Farmers measure the salinity of water before watering their gardens.
People proactively adapt
In the dry season, in the lower districts, people face a shortage of domestic water . To cope, households proactively invest in tools to store and filter rainwater; at the same time, use water economically to ensure stable living. Ms. Pham Thi Hien Luong (Nhat Ninh commune, Tan Tru district) said: "Previously, during the dry season, when there was a water shortage, we had to carry buckets of pond water to use, but now we prepare jars, water tanks and use water economically, so it's okay."
Drought and salinity not only affect life but also cause difficulties in agricultural production. In order to be proactive in production, farmers apply many solutions, closely monitor weather conditions, and equip salinity measuring devices to manage water resources to minimize damage to crops.
Mr. Le Van Thao (Tan Thanh commune, Thu Thua district), owner of a 15-hectare jackfruit garden, suffered heavy damage due to drought and salinity. To cope, he proactively dredged ponds and lakes early to store water, thus having enough water to irrigate the garden. “Learning from previous years, I regularly monitor weather information, continuously update drought and salinity situations from the district's Department of Agriculture and Environment to proactively respond. At the same time, I also equipped myself with a salinity meter to ensure the quality of the water source when irrigating the plants,” Mr. Thao shared.
In the Dong Thap Muoi region, floods, high tides combined with erratic heavy rains in recent years have caused flooding, but thanks to the State's investment and the people's initiative in building solid dykes and strictly following the crop calendar, the situation has been controlled. Not only effectively responding to natural disasters, people have also flexibly turned the flood season into a livelihood opportunity, making the most of natural resources to live with floods.
Mr. Tran Van Be Sau (Tan Hiep commune, Thanh Hoa district) shared: “Dong Thap Muoi region has very high water levels every flood season. Therefore, before sowing rice, we often follow the crop calendar to ensure harvest before the flood season comes. Now, when growing durian, the economic value is high, so I have to invest in solid dykes and arrange 24/7 pumps, especially during the rainy season.”
Join hands to prevent and fight natural disasters
Faced with the negative impacts of natural disasters, the province has identified natural disaster prevention and control as both an urgent and long-term task. Accordingly, the relevant authorities have implemented a series of synchronous solutions, combining construction and non-construction measures, helping the community respond more effectively.
Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment - Do Huu Phuong said: "The province has synchronously deployed solutions such as building temporary dams, rotating dykes to prevent saltwater intrusion, building sluices to prevent saltwater intrusion, storing fresh water, and electric pumping stations to ensure water sources for production and daily life; at the same time, investing in embankments to prevent riverbank erosion, dredging canals and ditches, repairing dykes in the Dong Thap Muoi region, replacing automatic sluice gates with forced gates to proactively regulate water.
Regarding non-structural solutions, the province has increased propaganda to raise public awareness, organized training and drills on natural disaster prevention and control, installed landslide warning signs, and strengthened the shock force at the commune level. In particular, the province has initially applied digital transformation in directing and operating natural disaster prevention and control to improve management efficiency.
The community is not only the first place to be affected when a natural disaster occurs, but also the first force to participate in responding to and overcoming the consequences. When each person is clearly aware of the risks, each locality has a prepared plan and the spirit of solidarity is promoted, the ability to prevent and combat natural disasters will become increasingly sustainable. These efforts are contributing to building the province into a cohesive, strong and effective community to adapt to natural disasters./.
| Not only drought, salinity or flooding, other forms of natural disasters such as riverbank erosion and storms are also increasing, causing serious damage to people. In the past 5 years, the province has recorded about 55 areas of erosion with a total length of more than 18,800m. The damage caused by storms alone is estimated at tens of billions of VND each year, seriously affecting people's property and housing. |
Thu Nhat
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