Assessment of vulnerability to saltwater intrusion in the context of climate change
International Journal of Development Research
Assessment of vulnerability to saltwater intrusion in the context of climate change
Received 19th January, 2018, Received in revised form, 28th February, 2018, Accepted 06th March, 2018, Published online 30th April, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Ngoc Tuan Le and Xuan Hoang Tran This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Research aims to assess the vulnerability (V) to saltwater intrusion (SI) in the context of climate change (CC) by index method based on integrated calculating exposure (E), sensitive (S), and adaptive capacity (AC) indices. Accordingly, 40 indicators for assessing V to SI were established by the expert adjustment method, and then applied to a case study in DongNai province (Vietnam). Calculation results for the period of 2014 - 2030 showed the decrease in V over the years mainly due to the increase in AC and the decrease in S. NhonTrach district was the most vulnerable area to SI, followed by LongThanh and BienHoa. This index method showed the superiority when being able to identify defective links of the system, and then suitable and feasible coping solutions. This work also pointed out the important role of AC measures to minimize damage resulted from SI.
