How the saline water intrusion has reshaped the agricultural landscape of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, a review

HH Loc, ML Lixian, E Park, TD Dung, S Shrestha… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Once a key factor behind Vietnam's successful Doi Moi (restoration) economic reforms, the
rice-centered agriculture of the VMD is now confronted by the new pressure of climate …

Response of streamflow and sediment variability to cascade dam development and climate change in the Sai Gon Dong Nai River basin

BQ Nguyen, D Van Binh, TND Tran, SA Kantoush… - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Future changes in streamflow and sediment, influenced by anthropogenic activities and
climate change, have a crucial role in watershed management. This study aimed to quantify …

The worst 2020 saline water intrusion disaster of the past century in the Mekong Delta: Impacts, causes, and management implications

E Park, HH Loc, D Van Binh, S Kantoush - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Vietnam Mekong Delta (VMD), the country's most important food basket, is
constantly threatened by drought-infused salinity intrusion (SI). The SI disaster of 2020 is …

Sand mining in the Mekong Delta: Extent and compounded impacts

E Park - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Sand mining has accelerated in recent years primarily due to population increase and rapid
urbanization. To meet demand, the rate of sand extraction often exceeds the rate of natural …

Land use change in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: New evidence from remote sensing

HTD Vu, DD Tran, A Schenk, CP Nguyen, HL Vu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents the first attempt to capture a comprehensive spatial view of land use
change in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) for a long period, ie, from 2000 to 2020. It is …

Extent of illegal sand mining in the Mekong Delta

KW Yuen, E Park, DD Tran, HH Loc, L Feng… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Sand is a vital ingredient for modern structures and to meet demand, a substantial volume of
sand is extracted illegally from riverbeds globally. The Vietnamese Mekong Delta is one of …

Reconstructing daily discharge in a megadelta using machine learning techniques

HV Thanh, DV Binh, SA Kantoush… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, six machine learning (ML) models, namely, random forest (RF), Gaussian
process regression (GPR), support vector regression (SVR), decision tree (DT), least …

Reservoir operation impacts on streamflow and sediment dynamics in the transboundary river basin, Vietnam

TTP Bui, S Kantoush, A Kawamura… - Hydrological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human interventions activities around the world, particularly reservoir operation, have
dramatically altered hydrological and sediment regimes in most of the major river basins. In …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term hydrological alterations and the agricultural landscapes in the Mekong Delta: Insights from remote sensing and national statistics

TR Hui, E Park, HH Loc, PD Tien - Environmental Challenges, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is one of the most important food baskets in
Southeast Asia, contributing to more than half of the country's food production capacity and …

Sediment load crisis in the Mekong River Basin: Severe reductions over the decades

SDX Chua, XX Lu - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
The boom in water infrastructure in the Mekong Basin has raised concerns over the annual
supply of water and sediment among its riparian communities. By consolidating various …