How the saline water intrusion has reshaped the agricultural landscape of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, a review

HH Loc, ML Lixian, E Park, TD Dung, S Shrestha… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Once a key factor behind Vietnam's successful Doi Moi (restoration) economic reforms, the
rice-centered agriculture of the VMD is now confronted by the new pressure of climate …

Sustainability of rice-based livelihoods in the upper floodplains of Vietnamese Mekong Delta: Prospects and challenges

DD Tran, LH Huu, LP Hoang, TD Pham… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapidly changing hydrological conditions under climate change, upstream developments,
and local water infrastructures require transformative changes in water management …

Intensifying saline water intrusion and drought in the Mekong Delta: From physical evidence to policy outlooks

HH Loc, D Van Binh, E Park, S Shrestha… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper assesses the recently intensified saline water intrusion (SI) and drought in the
Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). While the existing literature predominantly points the …

The worst 2020 saline water intrusion disaster of the past century in the Mekong Delta: Impacts, causes, and management implications

E Park, HH Loc, D Van Binh, S Kantoush - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Vietnam Mekong Delta (VMD), the country's most important food basket, is
constantly threatened by drought-infused salinity intrusion (SI). The SI disaster of 2020 is …

Dramatic decrease of flood frequency in the Mekong Delta due to river-bed mining and dyke construction

E Park, HL Ho, DD Tran, X Yang, E Alcantara… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Here we present a proof of concept evaluation of the impacts of riverbed-mining on river-
wetland connectivity by analyzing the temporal trends of the flood frequencies in the …

High resolution modeling of river‐floodplain‐reservoir inundation dynamics in the Mekong River Basin

S Shin, Y Pokhrel, D Yamazaki, X Huang… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous studies have examined the changes in streamflow in the Mekong River Basin
(MRB) using observations and hydrological modeling; however, there is a lack of integrated …

Plastic transport in a complex confluence of the Mekong River in Cambodia

CJ Haberstroh, ME Arias, Z Yin, T Sok… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Field data on plastic pollution is extremely limited in Southeast Asian rivers. Here we present
the first field measurements of plastic transport in the Mekong, based on a comprehensive …

Sediment transport and morphodynamical modeling on the estuaries and coastal zone of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

VQ Thanh, J Reyns, SP Van, DT Anh, TD Dang… - Continental Shelf …, 2019 - Elsevier
The estuaries and coastal zones of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta located at the end of the
Mekong Basin are susceptible to a large variety of natural threats and human interventions …

Rapidly accelerating deforestation in Cambodia's Mekong River Basin: A comparative analysis of spatial patterns and drivers

S Lohani, TE Dilts, PJ Weisberg, SE Null, ZS Hogan - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Mekong River is a globally important river system, known for its unique flood pulse
hydrology, ecological productivity, and biodiversity. Flooded forests provide critical terrestrial …

[HTML][HTML] Interacting effects of land-use change and natural hazards on rice agriculture in the Mekong and Red River deltas in Vietnam

KW Yuen, TT Hanh, VD Quynh… - … hazards and Earth …, 2021 - nhess.copernicus.org
Vietnam is a major rice producer, and much of the rice grown is concentrated in the Red
River Delta (RRD) and the Mekong River Delta (MRD). While the two deltas are highly …