Natural Disasters

Floods swamp Vietnam as typhoon death toll reaches 27

Floods inundated swathes of central and southern Vietnam on Sunday in the wake of a typhoon that left at least 27 dead just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific lea

Publication Date: 
06/11/2017
Reuters
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, Vietnam, Agriculture, Typhoons
Energy

Vietnam To Launch Solar Power Auctions

The World Bank and the Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) have joined hands to implement a pilot auction program for solar projects.

Publication Date: 
26/09/2017
Clean Technica
Tags:
Energy, Solar Energy, World Bank, Vietnam, Renewable Energy, Electricity
Natural Disasters

Deadly flash floods hit Vietnam and Thailand, killing at least 53

At least 53 people have lost their lives after parts of southeast Asia were inundated by flooding.

Publication Date: 
08/08/2017
International Business Times
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Floods, Vietnam, Thailand
Energy

Gender equality in renewable energy in the Lower Mekong: assessment and opportunities

This white paper authored by SEI for the USAID Clean Power Asia programme aims to illuminate women working in the energy sectors of the four Lower Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states, nations as part of a gender and renewable energy assessment

Publication Date: 
21/07/2017
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Renewable Energy, Women, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Energy Policy, Unemployment
Wildlife

Grinding Rhino: an undercover investigation on Rhino Horn trafficking in China and Vietnam

Rhinoceros horn can be easily bought in China despite it being illegal since 1993. The rhino horn products in antiques shop are far from antique. They are new and most likely been illegally trafficked from Africa to Vietnam and then into China.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2017
Elephant Action League (EAL)
Tags:
Rhinoceros, Wildlife Trade, Poaching, Illegal Trade, China, Vietnam
Air Pollution

Vietnam aims to banish hordes of motorcycles from capitald

Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, approved a plan on Tuesday to ban the motorcycles that swarm its streets by 2030 in an attempt to reduce traffic jams and pollution, the city's People Committee said on it

Publication Date: 
05/07/2017
Reuters
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Air Pollution, Congestion, Two Wheelers, Vietnam, Air Pollution Control, Public Transport
Wildlife

Body Shop announces £2m 'bio-bridges' scheme to protect endangered rainforest wildlife

The company worked with conservationists on schemes in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, helping species such as orangutans, tigers and monkeys

Publication Date: 
04/07/2017
Independent (United Kingdom)
Tags:
Wildlife, Endangered Species, Vietnam, Malaysia, Habitat
Biodiversity

New ‘Elfin mountain toad’ discovered in Annamite Mountains of Vietnam

A new species of Asian mountain toad belonging to the genus Ophryophryne has been discovered in the the Truong Son or Annamite mountains of Vietnam, an area of high diversity for the group.

Publication Date: 
15/06/2017
Mongabay
Tags:
Biodiversity, Vietnam, Amphibians
Climate Change

Extreme temperatures in Southeast Asia caused by El Niño and worsened by global warming

In April 2016, southeast Asia experienced surface air temperatures (SATs) that surpassed national records, exacerbated energy consumption, disrupted agriculture and caused severe human discomfort. Here we show using observations and an ensemble of global warming simulations the combined impact of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon and long-term warming on regional SAT extremes. We find a robust relationship between ENSO and southeast Asian SATs wherein virtually all April extremes occur during El Niño years.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2017
Kaustubh Thirumalai, Pedro N. DiNezio, Yuko Okumura & et al
Nature Communications
1-8
Tags:
El Nino, Global Warming, Climate Change, Climate Science, Heat Waves, Asia, Indian Ocean, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia
Water Resources

Impacts of 25 years of groundwater extraction on subsidence in the Mekong delta, Vietnam

Many major river deltas in the world are subsiding and consequently become increasingly vulnerable to flooding and storm surges, salinization and permanent inundation. For the Mekong Delta, annual subsidence rates up to several centimetres have been reported. Excessive groundwater extraction is suggested as the main driver. As groundwater levels drop, subsidence is induced through aquifer compaction.

Publication Date: 
01/06/2017
P S J Minderhoud, G Erkens, V H Pham & et al
Environmental Research Letters
12
6
1-13
Tags:
Groundwater, Rivers, Hydrology, Vietnam

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