HANOI (AFP): Vietnam's Mekong Delta may run out of sand by 2035, a leading expert warned Thursday (Oct 5), as sand-mining and dams strip the "rice bowl" region, putting people, crops and the economy at risk.
The Mekong Delta s rivers could run out of sand before 2035 at the current extraction rate of 35-55 million cubic meters a year, a new study has found. - VnExpress International
As one of the few hardest-hit countries by climate change, Vietnam is urged to take drastic measures to curb impacts that will not appear in the distant future.
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