ARTICLE INFO

ABSTRACT

Received date: 03/08/2015

Accepted date: 26/11/2015

Agro-ecological zoning is considered to be a suitable base for agricultural land use planning to especially meet local natural resources and socio-economic settings. The aims of this study were to evaluate historical trend (from 2000 to 2010) and predict changes in the agro-ecological zones of the bac lieu province in the context of sea level rise (+17cm) in combination with historical records of upstream discharge (since 1998). The Participatory Rural appraisal approach and household interviews were used to collect primary along with secondary data collected at different governmental departments and the numerical modelling results. The results showed that existing agro-ecological zones were well-reflected by the current farming systems in the study area. The defined agro-ecological zones of Bac Lieu in the future would include stable freshwater areas and changing brackish and saline-influenced areas according to the unsteady upstream discharge.

KEYWORDS

Agro-ecological zones, Bac Lieu, brackish and saline areas, climate change, sea level rise, upstream discharge

Cited as: Vu, P.T., Vu, P.H., Tri, V.P.D. and Trung, N.H., 2015. Agro-ecological dynamics in the coastal areas of the vi-etnamese Mekong Delta in the context of climate change (A case study in Bac Lieu province). Can Tho University Journal of Science. 1: 81-88.