The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) is characterized by intense agricultural production but also by rapid urbanization, particularly in its small and medium-sized coastal cities. The region is listed as one of the most vulnerable localities to climate change (IPCC, 2014; Kuenzer et al., 2016). Increased precipitation and heavy rainfall events in the wet season, extended dry periods in the dry season, and sea-level rise, compounded by socioeconomic development and recent land use changes, have resulted in more frequent and intense floods, droughts, and periods of freshwater scarcity