Modelling to support land and water management: experiences from the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam

By comparing the successful story of a hydrodynamic model (based on its contribution to policy changes, management options and livelihood improvement) with other modelling cases in the Mekong River Delta, five success factors are identified. These are (1) simulated phenomena relevant to and understandable by policy makers; (2) response to the needs of policy setting; (3) developed and handled by national modellers with direct links to the policy process; (4) availability of input data; and (5) long application history. These success factors provide higher opportunities for engaging modelling activities with policy setting.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Hoanh, Chu Thai, Phong, N.D., Trung, N.H., Dung, L.C., Hien, N.X., Ngoc, N.V., To Phuc Tuong
Format:	Journal Article biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Informa UK Limited 2012-07
Subjects:	water management, water use, land management, land use, rivers, deltas, simulation models, optimization, policy making, hydrodynamics, water quality, canals, flood control, salinity control, aquaculture,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40344 https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2012.706797
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