Ca Mau may be flooded in large areas

Recent research by the International Fund for Nature Protection (WWF) shows that, in the next 25 years, climate change can cause widespread flooding and salinisation of freshwater ecosystems in Ca Mau.

In 2008, WWF's Greater Mekong program conducted research in Ca Mau (Vietnam) and Krabi (Thailand) to clarify the impact of climate change on economic development, people's livelihoods and chapters. WWF conservation program.

With the cooperation of Southern Institute of Water Resources Planning, the study shows that storms and sea level rise will seriously affect the economic sectors of Ca Mau, while the management of short and long term The province is not enough to solve these problems. Therefore, Ca Mau is recommended to develop a Integrated Water Management Strategy, as well as consider climate change issues when planning agricultural and aquaculture development.

In addition, the study also recommends that provincial planners should pay more attention to ecological protection - maintaining or embellishing natural areas such as sand dunes, wetlands and coastal forests with reduced effects. strength of storms, improved water quality and flow regulation. At the same time, it is necessary to upgrade early warning systems as well as emergency relief to prepare for future climate-related disasters.

High water levels, people's catching will be affected.Photo: Ca Mau Newspaper.

Also according to the study, since the ecosystems and agriculture of the Mekong Delta are based on the natural flow and sedimentation of this river, the upstream changes such as preventing self-flow and sediment will impact the effects of more severe sea level rise and reduce agricultural production. Therefore, WWF calls for inter-national efforts to free the Mekong River.

WWF is aiming to conserve 600,000 square kilometers of forests and rivers in the Mekong region - a region of top biodiversity in the world, which is facing serious threats from climate change. This is also the residence and source of life for more than 300 million people of Cambodia, China (Yunnan province), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Mekong Basin is home to at least 1,300 species of fish, including the giant Mekong catfish - one of the world's largest fish species. The Mekong is also the river with the most biodiversity of the planet, more than the Amazon River in species density with many endemic species.