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The Dying Dragons

The Dying Dragons

By: Mari Pilling
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A podcast about navigating the crisis, solutions, and future of the Mekong Delta.© 2025 Mari Pilling World
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  • The Future
    May 9 2024

    1. Vietnam Climate Change Fact Sheet, USAID, www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/Climate-Change-Fact-Sheet_FS_June2023_Eng_1.pdf. Accessed 7 May 2024.
    2. “Mekong River Pollution.” Pollution of the Mekong River Organic and Plastic Waste, www.ecohubmap.com/hot-spot/mekong-river-pollution/1qdjaml81o6x19. Accessed 7 May 2024.
    3. “Mekong Delta Plan.” Long-Term Vision and Strategy for a Safe, Prosperous and Sustainable Delta, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, www.wur.nl/upload_mm/2/c/3/b5f2e669-cb48-4ed7-afb6-682f5216fe7d_mekong.pdf. Accessed 7 May 2024.

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    11 mins
  • The Solution
    May 9 2024

    1. “Towards a Mekong Delta Plan.” Netherlands Cooperation, edepot.wur.nl/330185. Accessed 7 May 2024.
    2. Ngan, Hong. “Provinces in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Struggle with Waste Management.” Tuoi Tre News, 11 May 2023, tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20230511/provinces-in-vietnam-s-mekong-delta-struggle-with-waste-management/73067.html.
    3. Nguyen, Tram, and Truong-Minh Vu. “‘Adapting to Nature’: A Preliminary Assessment of Vietnam’s Mekong Water Diplomacy since 2017.” FULCRUM, 20 Apr. 2023, fulcrum.sg/adapting-to-nature-a-preliminary-assessment-of-vietnams-mekong-water-diplomacy-since-2017/.
    5. “Mekong Delta Climate Resilient Agriculture ...” MEKONG DELTA CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE - CONSULTATION REPORT, USAID, pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00ZTNW.pdf. Accessed 7 May 2024.
    6. Nguyen, Nhi. “Investing in Waste Disposal Management in Vietnam.” Vietnam Briefing News, 9 Oct. 2023, www.vietnam-briefing.com/news/turning-challenges-into-opportunities-investing-in-waste-disposal-management-in-vietnam.html/#:~:text=According%20to%20data%20from%20the,9%2C000%20tons%20of%20trash%20each.
    7. Maavn. “’tis the Season to Burn Trash.” An International Educator in Viet Nam, 23 Mar. 2021, markashwill.com/2021/03/15/tis-the-season-to-burn-trash/.
    8. “Vietnam: Urban Wastewater Review.” World Bank, World Bank Group, 13 May 2014, www.worldbank.org/en/country/vietnam/publication/vietnam-urban-wastewater-review.

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    10 mins
  • The Crisis
    May 9 2024

    Sources:
    1. “Drought of the Sinking Delta.” The Climate Issue, parametric.press/issue-02/sinking-delta/. Accessed 6 May 2024.

    2. “Mekong River.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, inc., 29 Apr. 2024, www.britannica.com/place/Mekong-River.
    3. Tamura, Toru, et al. “Long-Term Sediment Decline Causes Ongoing Shrinkage of the Mekong Megadelta, Vietnam.” Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 15 May 2020, www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64630-z.

    4. “Drought - Open Development Vietnam.” Open Development Vietnam - Sharing Information about Vietnam and Its Development with the World., 15 Mar. 2022, vietnam.opendevelopmentmekong.net/topics/droughts-and-saltwater-intrusion/.
    5. Patel, Prachi. “Stemming the Plastic Tide: 10 Rivers Contribute Most of the Plastic in the Oceans.” Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024, www.scientificamerican.com/article/stemming-the-plastic-tide-10-rivers-contribute-most-of-the-plastic-in-the-oceans/#:~:text=The%2010%20rivers%20that%20carry,Niger%20and%20Nile%20in%20Africa.
    6. “The Land of the Nine Soaring Dragons.” Heritage Vietnam Airlines, 19 July 2023, heritagevietnamairlines.com/en/the-land-of-the-nine-soaring-dragons/.
    7. Tot, Ba. “Environmental Changes Cost the Mekong Delta Billions of Dollars.” Fulbright, 22 Jan. 2024, fulbright.edu.vn/environmental-changes-cost-the-mekong-delta-billions-of-dollars/.
    8. “UNISDR Chief Surveys Risk Reduction in Vietnam.” UNDRR, 17 Apr. 2012, www.undrr.org/news/unisdr-chief-surveys-risk-reduction-vietnam.
    9. “Traces of History.” RSS, mekong-delta.com/en/places/2_history. Accessed 6 May 2024.

    10. Nguyen, Quy. “Can Tho World’s Second Fastest-Growing Urban Area: Report.” VnExpress, e.vnexpress.net/news/news/can-tho-world-s-second-fastest-growing-urban-area-report-4040294.html.

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    10 mins

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