INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT (VESDEC)

Updated documents on natural environment of The Mekong River Delta in Vietnam
The natural environment of The Mekong Delta
Summary of the natural environmental key issues in the Mekong River Delta basing on the upadated documents summary of the natural environmental key issues in the Mekong River Delta basing on the upadated documents
Summary of activities in environmental servies of The Institute Of Environmental Science And Development (VESDEC) in 2020
Summary on results of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) for the Mekong delta integrated regional plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2050
Representative of VESDEC participated in the regional consultation on commonalities of environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Asean member states

Updated documents on natural environment of The Mekong River Delta in Vietnam

Part Three: Surface water resources

3.1. Mekong River Basin
The Mekong River (the section through China is called the Lancang River, the section through Laos and Thailand is called Mae Nam Khong, the section through Cambodia is called the Mekong River and in the Mekong Delta is called the Cuulong River) is one of the rivers. The river is one of the the largest discharge rivers in the world with a total basin area of 795,000 km², a length of 4,909 km. The river basin is divided into: Upstream from the junction of Thailand - Laos - Myanmar border and up and downstream from this point to the East Sea. The entire Mekong basin area in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam is located downstream.

Water pollution in The Mekong Delta: sources, present, future, ecological impacts and mitigation water pollution in The Mekong Delta: sources, present, future, ecological impacts and mitigation

Le Trinh, Institute for Environmental Science and Development (VESDEC),

prepared for the International Water Forum, Chungnam, Korea, 17 - 20^th 2017

Abstract
The Mekong River Delta (MD) with an area of 40,548 km² and a population of over 17.5 mil inhabitants, is the main food production region of Vietnam. In the MD there many big rivers and hundreds creeks and canals, creating favourable conditions for growth of biological resource, agriculture, fishery, waterway transport and human activities. However, this region is facing and will be challenged by the increased water pollution caused by the natural factors: high water flow in the rainy season, low flow and high salinity intrusion in the dry season; high acidity at acid sulfate soils areas and by human activities in water use, hydroelectric, industry, agriculture, aquaculture, waterway transport development from the upstream countries and in the Delta, changed hydrological regime and created great amount of many types of wastes, polluting the water environment and damaging ecological resource.

The International Quality Crown Award has been awarded to Institute for Environmental Science and Development (VESDEC)

“The International Quality Crown Award (IQC) of Business Initiative (B.I.D) is presented in recognition of those companies or organizations in different countries throughout the World that further their reputation and position by implementing and promoting quality culture. The Award recognizes and encourages the contribution of organizations and companies to quality, continouous improvement and customer satisfacction as well as improving relations with employees, suppliers and all those associated with your organization…”.

Environmental supervision for Trungson Hydropower Project

From 2012 VESDEC has provided for AECOM New Zealand a National Environmental Supervision Team, included 3 specialists, to implement regularly environmental supervision for the WB Project of Constructionof Trungson Hydropower Plant” on the Ma river, Thanhhoa Province. Daily air, noise, water pollution, soil erosion, sanitation, safety at the construction and worker camp sites are supervised.