Land erosion in the Mekong Delta must be carefully considered

Nguyen Huu Thien, an independent researcher on the ecosystem in the Mekong Delta talks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) newspaper on the serious problem of land erosion in the region. Mekong Delta suffers from coastal erosion, landslides Landslides in the Mekong Delta causing serious erosion A group of local officials examine a land erosion site in Hậu Giang Province’s Chau Thanh District in the Mekong Delta last week. — VNA/VNS Photo Hong Thai Is soil erosion common along river banks in the Mekong Delta? The Mekong Delta was formed by sand and alluvial soil over the last 6,000 years. In that process, it is natural to see along the river banks an extending side and a sliding side. However, the extending side is always wider than the sliding side. That’s why the Cuu Long Delta has become larger and larger as times goes by. On average, each year, the Cửu Long Delta’s land grows 16 metres towards the East Sea, while in the mainland it also gains some 26 metres per annum towards the direction of the Ca Mau Cape. However, in the last 25 years, since 1992, the issue of land erosion has intensified. Particularly, since 2005,… Read full this story

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