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Liquid Territories: Configurations of geographic space in the cartographic projections of the Mekong River’s catchment areas

Romanos, C. (author)

The role played by the Mekong River in the organization of land and people is inextricably linked with a particular spatial category. The concept of the hydrological catchment extends the space of the river far beyond the limits of the river’s perennial waterbodies, to encompass vast areas inhabited by millions of people speaking different...

doctoral thesis 2023

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Reducing river inundation in the Hau River estuary

Engel, Leander (author), Nijholt, Vincent (author), van de Wakker, Gerwin (author), Wesseling, Lucas (author), Winter, Theun (author)

The Mekong Delta is facing some complicated challenges in the near future. Its geographical location and the fact that it is a delta result in low elevation levels which makes it vulnerable to inundation. This problem will only become bigger in the future due to the effects of climate change. To get funding from organisations like the world bank...

student report 2023

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Combining Water Resources, Socioenvironmental, and Psychological Factors in Assessing Willingness to Conserve Groundwater in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Klessens, Tycho M.A. (author), Daniel, D. (author), Jiang, Yong (author), van Breukelen, B.M. (author), Scholten, L. (author), Pande, S. (author)

Freshwater resources in coastal areas are under intense pressure from excessive groundwater extraction, which amplifies saltwater intrusion (SWI) into coastal freshwater aquifers, such as in the Mekong Delta. Studies that combine socioenvironmental data and households' psychological factors next to salinity measurement data to design...

journal article 2022

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Socio-hydrological approach for farmer adaptability to hydrological changes: a case study in salinity-controlled areas of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Pham, Luan Dang Manh Hong (author), Patiño Guerra, J.D. (author), Nguyen, Hong Quan (author), Korbee, D. (author), Tran, Duc Dung (author), Ho, Loc Huu (author), Do, Quang Hung (author), Luu, Tang (author), Gorman, Timothy (author), Hermans, L.M. (author)

The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is an example of a complex dynamic socio-hydrological system in which societies and hydrology interact and co-evolve. The dominant engineering approach in the VMD has enhanced the dynamics of society and hydrology. This study looks at the implications of socio-hydrological dynamics in the coastal VMD where...

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Surface Water Mapping and Flood Monitoring in the Mekong Delta Using Sentinel-1 SAR Time Series and Otsu Threshold

Tran, Khuong H. (author), Menenti, M. (author), Jia, Li (author)

The annual flood and the alteration in hydrological regimes are the most vital concerns in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD). Although synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 imagery is widely used for water management, only a few studies have used Sentinel-1 data for mapping surface water and monitoring flood events in the VMD. This study...

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An Efficient Modeling Approach for Probabilistic Assessments of Present-Day and Future Fluvial Flooding

Ngo, Q.H. (author), Ranasinghe, Roshanka (author), Zevenbergen, C. (author), Kirezci, Ebru (author), Maheng, M.D. (author), Radhakrishnan, Mohanasundar (author), Pathirana, Assela (author)

Risk-informed flood risk management requires a comprehensive and quantitative risk assessment, which often demands multiple (thousands of) river and flood model simulations. Performing such a large number of model simulations is a challenge, especially for large, complex river systems (e.g., Mekong) due to the associated computational and...

journal article 2022

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Managing mangroves and coastal land cover in the Mekong Delta

Phan, M.H. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author)

Mangroves play an important role in sustaining a healthy coastal environment, providing a natural habitat to various species, a stable shoreline and forestry products. However, the extent of mangroves developed along the tidal coast of the Mekong delta in southern Vietnam has faced and still faces the impact from both natural and...

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From national vision to implementation: governance challenges in sustainable agriculture transitions in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta region

Minkman, E. (author), Nguyen, Hong Quan (author), Luu, Tang (author), Dang, Kim Khoi (author), Nguyen, Sy Linh (author), Du, Haomiao (author), Huizer, Tanya (author), Rijke, Jeroen (author)

This study identifies how the governance of the transition to sustainable agriculture in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta is constrained by a lack of leadership, coordination, and funding. The Vietnamese Mekong Delta region is an important agricultural region yet highly vulnerable to climate change. In 2017, the Government of Vietnam issued...

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Mismatches between policy planning and implementation on the actively living with flood approach in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta

Voorintholt, Derk (author), Minkman, E. (author), Gverdtsiteli, Gvantsa (author)

Based on a qualitative case study in An Giang province, Vietnam, we mapped the understanding of the ‘Living with Floods’ (LWF) concept and the implementation of three projects to explain the effectiveness of water governance in Vietnam. We have demonstrated how perceptions on the LWF concept differ per government level and the limits of water...

