July 2010 - Workshop on Developing Research Capacity on Assessing Community Livelihood Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts in Central Vietnam and Mekong River Delta

Date: 24-29 July 2010
Place : Can Tho, Vietnam
Detail : The workshop is part of the research capacity building project under Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)’s Scientific Capacity Building for Climate Change Impact & Vulnerability Assessments program. The workshop was organized together with Can Tho University in order to discuss the following topics:
• Current risk from climate and socio-economic change and local response from local perspectives;
• Interaction among key sectors in the study sites, especially when response to climate risk;
• Plausible future of the society based on socio-economic scenarios;
• Framing future risk and vulnerability profile of the sectors & society at the selected study site
This workshop also focused on planning frameworks and reviewing methodology in assessing climate change risk, vulnerability and adaptation at pilot study sites in Mekong River Delta and Central Vietnam. After the workshop, the research team went on a field trip to An Giang province in Mekong River Delta and Quang Nam and Don Giang Province in Central Vietnam to see example on the impacts of climate related threats and to speak with local stakeholders and officials.

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