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Volume 9
Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change
Natural Hazards Congress 2018
July 26-27, 2018
July 26-27, 2018 Melbourne, Australia
2
nd
International Conference on
Natural Hazards and Disaster Management
Configuring allocated mangroves as a coastal protection strategy for adaptation to climate change and
sea level rise: A case study in Kien Giang, Vietnam
Nguyen Tan Phong
1
and Huynh Van Tien
2
1
Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam
2
Can Tho University, Vietnam
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llocation of coastal mangrove areas at the ratio of 30:70 for protection and livelihood improvement, despite being an
adoptedmanagement practice in Kien Giang has been limited success due to a low level of local participation and improper
technical guidance on the configuration of allocated areas. Meanwhile, a 500 meter continuous mangrove green belt has been
strategically planned for adaptation to climate change and sea level rise. Private coastal lands have been intensively used for
agriculture and aquaculture. The study was undertaken using mixed methods with the Kien Giang communities’ involvement
in developing technical guidelines for the current 30 (use)/70 (protection) allocation policy that aims to establish a continuous
mangrove belt and protect local livelihoods. Local awareness of the severity of the local issues has been improved. Seventy
percent (70%) of active and abandoned ponds was proposed to be restored for protection using ecologically appropriate
mangrove regeneration methods with 30%, close to a sea dyke system, being used for aquaculture purposes. Configuration of
private coastal lands was proposed to be undertaken at a ratio of 70 (use)/30 (protection), with 70%, close to a sea dyke system,
to be used for agriculture purposes and 30% for mangrove restoration for protection. The majority of the Kien Giang coastal
communities were committed to testing the proposed configuration. The proposed configuration, if properly undertaken,
would be a technical reference regarding mangrove and livelihood protection in Kien Giang Province, the lower Mekong Delta
region and Vietnam.
nguyentanphong@tdt.edu.vnJ Earth Sci Clim Change 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C2-043