(VOVworld) – Land management, using sand bags to strengthen dykes, and recovery of mangrove forests were among the approaches suggested by experts for the Mekong Delta to make its coastal areas more resistant to environmental changes.

At a workshop in Can Tho city on Tuesday, experts of the Integrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP) shared the results of studies on the feasibility of investment projects to protect coastal areas and manage water resources in the region. ICMP, which was funded by the governments of Vietnam, Germany, and Australia, looks to assist Vietnamese agencies in their efforts to help the Mekong Delta, mitigate climate change and lay a firm foundation for sustainable growth. The workshop was co-organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the German Society for International Co-operation (GIZ).