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Responding to drought and salinity intrusion: don’t let the people be hungry and lack of fresh water

9:54:44, 31/05/2016

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held the workshop of Drought and Salinization prevention in Mekong Delta
9:32:58, 31/05/2016
In the morning of 17th February, in Can Tho City, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with Can Tho City People's Committee held a workshop of drought and salinization prevention for provinces and cities in Mekong Delta .
Prime Minister approved Flood and Dike control planning on the Red and Thai Binh rivers system
9:39:58, 24/05/2016
On February 18th, Prime Minister approved Flood and Dike control planning on the Red and Thai Binh rivers system with a total budget to implementation plan (approximately) 112,668 billion VND
Workshop: “Strengthening capacity for early warning of real time operation in downstream areas on Dong Nai-Sai Gon river basin”
9:16:30, 24/05/2016
In the afternoon of April 12th 2016, the Workshop “Strengthening capacity for early warning of real time operation in the Dong Nai-Sai Gon river basin” was held in Hanoi by Derectorate of Water Resources - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
El Nino impacts underscore need for preparedness
14:11:49, 23/05/2016
GENEVA, 27 April 2016 – The world needs to do more to tackle the drawn-out impacts of the strongest El Nino in five decades, senior aid and development officials say, underscoring the call for preparedness and resilience in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Women hold key to addressing disaster risks
13:58:36, 23/05/2016
The vital role of women in reducing the risk of disasters is being highlighted in a regional conference that opened today in Ha Noi. Experts from 22 countries have gathered to call for urgent action to promote gender equality in disaster risk reduction programmes and policies, particularly in implementing the Sendai Framework for Action on Disaster Risk Reduction.
How Earth Changed In 2015: The View From Far Above
9:50:34, 18/05/2016
Sometimes the best way to witness planetary happenings — and to gain perspective on them — is from high above. Below are satellite images and aerial photos from the NASA Earth Observatory that capture some of the more dramatic changes that shaped the earth over the past year.
Responding to the historic drought and saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta: Urging to restore production and stabilize people's lives
17:23:5, 05/05/2016
In the morning of March 7th 2016, the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had a meeting with the authority stakeholders of Mekong Delta region on the prevention of drought and salinity intrusion, held in Can Tho city.
Plant shifting to response to drought
17:13:54, 05/05/2016
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydrometeorology, due to El-Nino effects, dry season will extend until the end of August 2016; droughts and water scarcity will last until the end of 2016 summer-autumn crop in some local areas in the South Central Coast
Assessment meeting on the implementation Progress in 2015 and deploy the implementation plan for 2016 - Project "Building disaster resilient societies in Vietnam" (Jica2), funded by the Japanese Government
17:1:9, 05/05/2016
During the morning of 20th Jan 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a meeting to assess the project’s implementation progress in 2015 and deploy the implementation plan for 2016. The meeting took place in the head office of Directorate of Water Resource, the steering committee of the Jica2 project.
Temperatures of the Northern Central fell to unprecedented levels
16:50:47, 05/05/2016
From 23 to 25 January, affected by the enhanced cold air with strong intensity, the Northern Central suffered from the serious cold at the large scale with the common lowest background temperatures from 5 to 7ºC.