At the first session of the workshop, reports focused on general thematics and methods applied to the project. Dr. Nguyen Viet Thanh (Lecture of Faculty of Development Economics) presented the change-in-productivity approach (CP method). This method has been widely used, especially in assessing the impacts of environmental quality changes.

 

 
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh chaired the conference

Beside in order to assessing damage of climate change in capture fisheries and aquaculture, economic evaluated models cause of climate change and benefits transfer method are indispensable. This content was presented in report of Dr. Bui Dai Dung (Lecturer of Faculty of Development Economics).

The report of Dr. Nguyen Dang Mau (Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment) analyzed and evaluated the climate change in Viet Nam in general and the North in particular; construction climate change scenarios for areas in which fisheries were affected by climate change in the North according to climate change scenarios of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Discussing on these reports, delegates from the Vietnam Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam Administration of Sea and Islands ... pointed out strengths and weaknesses of the reports and suggested additional contents such as avoiding cumulative errors of the database, optimizing input data before running the model...

In the second session of the workshop, reports focused on impact assessment of climate change on capture fisheries and aquaculture in the North. In which, these reports was specialized experts such as MSc. Cao Thi Le Quyen (Deputy Director of Vietnam Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning), MSc. Than Thi Hien (Deputy Director of Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development - MCD) researched in the northern provinces such as Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh.

The reports indicated the socio-economic characteristics, status quo of capture fisheries and aquaculture in the Northern provinces; and referred to tasks and action plans to respond to climate change in coastal districts, implemented solutions such as: fisheries support policy of province and solutions in science, technology as a scientific basis for building institutions, policies and financial solutions...

In the opinion of experts at the conference, with the locally actual data, the reports had been more convince analyzed and founded conclusion. However, the data need to be more integrated so the project would be more complete.

After a day of hard working and efficiency, the authors had received many useful comments of experts and lecturers, it would help improve and enhance the quality of the project.

The workshop ended successful. On behalf of the board of the project, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh thanked the partners, participants, experts and lecturers who contributed many ideas for the implementation and content of the project, and expressed a desire to continue receiving the active collaboration of experts, researchers... so that the project could be effective and practical meaning for life.