LUCCi
Land-use and climate change interactions in the Vu Gia Thu Bon River Basin, Central Vietnam
| Research question | Which role does land-use play for GHG emissions? What sustainable land / water management strategies can cope with climate change impacts? |
Drivers | Demographic change, increasing energy demand, increasing tourism, climate change, sea level rise, price changes in global markets |
| Indicators | Increasing drought and flood events, salt water intrusion, land-use changes, contamination, erosion, yield losses |
| Production systems | Agriculture (rice and annuals), forestry, tourism, industry |
| Measures | Develop regional climate change scenarios, assess the role of agriculture and forest for GHG mitigation, bio-economic optimisation model, jointly develop integrated modelling approaches and scenarios, implement appropriate land-use planning and water management strategies |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Study sites | Vu Gia Thu Bon River Basin, Provinces Da Nang and Quang Nam |
| Area | 10.350 km² |
| Duration | Juli 2010 to Juli 2015 |
