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'Many of Hanoi’s lakes have been filled in for real estate projects, which has resulted in flooding after heavy rain. This is due to human interference, it’s not a natural occurrence,' stated Dr. Bach Tan Sinh from the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Institute for Science and Technology Policy and Strategy Studies...

Authorities of Ca Mau province, Vietnam have relocated 300 households from the Western Sea Dyke to resettlement areas to prevent landslide caused disasters near th erosion-prone riverbanks. They also launched a campaing to raise awareness about disaster prevention, land erosion and the sea-level rise...

'In each scenario, the Mekong Delta will play a different role in the national economy, and have different schemes for climate change adaptation as well as land and water use,' said Dick Kevelam, chief expert of the Netherlands’ Mekong Delta Plan (MDP)...

A project to pilot the sensor and monitoring system for environment warning and disaster mitigation will be executed in Can Tho and Danang cities within a year from January, announces VietNamNet...

Speaking at an international conference held in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday the secretary of the Typhoon Committee, an intergovernmental body based in Macau, suggested that cities engage in international cooperation to increase the managerial capacity of urban planners. 'Urban flooding is not an isolated issue and it should be integrated with urban system or planning'...