MARD said from now to 2015, almost one-third of the amount or 300 billion VND will be located for research on possible impact of global climate change upon national agriculture and the countryside.
In the period from 2016-2020, the remaining 700 billion VND will be invested in research on irrigation solutions to ensure safety for ordinary people’s lives and agricultural, forestry and fisheries development in areas hit by climate change in decades to 2100.
MARD Deputy Minister Dao Xuan Hoc said irrigation was considered the top solution for food security in the new era of climate change as it would help boost agricultural production, ensure safe water supply for people’s daily life as well as industrial production and aquaculture and tourism.
Domestic and international studies have put Vietnam among the most vulnerable to sea water rise and water resource dry-up, especially in the Mekong and Red River Deltas.--Enditem
Source: VNA
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