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Development of an Efficient Modelling Approach to Support Economically and Socially Acceptable Flood Risk Reduction in Coastal Cities: Can Tho City, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Ngo, Q.H. (author)

Flooding is one of the most frequently occurring and damaging natural disasters worldwide. Quantitative flood risk management (FRM) in the modern context demands statistically robust approaches (e.g. probabilistic) due to the need to deal with complex uncertainties. However, probabilistic estimates often involve ensemble 2D hydraulic model runs...

doctoral thesis 2021

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Hydraulic performance of brushwood fences for mangrove replantation in the Mekong Delta

Dào, H.T. (author)

In the past decade the role of wooden fences, containing brushwood and branches, in efforts to restoring mangroves has been recognized since a vast reduction of mangroves occurred along the Mekong deltaic coast. This study aims to better understand the hydrodynamic performance related to the possible mechanism of wave reduction and the influence...

doctoral thesis 2021

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Instant flood risk modelling (Inform) tool for co-design of flood risk management strategies with stakeholders in Can Tho city, Vietnam

Ngo, Q.H. (author), Radhakrishnan, Mohanasundar (author), Ranasinghe, Roshanka (author), Pathirana, Assela (author), Zevenbergen, C. (author)

Flood risk reduction strategies play an important role in flood risk management (FRM) and these strategies are being co-designed with the engagement of the stakeholder through multiple consultations and co-designing sessions. Effective participation of stakeholders in interactive work sessions requires fast and accurate modeling systems with...

journal article 2021

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Numerical and small-scale physical modelling of wave transmission by wooden fences

Dào, H.T. (author), Hofland, B. (author), Suzuki, Tomohiro (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author), Mai, Tri (author), Tuan, Le Xuan (author)

Mangrove forests, that often act as natural coastal defences, enormously suffered due to ongoing climate change and human disturbances. Thus, it is necessary to have a countermeasure to mitigate the loss of mangroves. Wooden fences are becoming a viable nature-based solution to protect vulnerable replanted mangrove forests. However, the wooden...

journal article 2021

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Accounting for Multisectoral Dynamics in Supporting Equitable Adaptation Planning: A Case Study on the Rice Agriculture in the Vietnam Mekong Delta

Jafino, B.A. (author), Kwakkel, J.H. (author), Klijn, F. (author), Dung, Nguyen Viet (author), van Delden, Hedwig (author), Haasnoot, Marjolijn (author), Sutanudjaja, Edwin H. (author)

The need for explicitly considering equity in climate change adaptation planning is increasingly being recognized. However, evaluations of adaptation often adopt an aggregated perspective, while disaggregation of results is important to learn about who benefits when and where. A typical example is adaptation of rice agriculture in the Vietnam...

journal article 2021

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Coastal and seasonal hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of the Mekong Delta

Phan, M.H. (author)

Coastal retreat problems occur in many deltas over the world. Coastal features are not constant over time and are affected by sea level rise, river runoff, sediment supply, wave and tidal energy, underlying geology and climate. In addition, human activities profoundly influence the coastal processes as a result of changing natural patterns of...

doctoral thesis 2020

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Radar Interferometry: 20 Years of Development in Time Series Techniques and Future Perspectives

Minh, Dinh Ho Tong (author), Hanssen, R.F. (author), Rocca, Fabio (author)

The research and improvement of methods to be used for deformation measurements from space is a challenge. From the previous 20 years, time series Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry techniques have proved for their ability to provide millimeter-scale deformation measurements over time. This paper aims to provide a review of such...

journal article 2020

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Experimental assessment of the flow resistance of coastal wooden fences

Dào, H.T. (author), Hofland, B. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author), Mai, Tri (author)

Wooden fences are applied as a nature-based solution to support mangrove restoration along mangrove coasts in general and the Mekong Delta coast in particular. The simple structure uses vertical bamboo poles as a frame to store horizontal bamboo and tree branches (brushwood). Fence resistance is quantitatively determined by the drag...

journal article 2020

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Farmer adoptability for livelihood transformations in the Mekong Delta: a case in Ben Tre province

Korbee, D. (author), Weger, Jacob (author), Hermans, L.M. (author), Evers, Jaap (author), Wyatt, Andrew (author)

Sustainable livelihood development is an ongoing challenge worldwide, and has regained importance due to threats of water shortages and climate change. To cope with changing climatic, demographic and market conditions in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta (VMD) an agricultural transformation process has been suggested in the recent Mekong Delta Plan. This...

journal article 2019

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Navigating the bureaucracy: an analysis of implementation feasibility for the Mekong Delta Plan, Vietnam

Korbee, D. (author), Hong Quan, Nguyen (author), Hermans, L.M. (author), Ho Long, Phi (author)

Strategic delta planning focuses on strategic, long-term choices to stimulate sustainable development in deltas. Strategic delta plans outline a long-term vision to be embedded into the plans and activities of government agencies and semi-public actors at multiple levels. This implies a form of coordinated, yet decentralized, implementation....

journal article 2019

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An effective modelling approach to support probabilistic flood forecasting in coastal cities-Case study: Can Tho, Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Ngo, Q.H. (author), Pathirana, Assela (author), Zevenbergen, C. (author), Ranasinghe, Roshanka (author)

Probabilistic flood forecasting requires flood models that are simple and fast. Many of the modelling applications in the literature tend to be complex and slow, making them unsuitable for probabilistic applications which require thousands of individual simulations. This article focusses on the development of such a modelling approach to...

journal article 2018