The region is considered strategically important, contributing 95%, 60% and 65% of national rice, aquatic and fruit exports, respectively.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for diversifying
funding sources—particularly through public–private partnerships—to address
subsidence, erosion, flooding, drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong
Delta.

He made the request while chairing a meeting of the
Government Party Committee’s Standing Board and permanent Cabinet members to
review the master plan on preventing these threats through 2035, with a vision
to 2050.

The meeting also examined a report, to be submitted to the
Politburo, on progress in resolving long-standing issues related to Ho Chi Minh
City’s flood-control efforts and other projects concerning urban environmental
protection and air-pollution mitigation.

PM Chinh stressed that resource mobilisation must follow the
principle of “harmonised interests and shared risks,” with non-state funding
expected to account for around 35%.

Underscoring the crucial role of science and technology,
especially advanced solutions, he called for maximising existing effective
measures; expanding non-structural approaches alongside structural
interventions; and aligning population planning, production models and economic
restructuring with the region’s characteristics.

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and
Environment was tasked with developing the master plan to provide comprehensive
solutions for the Mekong Delta’s sustainable development. The region is
considered strategically important, accounting for 12.8% of Vietnam’s territory
and nearly 18% of its population, while contributing  95%, 60% and 65% of national rice, aquatic and fruit exports, respectively.

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