An ecosystem-based climate change adaptation project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Building and Nuclear Safety in Vietnam made strides in 2016.
Drought in the Mekong Delta (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An ecosystem-basedclimate change adaptation project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry ofEnvironment, Nature Conservation and Building and Nuclear Safety in Vietnam madestrides in 2016.
According to Director of Institute of Strategyand Policy on Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen The Chinh, themanagement board of the project has coordinated with the German InternationalCooperation Agency and the central coastal provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binhto build a training document on ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA)
The project has studied domestic andinternational funds for EbA, evaluated places vulnerable to climate change, andhelped the two Vietnamese localities devise an action plan to cope with climatechange from 2016-2020.
Phan Lam Son, a representative from Ha Tinh’sDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment, said the project piloted theEbA model in Vu Quang district to protect and develop forests in the context ofdroughts.
Meanwhile, Quang Binh’s Department of NaturalResources and Environment said the project provided technical support forfarmers in Quang Trach district to breed cows, grow organic vegetables, andraise freshwater fish.
The steering committee for the implementation ofthe project sought to enhance officials’ capacity at central and local levels andto mobilise capital to carry out and expand EbA models. Vietnam isone of the countries most exposed to the adverse impacts of climate change.This problem is estimated to cause the country economic losses of about 15billion USD each year, equivalent to five percent of its gross domestic product(GDP). The countryis considered a biodiversity hotspot, with a large proportion of its flora andfauna endemic. Climate change threatens this diversity. At the same time, ithas been shown that maintaining the stability of ecosystems can contribute toclimate adaptation, while enhancing the resilience of those ecosystems and thenearby population. Besidesmitigating the vulnerability of people to climate risks, ecosystem-basedmeasures are seen as a good alternative – or supplement – to technical measuresas they provide secondary benefits, including contributions to natural disasterprevention, food security, livelihoods improvement and biodiversitypreservation.-VNA
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Drought in the Mekong Delta (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
