$1.9bn proposed to help Vietnam’s Mekong Delta cope with climate change
Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment is expected to propose pouring an additional investment worth VND45 trillion (US$1.9 billion) into ongoing efforts to boost development in the Mekong Delta and to help the region cope with climate change.
The financial assistance will be spent over the next five years, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said during a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
Chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the conference was aimed at reviewing the two-year implementation of the government’s Resolution No.120 on climate-resilient and sustainable development of the Mekong Delta region.
