MEKONG DELTA, VIETNAM – U.S. Secretary of State Joh Kerry was in Vietnam Sunday and announced an initial commitment of $17 million towards helping Vietnamese communities reverse environmental degradation and adapt to climate change.
“Decades ago, on these very waters, I was one of many who witnessed the difficult period in our shared history. Today, on these waters, I’m bearing witness to how far our nations have come together. This is one of the two or three most potentially impacted areas in the world with respect to the effects of climate change,” Kerry said.
“If we continue down the path that we are on today, scientists predict – let me emphasize, not politicians, not radio talk show hosts – but scientists predict that by the end of this century, the sea will have risen by almost a full meter on average,” Kerry continued. “To some people, that doesn’t sound like a whole lot. But … it would literally displace millions upon millions of people around the world. It would destroy infrastructure. It would threaten billions of dollars in global economic activity. And this hits home. The reason we’re here today is to emphasize that a large part of the world’s shrimp farming and catfish farming takes place within the delta. And there are some 70 million people who rely on the Mekong River for economic stability.
“While no single storm can be related to climate change, everybody does know as a matter of scientific fact that rising temperatures would also lead to longer and more unpredictable monsoon seasons and more extreme weather events. “
28 thoughts on “Sec. of State John Kerry announces $17 million from U.S. to Vietnam to fight climate change”
Do you liberal fellers realize the Government has taken total control of your lives?
Are you happy getting table scraps from your Democratic power brokers while they take your money, freedom, and whatever else they can dream up?
Stop your liberal BS crap! There’s no difference between these two gangs. The rebloodlicans and he demacrips. Both parties spend like drunken sailors and I don’t mean to disparage drunken sailors.
Oh yes there is! Democrats make decisions with their emotions. Republicans make decisions with their head.
Democrats waste money. Republicans save money.
Democrats and better bullsh*tters then Republicans. Look at the polls.
And I am no liberal!
We could use the 300 million our imperial dictator and the spend o crats gave to Oregon for their Obama Scare program which has only signed up 44 people to date or the one billion for a failed website. You talk about Liberal waste.
A about we spend a TRILLION on wars then?
And $3 trillion in printed money by the Fed to support Obama spending driven in part by rapidly growing welfare programs.
Fact Check. US financial aid tO Vietnam was authorized by both houses of Congress in 2000 under the Bilateral Trade Agreement. George Bush was President at that time and during the first year of his administration just over 1 Billion was given to Vietnam with few strings attached. Aid has continued for decades and on average is somewhat less under the current administration.
So here we are 13 years later and more than 15 trillion more in debt and it’s still a bush’s fault. You guys need to read a different book.
@maybe-the liberals always blame Bush when they run out of excuses for what Obumer is doing.
Maybe the bush’es were not the best president but at least they took responsibility for their mistakes, from what I have seen I would say ALL of the liberals are mentally challenged believing everything that they are told and when they are asked can we have all your freedoms they say sure here you go all gift wrapped.
By the time that 17 million filters down the system
in Vietnam, there may be enough money left to buy umbrellas for a small crowd.
You know, the more I think about it, we really need to start a nationwide door to door campaign to take our country back.
Peacefully, NOW!
This is what puzzles me. How and when did we loose control of our Government.
How in heavens name can a President just decide all on his own that he is going to give some country millions of dollars?
Do we not have oversight on spending tax dollars. Do they really have the kind of discretionary power to spend money without approval from the Congress?
If this is the case, it’s no wonder our elected officials consider themselves Royalty.
This is pure bull. Just a waste of our tax money on a country that doesn’t even want us there. Spend that money at home. Build a bridge or a road or maybe help some homeless people. 17 million would go a long way towards helping a bunch of homeless.
However you have NO problem pissing away 20 billion on war on pot. And a another 40 billion for incarceration, not to mention another trillion for foreign wars. Next.
@Copy cat-we could just shoot you and save all that money pot head.
You rock ELVIS. Threatening to shoot people with whom you disagree. What a class act!
@Brain Dead-I have never been in favor of any wars, however, different than cowards like you I recognize the fact that some times they are necessary. I do support our service men who are required to go over and fight for the country so cowards and chicken sh### like you can post crap about them of sites like this. Drugs are illegal and we wouldn’t have to spend a dime if people like you were honest enough and responsible enough to obey the law. You make me sick.
@Living in a Big Country
Are you nuts or what? So you want criminals loose to continue to kill, maim, and steal.
The only reason we lost the war on drugs is, once we catch the knuckle-draggers using and selling the dope, the consequences for their actions are not severe enough to change their behaviour.
Talk to the bleeding hearts if you want to fix that problem.
@watchdog-if you want to see living proof that Pot fries their brains just look at Obama. He is a candidate for a head transplant along with the druggers who post on here.
Ya med pot users are running around killing maiming and stealing. The IOWA ignorance is why others hate us. Dumbest thing I’ve read yet.
God help us. Please people. Vote these morons out of office ASAP!
$17 million to fight “climate change”???
1 in 10 people are on welfare IN this COUNTRY – food stamps etc. and you blow 17 million on climate change in a foreign country- will you fly over and let it float down ? or will you just pad the political leaders pockets – BS!
I wish it was 1 in 10 on welfare. In reality it is 5 out of 10 people on government assistance.
If the sea level rising poses a threat to villages in the Mekong Delta what are they going to do with the money – build a dike around it? Or is this more political grandstanding with our tax dollars by this “soldier” testifying to congress about the horrors he saw in Vietnam and was later discredited by his own men?
Just how does this administration think it’s going to sell climate change (f/k/a global warming) when Cairo has its first snow in over 100 years, Jerusalem has up to 3 feet of snow, Australia has snow in its ski area at the start of summer and from the Antarctic is reported an all-time low temperature of -138.5⁰F?
Does this administration think we are not aware of this charade of leadership?
Just how does this administration think it’s going to sell climate change (f/k/a global warming) when Cairo has its first snow in over 100 years, Jerusalem has up to 3 feet of snow, Australia has snow in its ski area at the start of summer and from the Antarctic is reported an all-time low temperature of -138.5⁰F?
Just like that.
That’s not what Global Warming means. Know more by studying an issue.