Vietnamese communities in the Mekong Delta are faced with the substantial impacts of rising sea levels and salinity intrusion. The construction of embankments and dykes has historically been the principal strategy of the Vietnamese government to mitigate the effects of salinity intrusion on agricultural production. A predicted sea-level rise of 30 cm by the year 2050 is expected to accelerate salinity intrusion.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/responding-rising-sea-levels-mekong-delta
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/smajgl
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/t-q-toan
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/d-k-nhan-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vietnam
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-salinisation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
