With predictions pointing to a global rise in sea levels over the next century, many countries are beginning the first stages of planning to deal with such increases. For Asia, a land where population density is the least of their problems, but a major problem nonetheless, this foresight could save millions of lives.
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Asian Countries Prepare for Future Sea Level Rise : EcoWorldly
Who Will Save Asia’s Mekong River?
Urbanization, growing slums, intensive farming, damming, and warring political ideologies are just a few of the hurdles that researchers from Helsinki University of Technology will need to overcome to protect the Mekong River, one of the most important water sources in Southeast Asia. Luckily, they have a plan.
Pollution in Saigon River now so bad ships refuse to sail there
The pollution in the Thi Vai river, near Saigon in Vietnam, has reached such a critical level that Japanese ships are now refusing to dock in the port for fear it will corrode their ships' hulls.
Rotary Club of Apple Valley, California - Project Vietnam
Information on my Rotary project in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Landmine and unexploded ordinance victim assistance.

Vietnam braces for new tropical storm as flood toll rises to 49
Flood-ravaged central Vietnam was bracing for Tropical Storm Peipah, forecast to make landfall this week, even as the country copes with floods that have killed at least 49 people in two weeks, officials said Monday.

Flooding in Vietnam (PICS)
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Video: Power Projects in Vietnam
The people of Vietnam are seeing the benefits of projects backed by the World Bank, with the latest of several large power plants now online as a result of a joint venture project worth $400 million.