The impacts of climate change on agricultural production and minimisingclimate change in agriculture are tabled for discussion at a seminar incentral Quang Tri province on April 22.
At the two-day seminar,entitled “Climate change - Impacts, Adaptation and Policies inAgriculture”, more than 100 scientists and representatives from 10non-governmental organisations will discuss the combination of climatechange issues with the local socio-economic development plan.
Theywill also assess the result of a project carried out in Quang Triprovince from May, 2009 to April, 2011 under the sponsorship of theFinnish Government, to enhance Quang Tri residents’ capacity to adapt toclimate change.
Director of the Central Rural Development CentreAssociate Professor Hoang Manh Quan said that Vietnam was among fivecountries that will be hard hit by climate change and sea level rise.
Hecited the World Bank’s warning that if sea level rises by 100cm, fivepercent of Vietnam’s land and 37sq.m of Quang Tri’s land will besubmerged, 11 percent of the nation’s population will be affected andthe country’s GDP will be reduced by 10 percent.
In the meantime,Quang Tri will face an increase of 2.8 degrees Celsius, its averagerainfall will increase by 7-8 percent and its sea level will rise by75cm.
Le Anh Tuan from the Can Tho University’s Climate ChangeResearch Institute said that climate change is likely to severely affect2.4 million ha of agricultural land and 700,000 ha of aquaculture inthe Mekong delta.
The nation’s rice output will be cut by 50 percent in the mid-21st century, he said.
Tocope with climate change, Le Thi Hoa Sen from the Hue Agro-ForestryUniversity shared Quang Tri people’s experiences in using disease anddrought resistant varieties and changing seasonal timetables./.
At the two-day seminar,entitled “Climate change - Impacts, Adaptation and Policies inAgriculture”, more than 100 scientists and representatives from 10non-governmental organisations will discuss the combination of climatechange issues with the local socio-economic development plan.
Theywill also assess the result of a project carried out in Quang Triprovince from May, 2009 to April, 2011 under the sponsorship of theFinnish Government, to enhance Quang Tri residents’ capacity to adapt toclimate change.
Director of the Central Rural Development CentreAssociate Professor Hoang Manh Quan said that Vietnam was among fivecountries that will be hard hit by climate change and sea level rise.
Hecited the World Bank’s warning that if sea level rises by 100cm, fivepercent of Vietnam’s land and 37sq.m of Quang Tri’s land will besubmerged, 11 percent of the nation’s population will be affected andthe country’s GDP will be reduced by 10 percent.
In the meantime,Quang Tri will face an increase of 2.8 degrees Celsius, its averagerainfall will increase by 7-8 percent and its sea level will rise by75cm.
Le Anh Tuan from the Can Tho University’s Climate ChangeResearch Institute said that climate change is likely to severely affect2.4 million ha of agricultural land and 700,000 ha of aquaculture inthe Mekong delta.
The nation’s rice output will be cut by 50 percent in the mid-21st century, he said.
Tocope with climate change, Le Thi Hoa Sen from the Hue Agro-ForestryUniversity shared Quang Tri people’s experiences in using disease anddrought resistant varieties and changing seasonal timetables./.
