Tag Archives: hydropower

‘Wicked problem’ in managing water balance in the Vu Gia – Thu Bon river basin

Early November 2017, storm no. 12 (Typhoon Damrey) with level 12 winds, level 15 gusts and heavy rain made a landfall on the central coast of Vietnam. Fearing that the increasing water levels would risk reservoir safety, many hydropower reservoirs … Continue reading

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Early warning for communities: A key to flood risk reduction

Nguyễn Thị Yến, CARE International in Vietnam After the third Shared Learning Dialogue (SLD) in September 2017, the fourth SLD was organized by ISET, the Coordination Board for Integrated Management of the Vu Gia – Thu Bon river basin and … Continue reading

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WEAP modelling for understanding river basin dynamics

There a many facets to the existing problems facing Da Nang city and Quang Nam province of Vietnam related to their shared Vu Gia – Thu Bon river basin. These range from changed patterns of flooding, increased water shortage, to … Continue reading

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Bài học từ những cơn lũ quét

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