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Vietnam is facing many challenges in managing water resources, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai, chairman of the National Council on buy amoxicillin without prescription Water Resources, at a workshop on October 29.

The workshop was part of a project to evaluate Vietnam ’s water sector, with the overall goal of helping the country achieve sustainable development of its water resources.

“Vietnam ’s water resources are confronted by many potential threats. However, this issue is not fully in the public consciousness so there needs to be timely action taken,” said Hai.

According to Hai, challenges in managing water resources come in many forms: limitations and inefficient use of economic tools for sustainable use of water resources, insufficient irrigation supply and a dilapidated infrastructure.

Vietnam is heavily dependant on international rivers. Only 40 percent of surface water is generated inside the country and six of the major river basins depend on water from other countries, In addition, nearly 57 percent of Vietnam’s total water discharge occurs in the Mekong river basin, over 16 percent in the Red-Thai Binh river basin and 4 percent in the Dong Nai basin-all international rivers, according to the council’s report.

Water availability, particularly in the dry season, is starting to be a major issue. The international standard for “water exploitation stress” is tha moderate stress on a river begin when 20 percent of the water is extracted and high water stress occurs for values above 40 percent. For the dry season, four of the major 16 basins are currently classified as highly stressed (the Ma, the Huong, the Dong Nai and coastal rivers in southern Central Vietnam) and a further six are classified as moderately stressed by international standards, including the Red River . Up to 80 percent of the Ma River’s dry season flow is currently being extracted, said the report.

At the workshop, a number of related issues were discussed including the protection can you buy cialis without a prescription of vulnerable communities, sustainability in water resource development, environmental health and enhancing institutional capacity and participation of related parties to achieve the integrated management of water resources in Vietnam soft tab cialis .

The report will be a reference for the Government and donor community in developing a water resource management investment and support strategy for Vietnam ’s ministries and agencies over the next 10 years./.

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MHE Director Dr. Tran Thuc, speaking at a seminar on Oct. 30, said that the mapping of sea level rise scenarios as a result of climate change throughout the country, particularly around the Red cialis low cost River and Mekong Delta areas, is expected to provide an important foundation for sectors and localities to formulate suitable strategies in response to the issue.

The project, estimated to cost 830,000 USD, will assess the extent of the environmental impact resulting from a rise in sea levels, as well as the effects buy drugs online upon socio-economic development and the vulnerability of coastal regions, and suggest effective measures to cope with such a situation.

According to the results of a study carried out by the World Bank, Vietnam topped a list of 10 countries and territories around the world that would be worst affected by a rise in sea levels.

In its report, the World Bank said just a 1m rise in sea levels would negatively affect the livelihoods of around 10.8 percent of Vietnam ’s population, mainly in the Red River and Mekong Delta regions.

If sea levels rose by 5m, Vietnam would lose up to 16 percent of its landmass area, which accounts for 35 percent acheter cialis original of the country’s population, and around 35 percent of the country’s total gross domestic product (GDP).

The Vietnam Red Cross signed with the Norwegian Red Cross and multinational company Det Norske Veritas a memorandum of understanding on their pilot implementation of water sanitation and community development in northern Phu Tho Province.

With a total funding of 100,000 USD, the project will focus on upgrading water supply system and sanitation facilities in Phu Tho’s poor mountainous districts of Tan Son and Yen Lap.

Additionally, the project targets to disseminate healthcare knowledge among local people and enhance these district Red Cross organisations’ capacity in community-based healthcare, first aid and disaster preparedness and project management skills.

As many as 180 local households and children in schools in these districts will benefit from this one-year project which is scheduled to kick-start in November.

President of Vietnam Red Cross Tran Ngoc Tang highlighted the project for meeting Vietnam Red Cross’s priorities and the Government’s strategy to reduce the number of poor households and improve their lives.

Meanwhile, a senior official from the Norwegian Red Cross said he hoped the project, once completed, will pave the way for cooperation between the Red Cross of Vietnam and Norway to blossom.

Since their ties established in 1995, the Vietnam Red Cross and the Norwegian Red Cross have coordinated in implementing three projects to enhance the capacity of local Red Cross chapters in 12 cities and provinces across Vietnam.

They are preparing for their launch of a programme that aims to assist seven other provincial Red Cross chapters in the brand daily cialis dose cialis for sale 2009-2012 period.

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