will be attended to in later years.
Reforestationto halt erosion and mend damaged sea dyke sections will be prioritizedin Ngoc Hien, Nam Cam, Phu Tan, U Minh and Tran Van Thoi districts.
Ca Mau has three sea-facing sides with a total length of 252kilometres, accounting for one third of the Mekong Delta coast line, andis considered one of the hardest hit provinces from climate change andrising sea levels.
Since 2011, the province has proposed fiveprojects to cope with these challenges from 2011-2015 and 2015-2020 withtotal approved capital of over 5 trillion VND ( 238 million USD),but insufficient funding has caused delay in project implementation.
Accordingto a climate change scenario, if sea level is estimated to rise 0.5meters each year, thousands of hectares of land and thousands of homeswill be submerged a decade from now.
Local authorised agencieshave requested the Government, ministries, and central authorities tospeed up construction on upgrading Ca Mau’s sea dyke system ensuring itsoperation by 2020.-VNA
Of the figure, 120 billion VND(5.7 million USD) will be used to upgrade the sea dyke system in westerncoastal areas and 78 billion VND (3.7 million USD) will be spent onthree coastal reforestation projects.
Initially, the provincewill upgrade 30 kilometres of the 110-kilometre western sea dyke; theremaining 80 kilometres of which will be attended to in later years.
Reforestationto halt erosion and mend damaged sea dyke sections will be prioritizedin Ngoc Hien, Nam Cam, Phu Tan, U Minh and Tran Van Thoi districts.
Ca Mau has three sea-facing sides with a total length of 252kilometres, accounting for one third of the Mekong Delta coast line, andis considered one of the hardest hit provinces from climate change andrising sea levels.
Since 2011, the province has proposed fiveprojects to cope with these challenges from 2011-2015 and 2015-2020 withtotal approved capital of over 5 trillion VND ( 238 million USD),but insufficient funding has caused delay in project implementation.
Accordingto a climate change scenario, if sea level is estimated to rise 0.5meters each year, thousands of hectares of land and thousands of homeswill be submerged a decade from now.
Local authorised agencieshave requested the Government, ministries, and central authorities tospeed up construction on upgrading Ca Mau’s sea dyke system ensuring itsoperation by 2020.-VNA
