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A traditional rice field on an island in the Mekong river near Tra Vinh City that will be harvested and transitioned into a shrimp pond at the end of the wet season. Credit: Quinn Goranson Subscribe ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » History: How Vietnam's Mekong Delta became a cradle of homegrown religions
Unlike the Red River Delta's long-established religious traditions, southern Vietnam's Mekong region gave rise to indigenous faiths whose spiritual leaders offered healing, hope and support to ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » History: Sand mining in Vietnam's Mekong Delta sinks homes, livelihoods
One summer morning, Le Thi Hong Mai's home collapsed into a river in Vietnam's Mekong Delta, where shoreline erosion caused by sand mining and hydropower dams threatens hundreds of thousands of people ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » History: Mekong Delta provinces discuss the importance of maintaining ecosystem services in the 5th Mekong Delta Nature and Culture Conservation Forum, Vietnam
Ca Mau, Vietnam – 12th April 2013 – More than 200 scientists, policy makers from Vietnam Ministries as well as the thirteen Delta provinces; representatives from international conservation and ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » History: In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of moving to the city grows even stronger amid climate shocks
CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety houseboat in the Mekong Delta, have dreams. Tran loves K-pop, watches videos at night to ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » History: Catfish Blues: The Imperiled Mekong Delta
Zeb Hogan and colleagues from the Cambodian Fisheries Administration tagging, and then releasing, a Mekong giant catfish. In his book, "Chasing Giants," Hogan describes the importance to people of ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » History: Vietnam: Drought And Salinity In The Mekong Delta Threatens Food Security – Analysis
The Mekong Delta in South Vietnam has been the country’s rice granary for generations, feeding more than 20 million people today. But climate change resulting in droughts and salinity of the river-fed ...
News Vietnam » Mekong River Delta » History: Vietnam's Mekong Delta residents increasingly migrate to cities due to climate concerns
Climate vulnerability threatens the future of the Mekong Delta, leading to increased floods, droughts and challenges in farming. Migration from the delta to cities is increasing as residents seek ...