Low-lying Mekong Delta deals with worsening land subsidence
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta region needs “consistent strategies” to deal with groundwater extraction, land subsidence and saltwater intrusion in an increasingly urbanising area, experts said yesterday at a conference in Ho Chi Minh City.
Speaking at the online event, Nguyen Huu Thien, an expert on Mekong Delta ecology, said that land subsidence is a threat to many of the world’s deltas, especially the Mekong Delta in Vietnam.
The overexploitation of groundwater in the region has contributed to severe land subsidence and will lead to devastating consequences if the practice continues, according to the expert.
“It is essential to support policymakers in exploring suitable, consistent strategies for mitigating subsidence in a participatory manner.”
Vietnam News/ANN
