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Water Resources and Food Security in the Vietnam Mekong Delta [electronic resource] / by Tuyet L. Cosslett, Patrick D. Cosslett.

By: Cosslett, Tuyet L [author.].
Contributor(s): Cosslett, Patrick D [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Natural Resource Management and Policy: 44Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: XVI, 178 p. 5 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319021980.Subject(s): Hydrology | Agricultural economics | Environmental economics | Economics | Environmental Economics | Hydrology/Water Resources | Agricultural EconomicsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 333.7 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- PART I -- Mekong Delta Water Resources and Food Security -- Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Water resources for rice culture and aquaculture -- Major threats to the Mekong Delta -- PART II -- Mekong River Regional Cooperation -- The Mekong Project -- The Mekong Committee (1957-1975) -- The Mekong River Commission (1995-to present) -- Conclusion.  .
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The Mekong River has been a main source of conquest, conflict, and cooperation in the Southeast Asian region.  Much has been written on the vital and critical importance of the Mekong River fresh water to the sustainable economic development of the Mekong Delta.  This book selects the Mekong Delta as a case study of regional cooperation for water and food security for not only for Vietnam but also for the world in a new century of global economy. It focuses not only on the Mekong Delta as an integral part of the River but also on Can Tho City and its 12 provinces that produce over 50 percent of the country's rice output and 60 percent of total fishery output.  The book takes a micro approach to examine how each province is adapting to the twin threats of mainstream dams construction and climate change, reducing fresh water flows and increasing saline infusions on its present and future economy.  Finally, it reviews the roles of international institutional arrangements, namely the Mekong Committee and the Mekong River Commission, in promoting regional cooperation among the riparian states for political and economic development of the Mekong Delta.
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Introduction -- PART I -- Mekong Delta Water Resources and Food Security -- Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Water resources for rice culture and aquaculture -- Major threats to the Mekong Delta -- PART II -- Mekong River Regional Cooperation -- The Mekong Project -- The Mekong Committee (1957-1975) -- The Mekong River Commission (1995-to present) -- Conclusion.  .

The Mekong River has been a main source of conquest, conflict, and cooperation in the Southeast Asian region.  Much has been written on the vital and critical importance of the Mekong River fresh water to the sustainable economic development of the Mekong Delta.  This book selects the Mekong Delta as a case study of regional cooperation for water and food security for not only for Vietnam but also for the world in a new century of global economy. It focuses not only on the Mekong Delta as an integral part of the River but also on Can Tho City and its 12 provinces that produce over 50 percent of the country's rice output and 60 percent of total fishery output.  The book takes a micro approach to examine how each province is adapting to the twin threats of mainstream dams construction and climate change, reducing fresh water flows and increasing saline infusions on its present and future economy.  Finally, it reviews the roles of international institutional arrangements, namely the Mekong Committee and the Mekong River Commission, in promoting regional cooperation among the riparian states for political and economic development of the Mekong Delta.

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