Measures sought for sustainable development in Mekong River basin
Representatives from 17 cities and provinces of the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands gathered in Gia Lai province, on March 14 to seek ways for sustainable development of the Mekong Basin.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha speaks at the event (Source: VNA)
Gia Lai (VNA) – Representatives from 17cities and provinces of the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands gathered inPleiku city, Gia Lai province, on March 14 to seek ways for sustainabledevelopment of the Mekong Basin.
Five Central Highlands provinces has beenincluded in the Vietnam National Mekong Committee, Minister of NaturalResources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, who is also the committee’s Chairman, toldthe committee’s plenary session, the first of its kind in 2018.
Amid the climate change, the rise and fall of rivers’ water levels in dry andflooding seasons cause serious impacts on the living and economic developmentof regional localities, he said, adding Vietnam has responsibility to work withMekong River upstream nations on consultation on major policies and legalissues while implementing urgent projects and tasks related to the region,particularly the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands.
According to the Committee, the year 2018 isforecast to see variations in terms of hydrometeorology in the Mekong River basin.Climate change and extreme weather patterns will continue posing challenges forsocio-economic development in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlandslocalities.
The Committee needs to review its tasks, study impactsof hydropower projects in the mainstream of the Mekong River, and developadaptive measures for the situation.
Proposals will be submitted to the Government to prepare for the third Summitof the Mekong River Commission, slated for April in Siem Reap,Cambodia.
The Mekong (Cuu Long) Delta region in the lower Mekongbasin has a total area of nearly four million hectares, accounting for 12percent of the nation’s land area and five percent of the Mekong River basin. Itcontributes 50 percent of food, nearly 70 percent of aquatic product export,and 90 percent of rice export of the nation.
The Se San and Srepok Rivers in the CentralHighlands are the two tributaries of the Mekong River. The basin of the tworivers, spanning the five regional provinces, provides water irrigation,industry, and daily life use, contributing to boosting local economicdevelopment and improving the living condition of residents.-VNA
Adverse climate change could cost Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand at least 16 billion USD per year in damage to natural resource assets and infrastructure services, a report has revealed.
Le Duc Trung, Chief of the Office of Vietnam National Mekong Committee, spoke to the newspaper Tin Tuc (News) about how to share the Mekong River to the benefit of all regional countries.
Vietnam calls on the UN Security Council to play its active role in preventing water-related conflicts, upholding int'l law and frameworks that help protect water security and infrastrastructures.
Countries in the Mekong River basin have been urged to stop building hydroelectric dams on the river’s main stream as alluvial soil and vital nutrients are being seriously depleted.
Floods in the Mekong Delta are expected to occur earlier this year due to higher than average rainfall, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
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Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha speaks at the event (Source: VNA) 
