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  1. Mekong River Delta

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    Land Subsidence and Sea-Level Rise
    Subsidence rates are alarming, averaging $2$ to $4\text{ cm}$ per year in the Lower Delta, significantly higher than the global average. This is exacerbated by the excessive extraction of groundwater for irrigation and industrial use, causing compaction of the underlying Holocene layers. Furthermore, the reduction in upstream sediment trapping due…