January 3, 2012
A dried part of the Ba Ha River below a hydropower dam in Phu Yen Province An inspection by officials in Phu Yen Province in south central Vietnam on Tuesday found rivers are dying and locals’ lives are lagging as a result of hydropower dams. The three hydropower plants in the province, put on the Ba [...]
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September 25, 2011
About two weeks before the new school year started, at least 17 children drowned in rivers, lakes and construction pits across the country. The latest incident was reported in Hanoi, where six children, all 12, drowned when their boat capsized in the Red River on September 2. Although two big rivers, the Red and [...]
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September 20, 2011
Land-locked neighbor reveals plans to start construction of controversial dam months before regional meeting decides on the issue A handout photo released by the US-based environmental group International Rivers shows construction on the Xayaburi dam’s access road and work-camps has gone ahead despite commitments by the government of Laos in April to temporarily suspend [...]
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June 4, 2011
Damming the Mekong would lead to loss of fisheries, reduced agricultural productivity and erosion of river channels and coastline of the Mekong Delta Visitors look at the shipping locks of the Three Gorges Dam near Yichang, Hubei Province, China. China will move at least four million people in the next decade to protect the [...]
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January 6, 2011
A view of Can Tho, which, according to a new study, will be heavily flooded from 2050 due to climate change Climate change will lead to the flooding of nine urban centers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in mid-21st century, with Can Tho being the hardest hit. A new study by the Institute of Hydrometeorology and [...]
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December 11, 2010
Vietnam may face steep power shortages going into 2011, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the nation’s sole power distributor, said, attributing the expected shortfalls to drought conditions. Water levels in major rivers are projected to be much lower than usual, company officials announced at a recent meeting. Despite recent floods, water levels in Da, Se [...]
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December 27, 2009
HCM City authorities have urged district authorities and the Sai Gon Real Estate Corporation to boost the progress of relocating and resettling 15,000 households living in slums alongside or on rivers and canals. LookAtVietnam – The HCM City People’s Committee has urged district authorities and the Sai Gon Real Estate Corporation to boost the progress [...]
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December 19, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Looking at the Red River’s dry bed, Tran Van Dien felt depressed thinking about his cargo boat which was moored at the dock for the last few days. A view of the Red River which has dwindled to its lowest level in 107 years because of the dire effects of El Nino.“The river [...]
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December 19, 2009
A view of the Red River which has dwindled to its lowest level in 107 years because of the dire effects of El Nino Looking at the Red Riverâs dry bed, Tran Van Dien felt depressed thinking about his cargo boat which was moored at the dock for the last few days. âThe river is [...]
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December 17, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Aquatic products output from the Mekong River will be halved to 200,000 tons a year in the coming time due to the impacts of climate change . . . Photo: www.enjoytravelvietnam.comThe 4,900-kilometer river flowing through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam currently supplies over 400,000 tons of fishery products a year. However, [...]
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