Thailand forecast to face severe drought this year

Thailand forecast to face severe drought this year

Thailand is expected to face the harsh impact of the El Niño phenomenon around the middle of June, although this year’s summer season is predicted to end by the middle of May. This will lead to severe drought conditions, according to the country’s Meteorological Department (MD).
Central Vietnam province hit by severe drought

Central Vietnam province hit by severe drought

Due to prolonged hot weather, the water levels in many reservoirs and lakes in the central province of Binh Thuan have dried up. Levels of groundwater have also significantly dropped.
AB InBev supports people affected by salinity and drought in coastal Vietnam

AB InBev supports people affected by salinity and drought in coastal Vietnam

AB InBev continues to take meaningful action by supporting people in the South Central Coast and Mekong Delta to overcome salinity and drought.
Vietnam forecast to face historic heat waves in 2020

Vietnam forecast to face historic heat waves in 2020

Vietnam is forecast to suffer the highest temperatures ever recorded in 2020, according to the latest report by the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration.
PM approves rice export resumption, orders guaranteed food security

PM approves rice export resumption, orders guaranteed food security

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the resumption of rice export provided that food security must be guaranteed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, drought and saltwater intrusion.
Joint support to fight drought and saltwater threat

Joint support to fight drought and saltwater threat

International organisations and donors are supporting local people in the Mekong Delta strongly impacted by heavy droughts and saltwater intrusion.
La Vie and Nestlé Vietnam team up to mitigate drought and salinity effects

La Vie and Nestlé Vietnam team up to mitigate drought and salinity effects

La Vie and Nestlé Vietnam joined organisations in Long An to donate water and daily essentials to people heavily affected by drought and saltwater intrusion.
Mekong Delta province faces severe drought

Mekong Delta province faces severe drought

Tien Giang is one of the five Mekong Delta provinces including Ben Tre, Kien Giang, Ca Mau and Vinh Long to declare emergency due to severe drought and saltwater intrusion.
Drought threatens farmers in south-central region

Drought threatens farmers in south-central region

Lower water levels in reservoirs and barren farmland can be easily seen in many parts of the south-central and Central Highlands region even though it is the rainy season, reports the Countryside Today newspaper.
Ninh Thuan seeks support to fight drought

Ninh Thuan seeks support to fight drought

Some 11 reservoirs and several seasonal dams in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan have dried out, leaving 1,700 households without clean water.