期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 770, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145125
关键词
Adaptation; Saltwater intrusion; Hydropower dams; Sea level rise; Transboundary impacts; Vietnamese Mekong Delta
资金
- SEARCA's (Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture) Seed Fund for Research and Training Program, the Philippines
This paper examines the adaptation strategies of rural communities in the coastal areas of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, finding that hydrological changes have significant impacts on local communities and discussing policy approaches to address saltwater intrusion.
Coastal lowlands are of particular importance in providing food, shelter, and livelihoods for large populations; yet aggravating effects caused by human activities and climate change have exposed these areas to multiple challenges. Located in the southernmost part of the Lower Mekong Basin, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is adversely affected by upstream hydropower development, localised water-engineering systems (dykes), climatic factors, and sea level rise. This paper examines how these drivers shape the adaptation strategies of rural communities in the coastal areas. Using mixed sources of historical measured data, numerical modelling and qualitative data gathered in three coastal provinces (Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, and Soc Trang), we find that hydrological alterations are manipulated by various drivers with more immediate effects of the tidal systems and sea level rise in the Vietnamese East Sea. The study results suggest that while these impacts are not adequately addressed by delta-scale measures, a mixed policy approach including control and adaptation measures has been adopted to tackle saltwater intrusion on the local scale. The paper provides a holistic insight into the complex temporalspatial dimensions of hydrological change which have distressed coastal agroecosystems and resource-dependent communities. The paper argues that while voicing concerns over transboundary hydropower impacts is essential, in situ collaborative efforts among salinity-affected jurisdictions are equally important in addressing high uncertainty and complexity of saltwater intrusion in the future. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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