VExpress-Nov 14
Anthropogenic drivers in the Mekong Delta will limit opportunities to adapt to climate change even as it dominates threats to the region in coming years, a new report warns. The Mekong Delta has long historical experience of dealing with water- and climate-related factors which can threaten agricultural production and livelihoods.
However, the increasing impacts of climate change and anthropogenic activities challenge the sustainability of existing approaches, and call for new adaptation and mitigation measures, according to the “Climate Change in Vietnam: Impacts and Adaptation” report which sought to assess the socio-economic impacts of climate change in Vietnam by 2050. Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is the third largest delta on earth, and currently home to 17 million people, whose livelihoods depend mainly on agricultural and aquacultural production. The region supplies more than half of Vietnam’s rice production, 90 percent of which is exported, and is thus crucial for both national and international food security. The report said the delta is already under pressure, which leaves local people with a limited window of opportunity for adaptation. First among the major challenges facing the delta is the pressure on water resources from rapid urbanization and intensified food production. Read more at: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/climate-change-adaptation-compromised-mekong-delta-faces-manmade-disaster-4384098.html
