VietNamNet Bridge – Forest ranger officials and residents in the Central region said the protection of forests turned over to communities could not be properly managed due to shortcomings in policies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Climate change, which has led to habitat destruction, has prompted red-tailed vipers (Trimeresurus albolabris) to enter residential quarters in the central region and attack people.

Habitat change may be one of the reasons for the abnormal growth and attacks against humans by red-tailed vipers in the central provinces of Quang Ngai, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, scientists have said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though the storm season has not arrived, the residents in the central provinces are already worried about soil erosion has put them in danger.

 Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has recommended the Prime Minister consider visa exemptions for travellers from France, Germany, the UK, Australia and India.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Currently, the central provinces face to water shortage because of heat waves accompanied with highest temperature during previous days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While Da Nang City persists with its struggle to demand hydropower plants return water to the Vu Gia River, the Quang Nam provincial authorities insist on it being routed to the Thu Bon River.

 VietNamNet Bridge – No drop of rain has been felt in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan Provinces over the last five months. People have been struggling to survive the drought, while plants have been fading under the scorching sun.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Over the past 3 months, a number of provinces in the Central Region, the Central Highlands and the Southern Region have not had rain. Many localities fall into a serious drought.

VietNamNet Bridge – In 2013, the provinces in the central region attracted 66 foreign-invested projects worth $1.5 billion, bringing the total foreign capital invested in this region to nearly $25.5 billion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Excessive sand mining, which is illegal, has damaged many rivers in the central region, causing severe erosion and disrupting the daily lives of local residents, local reports say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The historic floods swept away over hundreds of houses in Quang Ngai province. Thousands of people are living in tents, schools or cultural houses.

"Until now I do not understand why that day my stamina was so huge. The flood has passed, seeing everybody in my village is safe, I’m very happy," said the man who saved 42 families.

 Floods triggered by torrential rains in the central region have killed at least 31 people, left two missing and seriously injured three others, disaster officials said on November 17.

The central region has suffered from 11 typhoons and floods so far this year. It has also incurred the human-made floods when hydropower plants discharge water. Tens of thousands of families lead a destitute life.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of tours were canceled, thousands of tourists got stuck in Da Nang City and Quang Nam province, while many resorts in the central region have been damaged, which costs travel firms hundreds of billions of dong to repair.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Total fatalities from tropical storm Nari and following floods in the central region have climbed to 10, according to the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control on October 17.

Flooding rose quickly after typhoon Nari on the morning of October 15, causing severe floods in many areas. After the storm, people in the provinces of Thua Thien - Hue, Da Nang and Quang Nam cleaned up and roof their houses.

 VietNamNet Bridge – According to the latest report released on October 4, damage caused by typhoon Wutip in the central provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Binh Thuan and Quang Binh is up to VND11 trillion (about $523 million).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local authorities and residents living nearby hydro-electricity power dams in the Central region are bemoaning the negative impacts on their livelihood as power plants are failing to comply with their contractual commitments.