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Lao Cai: Water resources management adapts to Climate Change
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As one of the provinces affected by water shortages due to climate change, Lao Cai has implemented many appropriate management and adaptation measures, especially for each organization and individual should share household and production in some districts in Lao Cai.
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Climate change leads to shortage of water for household and production in some districts in Lao Cai.
In order to protect and manage water resources in a sustainable manner, Lao Cai has issued many decrees and circulars detailing the registration and exploitation of underground water, the dossier forms for grant, extension and adjustment, re-grant of water resource permits to organizations and individuals using and exploiting water resources in the whole province.
According to the statistics of Lao Cai Department of Natural Resources and Environment, at present, there are 40 hydropower projects in the province, 18 water exploitation projects serving the household and hundreds of works to exploit water for agriculture and industry. Therefore, the economical use of water resources to avoid wastage causing water shortage in the dry season is under the attention of the authorities of Lao Cai. |
Kim Xuyen
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