WATER RESOURCE SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN VIET NAM

Tóm tắt

Nowadays, there is an alarming fact about the shortage of national water resource which is not known by the public. According to statistics, with the population of about 95 million, on average each Vietnamese can receive only 3,200 m³/person/year from the internal water source. On the other hand, the assessment criteria of the International Association of Water Resource indicates that if a country cannot reach 4,000 m³/person/year, it is regarded as a water shortage country.

Both international and national studies have indicated that water resource security is a form of non-traditional security with a close connection with economic security, food security and poverty. If this is not properly solved, it will lead to social insecurity, poverty increase, and even conflicts that have a remarkable impact on national security.

Viet Nam is one of the countries that are most severely affected by climate change. With the global impact of climate change, many issues about water resources in Viet Nam, which used to be a potential threat, have now become a reality.