Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Mekong Delta: Flood, Tidal Inundation, Salinity Intrusion, and Irrigation Adaptation Methods

Coastal Disasters and Climate Change in Vietnam: Engineering and Planning Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 199-218

  Toan, To Quang ^a  

^a Southern Institute of Water Resources Research SIWRR   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Adaptation measures; Climate change; Floods; Impact of climate change.; Inundation; Mekong Delta; MIKE11 application; Salinity intrusion; Sea level rise; South Mang Thit; South Vam Nao

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FLOODS; FOOD SUPPLY; MERCURY (METAL); SEA LEVEL; WATER LEVELS;

ADAPTATION MEASURES; INUNDATION; MEKONG DELTA; SALINITY INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL RISE; SOUTH MANG THIT; SOUTH VAM NAO;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84927146271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-800007-6.00009-5     Document Type: Chapter

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