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A foreign tourist wades down a flooded street in the tourist town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam in 2009. Vietnam on Wednesday agreed to a declaration in Bangladesh about continuing the Kyoto protocol with 18 other climate- vulnerable countries.   The Dhaka Declaration following a ministerial meeting...

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  By Danielle Nierenberg and Philip Newell* Whether fishing on the coast or farming in the fields, the people of Vietnam depend on an abundant supply of water. But as water becomes increasingly scarce, sustainable agriculture will be a key way to improve yields over the long term....

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Farmers in the Mekong Delta, a region highly vulnerable to climate change impacts A Finland-sponsored project launched Thursday will help deal with  climate change impacts in Mekong Delta provinces, news website VnExpress said Friday.   Finland ambassador Pekka Hyvõnen said the embassy will donate nearly 161,000 euros...

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  Australia and Germany provided US$63.7 million to the extended Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems Program (CCCEP) in Vietnam. The funds will be used to restore mangrove forests, build advanced sea dikes and educate coastal residents about sustainable cultivation techniques. Under an agreement signed Friday,...

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  Climate change threatens far more than our environment. It’s already led to the spread of infectious diseases and respiratory ailments across the globe and contributed to thousands of deaths through heat waves and other extreme weather events. It’s even fueled recent revolts in the Middle East and...

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A fishing boat cruises in the Ilulissat fjord on Greenland's western coast, 2004. Quickening climate change in the Arctic including a thaw of Greenland’s ice could raise world sea levels by up to 1.6 meters by 2100, an international report showed on Tuesday. Such a rise — above most past scientific estimates...

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A foreign tourist wades down a flooded street in the tourist town of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam in 2009. The World Meteorological Organization reported that globally, 2010 was the hottest year on record. Nine of the ten hottest years ever recorded were in the first decade of this century. The Earth is warming...

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A boat full of illegal immigrants enters the port of the Italian island of Lampedusa escorted by a Coast Guard vessel on February 20. Fifty million "environmental refugees" will flood into the global north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate change, experts warned at a major science conference that ended...

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A view of Can Tho, which, according to a new study, will be heavily flooded from 2050 due to climate change Climate change will lead to the flooding of nine urban centers in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in mid-21st century, with Can Tho being the hardest hit. A new study by the Institute of Hydrometeorology and Environment...

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Vietnam has registered to take part in the world day against climate change (October 10) with 27 events. VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam has registered to take part in the world day against climate change (October 10) with 27 events.   ODA to put heat on climate change Outside scientific community, climate change largely not understood VN...

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