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The Can Tho floating market on the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam. Low lying Vietnam, with its 2,000 mile coastline is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.  In 2006, it suffered ten typhoons and withstood severe storms. The fertile and densely populated Mekong Delta is the country's rice bowl and agricultural heartland. A meter rise in sea levels would mean the loss of 2million hectares of land and cause disaster..

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The Can Tho floating market on the Mekong Delta in Southern Vietnam. Low lying Vietnam, with its 2,000 mile coastline is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In 2006, it suffered ten typhoons and withstood severe storms. The fertile and densely populated Mekong Delta is the country's rice bowl and agricultural heartland. A meter rise in sea levels would mean the loss of 2million hectares of land and cause disaster..

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Date 6 Aug 2006
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