Nguyen Minh The, DONRE Can Tho

1. CLIMATE CHANGE COORDINATION OFFICE
www.biendoikhihau.cantho.gov.vn
vpbdkhct@cantho.gov.vn
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2. Inundation by flood
Inundation by tide
NATURAL OF CAN THO
• Area: 1400km2; # 3.5% Mekong delta
• Distance from: HCMC-169km; East Sea-75 km
• At the end of Mekong, Hau river 190Bm3/year
• Flat and low land and subsidence
• Rainy season 05-11
• Inundation July- November; deepest Sep-Nov annually
• 2 inundation areas: by Mekong flood and by tide
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3. SOCIO-ECONOMICS OF CAN THO
• Population: 1,200 M; # 7% Mekong Delta
• Labors: 0,590M; People density: 856 p/km²
• Economic structure: first area 11%; second
area 44.5% and third area 44.5%
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4. CLIMATE CHANGE IN CAN THO CITY
I. Physical problems-Main expression
1. Higher temperature: (daytime average temperature higher
than 35OC and increasing)
2. Abnormal hydrology regime (Severe dry season at the
beginning of the year and greater inundation at the end of
the year)
3. Saltwater intrusion (Even in the dry season and the wet
season)
4. Extreme weather events increase (Hurricanes, tornados,
lightning, etc.)
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5. CLIMATE CHANGE IN CAN THO CITY
II. Physical problems-Factors make CC more dangerous
1. Ground surface deformation (river bank erosion, land
subsidence...)
2. Environmental pollution (solid waste, wastewater, air
pollution…)
3. Unsustainable development (urbanization and
industrialization, hydropower dam...)
4. Ecological imbalance (natural rice degraded, both black
and white fish decline)
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6. CLIMATE CHANGE IN CAN THO CITY
II. Social problems-make CC more
1. Low public income
2. Lack of localized CC information
3. No CC specialized institutes
4. Difficulties in coordination
5. CC budget is not available.
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7. Impacts of CC IN CAN THO CITY
I. Community health problems (increased cases of
Dengue fever; Diarrhea; flu; hand foot and mouth
disease; SARS)
II. Social production reduced (agricultural output reduced
=> industrial processing of agricultural products, reduced
=> export revenues decreased => commercial sector
service was brought to a standstill)
III. Livelihoods of the community unstable (Social
production decreased => labor income reduced + health
problems => unstable life => migration => disordered
society)
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8. HOW TO RESPOND TO CC IN CAN THO CITY
I. Principles
1.Good adaptation (minimize damage/impacts on the
community first, then reduce climate change)
2. Ensure a stable life (green life, stable income,
appropriate housing)
3. No regrets (still applied even if there’s climate change or
not)
4. Bottom-up and top-down planning (create conditions for
the vulnerability, local government participating in
preparation, implementation and monitoring of plans to
respond to climate change)
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9. HOW TO RESPOND TO CC IN CAN THO CITY
II. Measures
1. Establish Steering committee of Decision 158 (to focus
the attention, the power of the entire local agencies)
2. Establish CCCO (on behalf of the Steering Committee of
Decision 158, to coordinate all the local adaptations to
climate change)
3. Develop and implement response plans
Note:
Decision 158: decision on the implementation of national target programs on climate
change.
CCCO: Climate change coordination office
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10. CAN THO CITY CC ADAPTATION ACTIVIES
I. CCCO working plan activities
a. Climate change propagating awareness and capacity
building (for more than 1200 local staff)
b. Web page: http//:biendoikhihau.cantho.gov.vn (to store
and provide information about climate change for everyone)
c. Research "The link between vulnerability and climate
change” (to build a reasonable climate change response strategy
for the vulnerabilities)
d. Study three climate change adaptation indicators (to be
the base for evaluating the effectiveness of local agencies resilience
activities)
e. Building long-term climate change resilience activities
plan 2015-2030
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11. CAN THO CITY CC ADAPTATION ACTIVIES
II. CCCO intervention projects:
a. Dengue fever and climate change research
(DOH, 2012 - 2014)
b. Saltwater intrusion monitoring system (DONRE,
2012-2014)
c. Community-based flood prevention (Ninh Kieu,
2013-2015)
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12. D. CAN THO CITY CC ADAPTATION ACTIVIES
III. CCCO intervention cooperation activities
a. Project to strengthen national capacity to respond to climate
change, CBCC (IMHEN, MONRE&UNDP, 2009-2013)
b. Project to improve the adaptive capacity through the
management of water resources (CTU & CSIRO, 2010-2012)
c. Can Tho – Resilience Planning for Integrated Flood Risk
Management (SCE, the World Bank, 2012-2013)
d. Study about effective communication on climate change
(NISTPASS & AMDI, 2012-2014)
e. ACCCRN youth initiative program, AYIP (Challenge to Change
2012-2013)
f. Project training and development activities to respond to
climate change for farmers (ADRA, Australia, 2013)
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13. Organizational chart of activities CCCO
Can Tho people
committee
SC 158 CCCO
City Government
department
District PC
CBCC
project
SCE-
WB
project
CTU
CSIRO
project
DOH
project
DONRE
Project
AYIP
NISTPASS
project
Organization relationship
Cooperation relationship
working plan
activities
ADRA
project
NINH KIEU
Project
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14. D. CAN THO CITY CC ADAPTATION ACTIVIES
IV. Photos of CCCO activities
Climate Change Training
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15. D. CAN THO CITY CC ADAPTATION ACTIVIES
IV. Photos of CCCO activities
Intervention activities
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16. D. CAN THO CITY CC ADAPTATION ACTIVIES
IV. Photos of CCCO activities
Intervention activities
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17. Recommendations for the future
- Establish Center for Mekong delta climate change
support base on the CCCO
- Research for water integrated management based on
land use
- Research on cost-benefit assessment (CBA) for
dykes system to against inundation, flood
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18. THANK YOU
Can Tho Climate Change Coordination Office
www.biendoikhihau.cantho.gov.vn
vpbdkhct@cantho.gov.vn
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