The Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, one of the hardest hit by climatechange between now and 2050, has been upgrading and expanding its urbanareas in an eco-friendly fashion that adapts to the changing climate.
Since the outset of 2015, the city has workedwith neighbouring localities to assess the impacts of climate change onthe region and adopt suitable solutions, said the provincial Departmentof Natural Resources and Environment.
Accordingly, any urban planning activity must take into full accountsuch factors as landform stability and sea level rise while designingsuitable irrigation systems and waterway traffic together withflood-proof residential clusters, installing warnings at buildings inflood-prone areas and preparing for emergencies.
Some 24 culverts, two ports in Tra Noc and Binh Thuy Rivers and sixpumping stations will be constructed while canal systems within the citywill be dredged and upgraded by 2017 to boost the capacity of flooddrainage.
An additional 152 culverts, 29 pumping stations and 614 kilometres of dykes are scheduled to be built beyond 2017.
The Mekong Delta city also works to maintain sufficient water reserves and minimise floods.
Experts predicted that by 2050, many provinces in the Mekong Delta,including Can Tho, would be 0.8-1 metres under sea level.
Climate change is forecast to reduce the Mekong River’s flow by 2-24percent during dry seasons and increase 7-15 percent during floodseasons, burdening agricultural production in the region.-VNA
Since the outset of 2015, the city has workedwith neighbouring localities to assess the impacts of climate change onthe region and adopt suitable solutions, said the provincial Departmentof Natural Resources and Environment.
Accordingly, any urban planning activity must take into full accountsuch factors as landform stability and sea level rise while designingsuitable irrigation systems and waterway traffic together withflood-proof residential clusters, installing warnings at buildings inflood-prone areas and preparing for emergencies.
Some 24 culverts, two ports in Tra Noc and Binh Thuy Rivers and sixpumping stations will be constructed while canal systems within the citywill be dredged and upgraded by 2017 to boost the capacity of flooddrainage.
An additional 152 culverts, 29 pumping stations and 614 kilometres of dykes are scheduled to be built beyond 2017.
The Mekong Delta city also works to maintain sufficient water reserves and minimise floods.
Experts predicted that by 2050, many provinces in the Mekong Delta,including Can Tho, would be 0.8-1 metres under sea level.
Climate change is forecast to reduce the Mekong River’s flow by 2-24percent during dry seasons and increase 7-15 percent during floodseasons, burdening agricultural production in the region.-VNA
