Overview of Coastal Protection Structures in the Mekong River Delta

TheMekong River Delta has faced many impacts of climate change, sea level rise,and extreme climate. Besides,the exploitation and use of water resources and sand and gravel lead to seriousriverbank and coastal erosion. In recent years, many innovative technologies of coastal protection have been applied to protect coastal erosion. Inthis paper, based on the results of two field investigations from the coast ofTien Giang province to Ca Mau province, a review of coastal protection alsopoints out some advantages and disadvantages. The results indicated that the applied coastal protection technologies need to be further improved to limit the process of coastal erosion in the Mekong River Delta.