SEARCA & CCham/Vietnam/2016
Impact of Climate Change on Aquaculture in Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam
SEARCA/CChAM
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This SEARCA/CChAM study by Mac Nhu Binh, Le Van An, Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Ngo Thi Huong Giang, Ho Thi Thu Hoai and Truong Van Dan, published as Discussion Paper Series 2016 No. 3, examines the impact of climate change on aquaculture in Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue Province, central Viet Nam. The district lies along the Tam Giang–Cau Hai lagoon system, where many households rely on smallholder pond aquaculture and lagoon-based production. The study documents a wide range of climate hazards affecting aquaculture, including drought, heat waves, cold weather, floods, typhoons, salinisation and changes in water quality. It assesses how these hazards reduce yields, cause stock losses, damage infrastructure and affect household incomes. The authors identify adaptation responses such as adopting polyculture models that spread risk across species, capacity building for farmers, investment in infrastructure, marketing support and enabling policies at district and provincial levels. Classed as direct evidence under Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, the paper is considered a strong empirical aquaculture-climate case study. It is useful for local planners and extension services in central Viet Nam, for researchers comparing lagoon aquaculture vulnerability across the region, and as a practical example of linking impact assessment with adaptation recommendations for smallholder aquaculture.
Additional Details
- Author(s)
- Ho Thi Thu Hoai; Le Van An; Mac Nhu Binh; Ngo Thi Huong Giang; Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy; Truong Van Dan
- Type
- Discussion Paper Series 2016 No. 3
- Aquaculture / Fisheries Dimension
- Aquaculture production; smallholder ponds; polyculture
- Relevance to Climate Aquaculture
- Direct
- Thematic Area
- Vulnerability & Risk Assessment
- Climate Issue
- Drought; heat waves; cold weather; floods; typhoons; salinization; water-quality change
- Adaptation / Key Contribution
- Polyculture models; capacity building; infrastructure and marketing support; enabling policies
- How to Use / Notes
- Strong empirical aquaculture–climate case study