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Harnessing a systems approach for sustainable adaptation in vulnerable mega-deltas: A case study of the dyke heightening program in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta's floodplains

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posted on 2024-10-14, 06:24 authored by Thanh Mai, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Yen Dan TongYen Dan Tong, Thong Nguyen-Huy, Russell Richards, Torben Marcussen

HIGHLIGHTS:  

• Importance of system thinking for effective management of climate adaption impacts 

• Dyke-heightening program fails to meet its objectives and risks long-term failures

• Restructuring production system and enhancing flood resilience are key for sustainable delta growth

Funding

This work was supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) in close cooperation with the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection (BMUV), and the Federal Foreign Office (AA) through the International Climate Initiative (IKI).

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Publication Date

2024-12-01

Journal

Science of the Total Environment

Volume

954

Article Number

176501

Pagination

13p.

Publisher

Elsevier

ISSN

0048-9697

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© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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    systems thinkingdyke heighteningVietnamese Mekong Deltafloodplainsclimate adaptationclimate changeflood resilience

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