Water resouces in Vietnam - weak and lacking

• Water resources

Water per head in Vietnamese is 9,650 m3 / person / year, while the world average is only 7,400 m3. However, it is important to remember that 63% of Vietnam's total surface water resources are exotic water, which originates in other countries. For example, in the Red River basin, foreign water accounts for 50% of the total surface water volume. In the Mekong River Basin 90% of total surface water was of extraneous origin. The inland water supply is only 3.600 m 3 / person / year, less than the global average of 4,000 m 3 / person / yr and this means Vietnam is facing with water shortage.

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Document type	Advocacy and promotional materials
Publication date	2011
Publisher	http://www.nawapi.gov.vn
Copyright	No
License	ODC-BY-1.0
Author (individual)	Trần Quang Vinh
Language	Vietnamese
Date modified	26 Jun 2018