Water Resources and Food Security in the Vietnam Mekong Delta

• Main Authors: Cosslett, Tuyet L. (Author), Cosslett, Patrick D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ; 44
• Subjects: Hydrology.; Agricultural economics.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Agricultural Economics.

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 a...

Table of 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.  .