VIETADAPT - Development and implementation of climate change adaption measures in coastal areas in Vietnam

Philipp Schmidt-ThoméKristiina Nuottimäki

SIHYMETE, Thinh, Ngo Nam 2013

Why geology and climate change adaptation?

• Geosciences support adaptation processes with data sets and information and contributes to the science-stakeholder dialogue

• Geology plays a key role in the identification of climate related hazards, vulnerabilities and risks, also taking environmental and socio-economic aspects into consideration

• VIETADAPT focuses on the science-stakeholder dialogue• VIETADAPT supports the development and implementation of

climate change adaptation measures in land-use planning (local, regional and national)

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Sea level rise, storm surges & sea water intrusion into costalgroundwater aquifers

Temperature & precipitation, wind, heat island effect

New developmentsIndustry and trade / harbours

Housing

Culturalassets

Environment, recreation

Energy supplyEmergency preparedness

Examples of urban geological topics related to natural hazard and climate change

Modified after Johannes Klein

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Soil contamination

The BaltCICA project has • …used scenario workshops for

science-stakeholder communication• …contributed to new and/or

updated land-use and natural resources protection plans

• …implemented adaptation measures in flood prone areas in Finland, Germany, Denmark, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

• …endorsed protection of groundwater resources in Finland, Denmark and Lithuania

• …peer reviewed and published the results

• www.baltcica.org

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VIETADAPT - Development and implementation of climate change adaption measures in coastal areas in Vietnam• Funded by the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs for Finland by ICI (Institutional Co-operation Instrument)

• Nov 2011 - Nov 2013

• Geological Survey of Finland• The Vietnam Institute of

Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment (IMHEN)

• The Centre for Water Resources Planning and Investigation (CWRPI)

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Overall goals

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Base maps © ESRI

• Evaluate climate change and socio-economic scenarios

• Identify socio-economic development and climate change impacts on the environment

• Identify, model and map vulnerabilities and risks on groundwater and surface water resources

• Focus on science – stakeholder communication

• Develop climate change adaptation measures

VIETADAPT implementation:

– Studies of salt water intrusion to coastal aquifers and surface waters

– Analysis on sea level rise impacts– Communication with stakeholders to analyze and

address local interests and perceptions– Local impact studies on environment, aquifers and fresh

water– Training of young Vietnamese experts

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VIETADAPT II

• Land-use is in a key position in both creating and preventing damages

• Close science-stakeholder co-operation and dialogue to develop feasible measures to reduce natural hazard and climate change impacts

• Identify climate change adaptation measures on local level• Prioritize non-regret measures• Inform the private sector on project results to trigger spin off’s and

technological solutions

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Business opportunities in Vietnam

• Water sector– Drinking water quality (ground and surface water)– Assessment of groundwater pollution– EIA for different industrial activities– Water resource management– Water reservoirs

• (Waste sector / topic outside project scope)– Proper landfills– Recycling– Industrial waste management (environmental laws)

• (Sewage water treatment / topic outside project scope)– Cost efficient, easy to apply

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Thank you very much for your attention!

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Geological Survey of Finland (GTK)

philipp.schmidt-thome@gtk.fikristiina.nuottimaki@gtk.fi