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The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and localities in the Mekong Delta are urgently implementing 8 key projects with a total capital of more than 32,000 billion VND to cope with subsidence, landslides, flooding, drought and saltwater intrusion. In the context of increasingly extreme natural disasters and climate change, projects are expected to create a foundation for sustainable development for the entire region. Download The period 2026-2030 will implement 8 key projects with a total budget of 32,593 billion VND to cope with landslides and saline drought in the Mekong Delta region - Photo: VGP/LSOn the afternoon of May 9, in City. Can Tho, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung worked with provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region on implementing projects to prevent and control landslides, inundation, drought and saltwater intrusion according to Conclusion No. 26-KL/TW dated April 24, 2026 of the Politburo. Launching 8 key projects According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MARD), the period 2026-2030 will implement 8 key projects with a total budget of 32,593 billion VND. Currently, projects are being prepared for investment to soon be deployed throughout the Mekong Delta region. In particular, in Ca Mau, a system of works to control and regulate water resources in the southern region of National Highway 1A will be built. The project is responsible for regulating fresh water sources from the North of National Highway 1A to the South of National Highway 1A, serving dry season aquaculture for about 43,000 hectares in the city. Bac Lieu and Hoa Binh district, Bac Lieu province (former), and also serve the rice - shrimp production area along the Ca Mau - Bac Lieu canal with an area of about 10,400 hectares. In the city. Can Tho, the water source control project on the southern bank of Hau River, phase 2 will be implemented to close the irrigation system and regulate water sources for about 70,000 hectares in the area south of Hau river and north of Phung Hiep canal; contributing to reducing flooding due to high tides, increasing flow circulation and serving waterway traffic. City. Can Tho will also implement a project to prevent flooding, landslides, and adapt to climate change in the southern area of Hau River, including building 3 culverts and locks of O Mon, Tra Noc, Binh Thuy and other auxiliary works. In Vinh Long, a project to improve the coastal irrigation system will be implemented to close the irrigation system, control water sources for production in the North Ben Tre area and part of the South Ben Tre (formerly). Another project is to synchronously build a water source control system in the South of Ben Tre area, gradually complete the irrigation system in the freshwater zone, ensuring a stable water source for about 24,000 hectares of fruit trees and ornamental flowers. In addition, Ca Mau province will deploy the Tac Thu project cluster and irrigation works along the West Coast; At the same time, Ca Mau, Vinh Long and City. Can Tho will upgrade the East Sea and West Sea dyke systems. Another large-scale project is the climate resilience and integrated transformation program in the Mekong Delta using World Bank loans and grant aid from the Australian Government (WB11). Download Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung spoke at the meeting - Photo: VGP/LS Inter-regional response Speaking at the meeting, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung said that the Ministry has proactively developed a Plan to implement Conclusion 26-KL/TW and is expected to issue it in May. At the same time, the Ministry has also completed the first draft of the Governments Resolution on the Action Program to implement the Conclusion 26-KL/TW to collect opinions from ministries, branches and localities before submitting to the Government at the end of May. The Minister requested localities in the Mekong Delta to urgently grasp and concretize Conclusion No. 26-KL/TW into the development planning of each locality; Review and supplement contents related to subsidence, landslides, flooding, drought, saltwater intrusion and sea reclamation to have appropriate response solutions. Localities also need to develop plans to relocate residents in areas that are frequently flooded or have a high risk of subsidence and landslides to safe places; At the same time, strictly manage housing and construction construction activities, riverbed sand exploitation, underground water exploitation and activities that have the risk of increasing subsidence and landslides. According to Minister Trinh Viet Hung, the implementation of projects must ensure regional connectivity, avoiding local and fragmented investment. It cannot be done in one place but will cause damage in another, the Minister emphasized. The Minister also asked localities to provide accurate data on households that had to be relocated and resettled due to subsidence and landslides so that specialized agencies have a basis to build fundamental, long-term solutions for the entire region. Subsidence and landslides exceeded forecasts. According to the report of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention, the situation of subsidence, landslides, flooding, and drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta is becoming very serious, many problems have exceeded forecasts. Research results show that most of the Mekong Delta region experiences subsidence at a rate of 0.5-3 cm/year; The coastal area alone subsides from 1.5-2.5 cm/year, in many places over 2.5 cm/year. Meanwhile, measurement data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shows that the level of subsidence in the Mekong Delta in the last 5 years has ranged from less than 5 cm to over 10 cm. Regarding landslides, from 2016 to present, the entire region has had 812 landslides with a total length of more than 1,210.km. Among these, there are 315 particularly dangerous points with a length of 619 k
