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WISDOM project: 5th scientific seminar in Viet Nam

From 21 until 23 February 2012, the 5th WISDOM PhD Scientific Seminar took place in Can Tho City, jointly organized by UNU-EHS and Can Tho University. The seminar allowed the PhD students of WISDOM’s second project phase to present their fieldwork progress and to discuss preliminary results with their fellow PhD candidates as well as with other WISDOM scientists and selected external experts.

Amongst the invited experts were Prof. Tran Thuc (IMHEN), Dr. Bach Than Sinh (NISTPASS) and Dr. Pham Manh Hoai (VEA) who delivered key note presentations and provided valuable feedback on the work of the PhD students. The seminar also provided an opportunity to discuss future research steps in WISDOM and to explore the potential for interdisciplinary publications.

Programme

During the three-day seminar, different sessions focused on the topics of hydrology and water quality, environmental change and risk as well as socio-economic change and knowledge management.

Programme

Scientific presentations

Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Name	Presentation
Ms. Juliane Huth	The WISDOM project: Past achievements, current status and the pathway ahead
Dr. Trinh Thi Long	WISDOM phase II - Viet Nam
Prof. Dr. Tran Thuc	Keynote I: Climate change, sea level rise scenarios for Viet Nam and the Mekong Delta
Mr. Nguyen Van Manh	Quantification of sediment and nutrient dynamics in the Mekong Delta
Ms. Jamila Beckheinrich	GNSS-Reflectometry at low elevation angles for water level observations
Mr. Stefan Lüdtke	Modeling the upstream sediment contribution to the Mekong Delta
Mr. Patrick Leinenkugel	The impact of clouds on MODIS compositing and time series processing for South East Asia
Dr. Peter Carl	Contributions to WP A 4120: Sediment dynamics & climate change
Dr. Helmut Z. Baumert	Towards numerical simulation of (harmful) matter transports in one- and two-dimensional channel networks, and a note on bed-load transport and erosion in tidal estuaries
Dr. Johannes Post	How to avoid sand bars and blank erosion in the Can Tho area
Dr. Thomas Heege	Satellite-based monitoring of turbidity, suspended matter and yellow substance in the Mekong Delta

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Name	Presentation
Dr. Pham Manh Hoai	Keynote II: Some selected organic hazardous substances in Viet Nam: Usage, management and pollution in river systems
Ms. Nguyen Dang Giang Chau	Investigation on pesticide and antibiotic use and exposure in selected study sites in the Mekong Delta
Ms. La Thi Nga	Environmental footprint of agricultural practices with respect to surface water pollution
Mr. Gert-Jan Wilbers	Risk assessment of two drinking water sources (surface- and groundwater) in the Mekong Delta for salinity, selected nutrients, heavy metals and microbial pollution
Ms. Panagiota Kotsila	Water-borne disease in Can Tho City - perceptions and strategies
Ms. Susanne Wohlsager	Humification of (sewage) sludge in the Mekong Delta by sludge drying reed beds
Dr. Bach Than Sinh	Keynote III: Flood-related risk governance in Viet Nam and particularly the Mekong Delta
Ms. Dunja Krause	Evaluating climate change adaptation options in urban Can Tho City
Ms. Do Thi Chinh	Development of flood damage models for residential building
Ms. Maria Schwab	Evaluating coping and adaptation processed in the light of change - An analysis of formal and informal strategies in the context of water-related hazards in rural areas of the Mekong Delta

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Name	Presentation
Ms. Siwei Tan	Wastewater management in the industrial zones of the Mekong Delta: Findings along the Hau river
Ms. Thi Phuong Huynh Linh	Water management at the local level. Findings of fieldwork
Mr. Sven Genschick	Dynamics in fish farming in Can Tho City and its implications on actors’ capital
Mr. Nguyen Quy Hanh	Transforming knowledge and epistemic cultures: Diffusion of knowledge for agricultural and rural development in Viet Nam´s Mekong Delta
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Loan	Viet Nam: Plural legislative framework for water quality management in the Mekong Delta