Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, head of
the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region, has requested sectors and
agencies at all levels to be aware of climate change and take proactive
adaptation in the Mekong Delta region. The Mekong Delta is a key economic
region of special significance to the country; however, it is facing a lot of
challenges, most seriously the impacts of rising sea water and increasing
saline intrusion as a result of climate change as well as the dependence on
upstream countries in management and exploitation of water resources. At a
recent symposium on adaptation to climate change and water resource management
in the Mekong Delta region under the chair of Deputy PM Hue, participants
agreed on the need to apply synchronous and overall solutions, facilitate the
engagement of the entire political system and promote the role of each
locality, each residential community and especially the people. The deputy PM
insisted on the continuous update of detailed climate change scenarios for each
subregion and locality, on that basis, renovating the work of strategy building
and planning – from the master planning on socio-economic development to the
planning on infrastructure development, use of land and water resources,
exploitation of groundwater and agricultural restructuring. He also directed
the continuous application of legal and diplomatic measures with upstream
countries of the Mekong River Basin in a spirit of cooperation to harmoniously,
effectively and sustainably exploit and use water resources for mutual
benefits, ensuring national interests and accordance with international
practice for a cross-country river. Hue asked for solutions concerning policies
and institutions in water resource management, biodiversity, land use and
groundwater exploitation, and those on restructuring, urban development and
industrialization in the Mekong Delta region; acceleration of communication
among businesses and people aiming to raise awareness and proactively adapt to
challenges in the time ahead; and proactively research suitable plant seeds and
livestock breeds for each subregion. He assigned the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Environment (MONRE) to research and propose proper measures on
the integrated management of water resources in the Mekong Delta; requested the
Ministries of Planning and Investment, and Finance to review and distribute
resources for adaptation to climate change in localities across the region; and
asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and MONRE to closely
follow and give timely updates and assessments of the water source situation
and saline intrusion in the 2016-2017 dry season, thereby instructing
localities on ways to respond to minimise possible damages.
Localities in the Mekong Delta region were
tasked with updating the issues and challenges relating to climate change, and
include them in their respective socio-economic development plans and
programmes.
Government's
Website – October 25 - http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/Mekong-Delta-proactively-responds-to-climate-change/201610/28772.vgp
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