These were periods in which the province suffered from severe droughts, causing heavy damage to harvests. The money was used to assist localities like Phú Mỹ, Hoài Nhơn, and Hoài Ân district pay for pumping, irrigation, and water systems. Bình Định is one of the provinces most affected by climate change. In 2015 alone, over 8,500 ha of crops were damaged, forcing farmers to feed them to cattle instead. Large areas of agricultural land were abandoned because of droughts. Droughts in 2015 also caused water shortages for many families.
