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Mekong governments urged to protect migrant workers
2020-04-07 13:08:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
The vulnerable situation of migrant workers in the coronavirus crisis is being highlighted by the Mekong Migration Network (MMN), which is calling on the governments in the Greater Mekong Subregion - including Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar - to protect and support these workers, including those employed in factories.
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How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong
2019-12-19 01:01:22| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Mekong river is being damaged by sand extraction, adding to calls for limits on sand usage.
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To adapt to climate change, Mekong Delta provinces must unite: Deputy PM
2016-07-11 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vietname News: Tourists visit the C Mau southern most province. Deputy Prime Minister Vuong nh Hu? urged local governments to perform better administration reforms to attract more investment to the Mekong Delta. Politburo Member, Chairman of Southwestern Steering Committee and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong nh Hu? urged local governments to perform better administration reforms to attract more investment to the Mekong Delta. Deputy PM Hu? spoke during the opening speech for the 9th Mekong Delta Economic Develoment...
Mekong Delta faces worsening land subsidence
2016-07-03 22:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
English: The Mekong Delta region has been facing worsening land subsidence, which has been compounded by the prolonged drought in the region this year. A road subsides in Inter-provincial Road 965 in U Minh Thuong district, the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang. At the Mekong Delta Forum 2016 recently held in HCM City, economic experts said the region has been experiencing major impacts from climate change and human activity, including land subsidence from three to five centemetres each year. The...
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USD310 million to ensure sustainable livelihoods of Mekong Delta farmers
2016-06-11 05:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CPV: USD310 million to ensure sustainable livelihoods of Mekong Delta farmers The World Bank on June 10th approved USD310 million to help Vietnam build climate resilience and ensure sustainable livelihoods of 1.2 million people living in nine Mekong Delta provinces affected by climate change, salinity intrusion, coastal erosion, and flooding. Photo for illustration The approved project supports better climate-smart planning and improved climate resilience of land and water management practices,...
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