Drought-ADAPT

The Central Highlands is one of the most important agricultural regions in Vietnam, where coffee, rubber, pepper, vegetables, and fruits are grown for export. At the same time, Vietnam is one of the countries most affected by climate change, and the project region is particularly sensitive to extreme weather events, such as those caused by El Niño. El Niño events are present typically every two to seven years and often lead to severe droughts during the dry season in the project area, which have noticeable effects on agricultural production as well as the environment and socio-economic sector. The anthropogenic climate change impacts can make these effects stronger.

Drought-ADAPT aims to develop innovative approaches to support short-, medium- and long-term planning and adaptation to drought situations and their impacts in the context of climate change. The project operates at different levels, locally: technically innovative engineering solutions at village level to support local communities in securing their investments and high agricultural productivity, and regionally: development of innovative climate services.

The project implements innovative methods and a combination of approaches in the field of remote sensing, meteorology, hydrometry, climate and hydrological modeling, engineering and planning, as well as in the field of land management and policy consultation. Subsequently, solutions will be developed in cooperation with Vietnamese partners from research areas as well as from provincial authorities responsible for the Srêpốk river basin in provinces of Đắk Lắk and Đắk Nông in Central Highlands of Vietnam and relevant stakeholders.

Drought-ADAPT – Adaptation to drought and impacts of El Niño in Central Highlands in Vietnam

Duration

06/2021 – 05/2024

Project area(s)

Đắk Lắk and Đắk Nông provinces in Central Highlands of Vietnam

Coordination (GER)

Dipl.-Ing. Juliane Huth
German Remote Sensing Data Center of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Münchner Str. 20
82234 Weßling, Germany
Email: juliane.huth@dlr.de

Coordination (VN)

Dr. Nguyễn Nghĩa Hùng
Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR)
658 Võ Văn Kiệt
District 5, Hồ Chí Minh City
Email: hung@siwrr.org.vn
http://www.siwrr.org.vn/

 

 

Project partner (GER)

  • German Remote Sensing Data Center of the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • German Research Centre for Geosciences  (GFZ)
  • Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Institute of Geography and Geology, Chair for Climatology
  • SEBA Hydrometrie GmbH & Co.KG
  • Hydroplan Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
  • adelphi research gGmbH

Project partner (VN)

  • Southern Institute of Water Resources Research (SIWRR)
  • Space Technology Application Center (STAC) of the Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC

Stakeholder:

  • Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Đắk Lắk Province
  • Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Đắk Nông Province
  • Institute of Water Resources Planning under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
  • National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting
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