INTERNAL REPLICATION TRAINING 4: CLIMATE CHANGE AND BIODIVERSITY: CONCEPTS, IMPACTS AND POTENTIAL RESEARCH AT VIETNAM

On March 14^th, 2019, seminar on “Climate change and biodiversity: concepts, impacts and potential research at Vietnam” was organized by Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies. The seminar is one of activities of REACT project, funded by Eramus+.

The event witnessed the participation of Dr. Tran Dinh Lam - Director of Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, Dr. Truong Thi Thu Hang - Faculty of Anthropology, Dr. Tran Le Hoa Tranh - Faculty of Literature together with lecturers, postgraduates and graduates from Ho Chi Minh University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam giving the opening remark

In the seminar, Dr. Truong Thi Thu Hang and Dr. Tran Dinh Lam gave their presentations on some topics:

• Concepts and characteristics of biodiversity in Vietnam.
• The importance of biodiversity.
• The impact of climate change upon biodiversity and practices in Vietnam.
• Potential research and training in Vietnam in the field of climate change and biodiversity.

A presentation on climate change and biodiversity presented by Dr. Truong Thi Thu Hang

Biodiversity play an important role for the lives of species on earth. Diversity of ecosystem brings direct economic value to human life. In the past, biodiversity gradually lost in some regions as well as specific floral and faunal species. This phenomenon comes from some different causes including climate change.

In Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is an evidence for the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, which reflected through severe phenomena such as flood, changes of ground water and flow, degradation and soil erosion... appearing in this area. These affect the lives of plants, animals and human being because they are not yet able to adapt to climate change.

Participants posed questions to speakers

The gradual loss of biodiversity and impacts of climate change on biodiversity of Mekong Delta requires strengthening research and training on climate change and biodiversity at academic institutions.

Biodiversity is a practical topic in the context of climate change in some regions of Vietnam, particularly Mekong Delta. Therefore, attendees had lively discussions about solutions to maintain biodiversity. At the end of the seminar, speakers and organizers hope that the knowledge and information shared in the seminar will be more widespread in community through the participants.

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