THE Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, Vietnam’s largest rice-growing area, is stepping up measures to cope with El Nino-induced adverse weather conditions this year, Vietnam News reported.
The anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon would come with higher average temperature, raising concerns that the Mekong Delta is likely to be hit by drought or saltwater intrusion, said Le Quoc Anh, deputy chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Kien Giang.
