3 options to cope with climate change

On September 16, in Ho Chi Minh City, in an interview with the press on climate change issues and proposed solutions to cope with climate change, Mr. Ralph Cantral, senior consultant of the Management Office Sea and coastal resources - The US National Marine and Atmospheric Administration has released three response options .

Climate change is a change in the state of the climate relative to the average or climate fluctuations sustained over a long period of time, usually decades or longer.

According to the study of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), TP.Ho Chi Minh is among the 10 most threatened cities by climate change (including India's Calcutta and Bombay, Dacca of Bangladesh, Shanghai, Guangzhou of China, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok). of Thailand and Yangon of Myanmar.

The statistical results of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and climate change in Vietnam have made the natural disasters, especially floods and droughts, increasingly fierce.In the past 50 years, the average annual temperature has increased by 0.7oC, sea level has risen by 20cm.

According to Mr. Ralph Cantral, to respond to climate change: Firstly, it is necessary to take measures to protect the land, especially for coastal areas, because if there is climate change, it will cause surrounding soil condition. coastline eroded.

Second , measures to adapt to climate change such as lifting structures or creating movable structures.

Third , relocate people from the affected area, and carry out resettlement for areas affected by flooding by migration or in-service or permanently. After relocation, these lands can be used as agricultural land or for other suitable purposes.

However, according to Mr. Ralph Cantral, in the three options mentioned above, the third option has the lowest implementation cost.

In addition, during the two days working in Hanoi, senior adviser to the Bureau of Marine and Coastal Resources Management - US National Marine and Atmospheric Administration, Ralph Cantral also had a meeting with national representatives. Vietnam Association.

At the meeting, Mr. Ralph Cantral introduced American experiences in establishing specific legal documents and regulations on climate change.

At the same time, Mr. Ralph Cantral said, he also had a number of specific proposals with representatives of the Vietnamese parliament on settling flooding as well as detailing the process of dealing with climate change with experts Vietnam.

According to Mr. Ralph Cantral, Vietnamese agencies are currently lacking in coordinated coordination in the study of climate change issues as well as proposing solutions to cope with climate change.

People in the Mekong River Delta are at risk of migrating when the sea level rises .(Internet photo)