Socio-environmental problems of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam
- Authors: Rogozhina N.G.1
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Affiliations:
- Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 6, No 2 (2022)
- Pages: 37-45
- Section: Scientific researches
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2618-9453/article/view/101585
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.54631/VS.2022.62-101585
- ID: 101585
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Abstract
The article discusses the features of the socio-environmental situation in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The first part analyzes the causes of its degradation under the influence of factors related to the economic development of the river both in Vietnam and abroad and multiplied by the consequences of climate change. The destruction of the Mekong Delta ecosystem calls into question the sustainability of the region’s future economic development and threatens the country’s food security. The second part of the article analyzes the policy promoted by the state to minimize the environmental consequences of ongoing development projects and adaptation to climate change. The author comes to the conclusion that despite the existing difficulties in implementing the planned measures, the state is ready to create conditions for the transition to sustainable development in the Mekong Delta.
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Natalia G. Rogozhina
Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: ngrogozhina@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9924-2493
ResearcherId: AAE-7718-2020
D.Sc. (Politics), Chief Researcher
Russian Federation, 23, Profsoyuznaya St., Moscow, 117997References
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