Water and Wetlands
As Mekong Leaders Gather, Public Awaits Answers on Xayaburi Dam
Save the Mekong Press Release - Phuket, Thailand – As the Mekong River Commission (MRC) member countries gather today for the MRC’s Mekong 2 Rio International Conference on Transboundary River Basin Management, the Save the Mekong coalition has called upon regional governments to immediately address the ambiguities that have been left unanswered with respect to the future of the Xayaburi Dam and other mainstream dams …
02 May 2012 | News story
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No flood, no money. What a trade!
When asked about his future, Nguyen Van Nghe, a fisherman in Dong Thap Province answered: “No flood, no money. What a trade!” He was referring to the fact that over the last 10 years the construction of high dykes in Dong Thap and the Long Xuyen Quadrangle has blocked the annual replenishment of freshwater, nutrients, and sediment on which fish depend. In turn, this has destroyed the wild fisheries on which the landless, including Nghe, who make up 20% of the Mekong Delta’s population, depend. Wild fish production has declined by 40% over the last 10 years and species that were once used as fertilizer now sell for VND180,000/kg. The predatory snakehead, which once occupied the top of the aquatic food chain, has disappeared. The high dykes have also greatly reduced the annual flushing. This has resulted in the accumulation of pathogens and toxins in the surface water and growing public health problems. … | Vietnamese
09 Apr 2012 | Article
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Supporting civil society to influence the development of Vietnam’s Water Law
In 2011, Mekong Water Dialogue (MWD) funded Vietnam River Network (VRN) to do a detailed review of draft versions of the new Water Law. VRN and the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) organized a series of consultation meetings to gather feedback from local NGOs, academia, and the general public. A report summarizing this feedback (in Vietnamese and a summary in English) is available on the MWD website. In 2012, MWD will continue to support civil society efforts to target the National Assembly, which has the ultimate authority for reviewing and approving laws, specifically the need for the Water Law to explicitly incorporate the principles of integrated water resource management, address international waters, and ensure public participation in water resource management. … | Vietnamese
24 Feb 2012 | News story
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News & Events
2012
2011:
- Man vs. nature: flooding in the Mekong Delta
- NGO engagement in revision of law on water resources
- Groundwater in Mekong Delta
- Workshop on biodiversity conservation and wetlands management in Bac Kan Province
- Issues in integrated watershed management and river basin management in Vietnam – what are the next steps?
- Vietnam national working group (NWG) meeting - Mekong Water Dialogues - Phase II
- Delta 2011
- Xayaburi Dam: waves of unpredictable destruction
- Ba Be became Vietnam’s third Ramsar Site
- Environmental trends and adaptation options in Mekong delta
- Craft village water pollution
2010:
- Groundwater issues and knowledge in the lower Mekong basin information sharing workshop
- The Green Days for a Green Millennium
- What a Great Green Festival Day!
- ASEAN Exhibition on Biodiversity, August 3-6, 2010, Hanoi, Vietnam
- The Mekong River: droughts, dams, and a defining moment in time
- Co-management and governance in Vietnam: Some Reflections
- World Wetlands Day in Vietnam is a call for action
- 2009:
- Water and Wetlands: The Mekong's Heart and Blood
- Wetlands Workshop Identifies the Need for Improved Environmental Governance
- Living Rivers Workshop seeks to keep rivers alive
- Wetlands Workshop Identifies the Need for Improved Environmental Governance
- IUCN-Supported Framework to Facilitate Water for Food and Ecosystems Strategy
- Stakeholder Feedback to Shape Water for Food and Ecosystems Network
- VN Wetlands Network Explores Payments for Environmental Services
- Mekong Region Dialogues Launched in Viet Nam
- Dialogues to Streamline Water Use in the Mekong Region
- Group hones Water for Food and Ecosystems case studies
- Water for Food and Ecosystem Framework Strategy Underway for Viet Nam
- Asia Needs Urgent Action to Conserve its Wetlands
- Asian Wetland Symposium 2008: Showcasing Viet Nam’s Wetlands
- MONRE and IUCN Celebrate World Wetlands Day 2008
- Mangrove restoration: Protect the coast and mitigating climate change impacts
- Applying an Ecosystem Approach to wetlands management in Viet Nam
- New water initiative launched in Viet Nam
- Preliminary Water for Food and Ecosystems Strategy drafted -- December
- Mekong Region Water Dialogues Viet Nam Component launched -- November
- Asia Wetlands Symposium – June
- Ecosystem Management Workshop - November
- Launch of the Water for Food and Ecosystem Partnership Viet Nam – Netherlands - August
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