The Vu Gia Thu Bon
Information Centre (Vietnam)
To improve IWRM on basin scale and the communication among the water related stakeholders in the VuGia ThuBon River Basin in Central Vietnam, the ITT in cooperation with the Vietnam Academy for Water Resources has established the “Vu Gia – Thu Bon Information Center” (VGTB RBIC) at the Central Department of the Vietnam Academy of Water Resources in Da Nang. It offers a cross sector neutral space to discuss fair water allocation and IWRM. Thematic maps and posters on land uses, agriculture, hydrology and river basin development are presented and the River Basin Information System (RBIS) providing hydro-meteorological and spatial data is made available to the stakeholders on a local server. The VGTB RBIC serves as a pilot institution which should be followed by further river basin information centers all over Vietnam.
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The Faculty of Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems at TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences), formerly the Institute for Technology and Resources Management (ITT), and the Vietnam Academy for Water Resources (VAWR) were invited on November 2, 2016 to visit the Disaster Management Center (DMC) in Da Nang to discuss possibilities for future cooperation.
During the visit, research results from the LUCCi project related to the impacts of hydropower development on water availability were presented. Further cooperation steps and concrete information needs were discussed. Local authorities expressed strong interest in the information products and training activities offered by the VGTB River Basin Information Center (RBIC) in Da Nang. In particular, the high demand for modeling and scenario development on reservoir operation and its impacts on water availability, as well as the need for hydro-meteorological data and drought and flood risk assessment strategies, were highlighted as key information requirements.
The LUCCi consortium publishs a joint publication by Springer:
Nauditt, A. and Ribbe, L. (Eds.), 2016: Land Use and Climate Change Interactions in Central Vietnam (LUCCi), Springer book series Water Resources Development and Management, ISBN 978-981-10-2623-2
Summary of the LUCCi Project
Within the framework of the German Vietnamese research project “Land Use and Climate Change Interactions in Central Vietnam” (LUCCi), funded by the German and Vietnamese research ministries BMBF and MOST, a variety of feedback mechanisms in a dynamically developing socio-ecological system were assessed between 2010 and 2016.
The study region, the Vu Gia Thu Bon river basin, provides a wide range of ecosystem services for the provinces of Da Nang and Quang Nam, supplying the population with water, food, and energy. The region faces multiple challenges, including rapid hydropower development, urbanization, industrialization, and expanding coastal tourism.
Strategies for sustainable land and water resource use were developed within the LUCCi project to address increasing pressures on natural resources. Local and national stakeholders responsible for land and water management were involved from the outset to ensure demand-oriented research and to support capacity development. Research results were made available to provincial governments as well as relevant national and regional institutions.
This book presents selected application-oriented results of the LUCCi project, involving numerous German and Vietnamese scientists as well as international organizations. Particular emphasis was placed on the usability of results for regional and national resource planning.
Contact
Alexandra Nauditt: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Link
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LUCCILand use and climate change interactions in Central Vietnamwww.lucci-vietnam.info |
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