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Project title

Resilience at the margins: Climate risk mapping and spatial decision support systems for strengthening the climate change resilience of the furthest behind in rural communities in Viet Nam

Primary Funding Agency

Irish Research Council

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

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Lead Organisation

National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG)

Lead Applicant

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Project Abstract

Vietnam, with 65% of people living in rural areas, is among five countries considered by the World Bank as most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors in Vietnam, contributing 20% of GDP and employing 40% of the labour force. Despite major achievements in poverty reduction, there remain cohorts of Vietnamese society that are economically marginalised, whose status could be further aggravated by adverse climate change impacts. These include ethnic minorities, peripheral poor rural households, female headed households and households with members who are disabled. Nong Thon Moi (NTM), as the Vietnamese governements strategic policy tool, has been underway as a large national initiative since 2010 to help improve sustainable development of rural areas, with a special focus on climate resilient agriculture for the period 2021-2025. The NUI Galway - VNUA �Resilience at the Margins� project will work with national institutions (MARD, DONRE) and NGOs/CSOs to generate an evidence base and develop new geospatial data analytics and risk assessment tools / knowledge to better target climate smart/resilience techniques and innovations towards the most marginalised households in rural Vietnam. Spatial decision support systems (SDSS) will support policy scenario-based integration of climate smart agriculture (CSA) practices for climate resilience and poverty reduction, through an initial focus on the NTM for Yen Bai province. The SDSS will harness and integrate existing available data, in particular integrating socio economic parameters with biophysical/climatic parameters to identify which marginalised households are most vulnerable to climate change. The SDSS will be iteratively developed in close consultation with national and provincial partners, so that it can be integrated into national planning systems for improved targeting of CSA/CRA techniques and innovations to strengthen the climate change resilience of the most marginalised households in rural Vietnam.

Grant Approved

�349,218.75

Research Hub

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Research Theme

Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities

Start Date

01/03/2020

Initial Projected Completion Date

01/03/2023