News and events

Gender-differentiated Climate-change Impacts and Adaptation in Vietnam

A study undertaken in the ClimaViet project in the southern provinces Soc Trang and Tra Vinh in Vietnam has focused on socio-economic and gender-differentiated impacts and preception of climate change among rice farmers. 

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Stakeholder workshop in Nam Dinh province

VAAS and Bioforsk (ClimaViet project partners) in cooperation with WINROCK, Vietnam, organized a stakeholder workshop in Nam Dinh province on the 4th of May. The main purpose was to share project results and evaluate the relevance results for scaling up in Nam Dinh province.

Results from salinity tolerance experiment

The first results from ClimaViet field test experiments of salinity tolerance of five new rice varieties are now available.

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Crop modelling and GHG measurement activities

The ClimaViet project team recently reviewed the crop modelling and GHG measurement activities at the Institute for Agriculture and Environment, Hanoi.

Field visit to Nam Dinh province in the Red River Delta

Climaviet project team including scientists from Bioforsk (Udaya Sekhar Nagothu, Trond Rafoss), University of Queensland (Andrew Borell) and VAAS, CETDAE and officials from the Nam Dinh province visited the project sites during August.

Interaction with stakeholders and farmers in Don Xuan commune/Tra Cu district in TraVinh Province

Scientists from the Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute (Dr.Hach, Dr.Chi), Bioforsk (Dr.Sekhar, Dr.Trond) and the University of Queensland (Dr. Andrew Borrell) visited Tra Cu district in TraVinh province on the 22nd of August and discussed with the Secretary of the Commune, Staff of Agricultural Station in the district, Agricultural staff of the Commune and farmers about climate change related impacts on the agriculture and rice production in the area.

First annual project review meeting successfully organized

The first annual project meeting was held at the Vietnamese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hanoi, 19th August, 2014. The two main project partners Bioforsk and VAAS, representatives from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, MARD, DOST, scientists from various institutes in Vietnam, University of Queensland, farmers and provincial officials were present at the workshop.

First Annual Project Review meetings hosted by the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)

VAAS is hosting the first Annual Project Review meetings at Hanoi from the 18th to 22nd of August. The Counsellor, Ms.Ragnhild Dybdal and Development Advisor, Mr.Vu Minh Duc from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Hanoi will be taking part in the meetings.

Field visits to project demonstration sites

VAAS and Bioforsk scientists organized joint meetings and field visits to review the project progress in May 2014. The following note provides details of the visits and meetings.

Project progress during spring 2014

President of Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences and director of the project Dr. Nguyen Van Bo visited and evaluated the project progress in Hai Hau and Nghia Hung districts in Nam Dinh Province under the supervision and monitoring of Center for Technology Development and Agricultural Extension.

Project planning meetings

Bioforsk and project partner Cuu Long Delta Rice Research Institute (CLRRI) met with stakeholders at province-, district- and commune level authorities to discuss climate change adaptation needs. Priorities at the commune level for climate change adaptation are (1) drought and (2) salinity. Due to the elevated terrain in this area, water has to be lifted by pumping in Ðôn Xuân commune.

Stakeholder meetings in ClimaViet

Bioforsk scientists Dr. Udaya Sekhar Nagothu and Dr. Trond Rafoss, together with the team members from the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) and Dr. Andrew Borell, consultant working in ClimaViet Project, met with stakeholders at province-, district- and commune level authorities to discuss climate change challenges experienced.

ClimaViet Inception workshop

ClimaViet project ("Climate change and impacts on rice Production in Vietnam: Pilot testing of potential adaptation and mitigation measures") was started off successfully at the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) campus in Hanoi on the 28th of August, 2013.

International cooperation on implementing Climate smart Agriculture in the Red River and Mekong Delta regions

The Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS) and the Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research (Bioforsk) to cooperate on implementing Climate smart Agriculture in the Red River and Mekong Delta regions.