<div dir="ltr">I'm a US radio reporter living in Hanoi. <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">I'm working on a story about how rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong River Delta are being impacted by climate change-induced sea level rise. </span><div>
<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The story is about </span><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">(1) the climatic changes that are leading to salinity intrusion in parts of the delta, and what that's doing to rice crop yields, and whether or not this is (projected to be) a worsening trend;</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif">(2) the impact - financial and otherwise - on farmers and others in the region, and how they are adapting;</font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">(3) and the roles that government and NGO agencies are playing.</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">I need help with 2 aspects of the project. <br></font><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div><br></div><div>First, I am looking for someone to accompany me on a day trip to the region. They should be someone who understand the salinity and adaptation issues well, who speaks both English and Vietnamese, and who knows/understands the region. We will cover all travel expenses.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Second, <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">I</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"> would love to speak with someone here in Hanoi who could give me a clearer outline of the state of things in the Mekong (concerning climate change). It can be exclusively for background, if that makes it more likely. A big picture conversation.</span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div>The story is for a US radio show <span style="font-size:small;font-family:arial">called </span><i style="font-size:small;font-family:arial"><a href="http://burnanenergyjournal.com/" target="_blank">Burn: An Energy Journal</a></i><span style="font-size:small;font-family:arial">. <font color="#000000">We cover a wide range of issues concerning climate change and energy around the world. </font></span><br>
</div><div><div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">We create radio stories for major public radio broadcasters, including two radio shows titled</font> <a href="http://www.pri.org/programs/the-world" target="_blank">The World</a> and <a href="http://www.marketplace.org/" target="_blank">Marketplace</a>. <font color="#000000">They are part of large radio networks in the US - Public Radio International (a BBC affiliate), and American Public Media, respectively. This means that our stories air on hundreds of radio stations across the country.</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Thanks,</font></div></div></div><div><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div>Christopher M. Johnson</div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Hanoi, Vietnam</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">(84) 127 762 1572</div></div></div></div>