Mekong River nations join to seek climate solutions.
Leaders from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Âu Lạc (Vietnam), along with delegations from China and Myanmar,recently convened to discuss how to best overcome the challenges of global warming as it affects the Mekong River.

Record low levels threaten water supplies to tens of millions of people and their crop fields. Regions of China and Âu Lạc have been facing their worst droughts in close to a century, while the Mekong River itself has been at its lowest point in two decades.

Meanwhile, agricultural regions throughout the Mekong Delta have been severely affected by salinated water due to rising sea levels. Summit participants concluded by agreeing to strengthen cooperation to improve the sustainable management of the Mekong River and protect livelihoods by sharing water usage data so that farmers can better cope with changes.

Mekong River nations, we laud your cooperation as we share concern for the climate impacts on people’s food security and survival.

May Heaven protect the well-being of your fellow citizens as we pray that all nations work to restore our vital rivers through wise daily lifestyle choices. As during an August 2009 videoconference in Thailand, Supreme Master Ching Hai has often discussed such urgent situations as the Mekong Delta and other regions
of the globe, while highlighting the most effective remedy.

Supreme Master Ching Hai : In Âu Lạc (Vietnam), you probably know of global warming related problems such as the untimely flooding and encroachment of the sea of the Mekong Delta region, both of which have caused havoc and further threat to the region’s vital rice and fruit crops.

This is due to a combination of sea levels rising, along with the effect of melting glaciers, which are now causing excessive floods but eventually will cause drought and vastly diminished water supplies as well.
So we must work quickly to avoid such unwanted outcomes. And the most effective way is the organic vegan diet, organic vegetable farming. So please, be veg, and tell everyone else of these benefits.

http://www.france24.com/en/20100405-mekong-nations-join-forces-shrinking-river-0
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Mekong-Leaders-Agree-to-Improve-Cooperation-on-River-
89899367.html
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/Resource-Wars/2010/03/08/Drought-dries-up-Vietnams-waterways
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http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Environment/198328/Millions-to-be-hit-by-drought.html

Extra News
A new survey from the European Commission reveals that only 38% of all Europeans understand the meaning of the word ‘biodiversity,’ with just 17% agreeing that they are affected by it and most saying that their lack of awareness is the reason for so few conservation initiatives.
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178177&Itemid=21
http://www.clareherald.com/local-news/environment/843-irish-people-uninformed-about-biodiversity-threats.html
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n215949

Cuba presents the National Strategy for Environment Education, designed to increase public awareness of climate change effects as well as appreciation for water resources, biodiversity and natural and cultural preservation.
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=178218&Itemid=21
http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/idioma/Ingles/2010/0408programaeducacion.htm

In an article published in the UK-based journal “Veterinary Practice,” Dr. Andrew Knight advocates veg alternatives to animal products as a way to immediately reduce climate impacts, also citing this as the lowest cost option that would not require any new technologies to implement.
http://www.aknight.info/pages/publications/vegetarianism
/Knight%20Climate%20change%20Vet%20Practice%202010%2042%282%29%2052-53.pdf
http://veterinary-practice.com/