Vietnam Plus — Provinces in the Mekong Delta have said they have taken effective measures to mitigate saltwater intrusion impacts in the ongoing dry season. This has helped ensure fresh water for agriculture production and household use in coastal areas. The delta, which comprises 12 provinces and Can Tho City, is normally affected by saltwater intrusion from the sea during the dry Read More…

VN Express — Several researchers have reacted with skepticism and criticism to American experts’ suggestions of Mekong downstream countries paying China for water to avoid drought. Some said it was not just impractical but also something that would set a “bad precedent.” In mid-February, American experts, Alan Basist, Mekong Dam Monitor Co-Lead, and Brian Eyler, Southeast Read More…

VN Express — Farmers and authorities in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have started storing water, building dams and planting seeds early to avoid drought and salinity. Living near Kenh Lap, Mekong Delta’s largest manmade reservoir in Ben Tre Province, Le Van Hao said he had witnessed how the reservoir, which has a capacity of nearly one million cubic meters, ran dry in April 2020. That Read More…

Khmer Times — For the first time in 60 years, the Mekong Basin which has one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world with more than 20,000 plant species and 850 fish species, had experienced low water levels from 2019 to last year. The low water flow, caused by the weather, had greatly impacted the biodiversity, ecosystem, fisheries, loss of habitat, irrigation for agriculture Read More…

The Phnom Penh Post — President of the Royal Academy of Cambodia Sok Touch called on provincial authorities around the Tonle Sap Lake and the Fisheries Administration to strengthen patrols, investigation, prevention and crackdown on people using fish electrocution devices in the Tonle Sap Lake, because this crime costs the government $10,000 in income a night. The call came on January 28 Read More…