Assessment of climate change impacts and issues to support the making of new Nông Thôn Mới (Vietnam’s National Target Program on New Rural Development) criteria for the 2021-2030 Strategy

Citation

Bui LV^*, Imbach P, Talsma T, Tran HT, Tran CT, Nguyen NL. 2020. Assessment of climate change impacts and issues to support the making of new Nông Thôn Mới (Vietnam’s National Target Program on New Rural Development) criteria for the 2021-2030 Strategy. CCAFS Working Paper no. 328. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Available online at: www.ccafs.cgiar.org.

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^*Corresponding author: Dr. Bui Le Vinh. Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment. Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Founder and leader of the CRAFS research group. Email: bui_le_vinh@yahoo.com, blvinh@vnua.edu.vn.

Abstract/Description

This report showcases the results of the assessment conducted by the Vietnam National University of Agriculture, International Center for Tropical Agriculture, and the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development. The assessment aims to create new sets of criteria for the Nông Thôn Mới (NTM) program of Vietnam by investigating the impacts and issues brought by climate change. This is a part of the task, “Investigation and improvement of the national NTM criteria for rural development at all levels (commune, district, province) according to titles (standard, advanced, demonstration) in the period of 2021-2025.”

As of 2018, agriculture remains a major economic contributor in Vietnam, accounting for 14.68% of the gross domestic product. This puts the country at risk as the sector is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Climate scenarios for the future are not promising too as the annual average temperature is expected to increase, alongside annual rainfall. Together, these two impacts can lead to rising sea levels, which threatens the lives and livelihoods of coastal communities. These are only a few of the expected impacts of the changing climate that the Vietnamese government is trying to address.

The NTM is a national development program in Vietnam, which aims to enhance the resilience of rural communities to climate change impacts. The program is launched based on the lessons and experiences of implementing climate-smart agriculture (CSA) options in Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) in Southeast Asia. CSA options, including technologies, practices, services, and approaches, were implemented to not only boost the communities’ resilience against climate change, but also reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and remain productive in the farms.

The researchers found out that six NTM criteria can accommodate agriculture and climate change adaptation and mitigation. These are (1) planning; (2) irrigation; (3) electricity; (4) communication and telecommunication; (5) production organization; and (6) culture. Several indicators were also proposed to fully integrate agriculture in the climate change context into the NTM program. The indicators are grouped into CSA solutions, climate services, irrigation, and adaptation plan.

Keywords:

National development; climate change; adaptation; mitigation

CRAFS Key Author ORCID iDs

Bui Le Vinh: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1336-317X

Notes: This working paper is a knowledge product of the CCAFS program and was conducted by researchers from the Climate-Resilient AgriFood Systems (CRAFS) research group of Vietnam National University of Agriculture (VNUA). Here is the permanent link to cite the original work: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110444