| Overall Objective: |
| Sustainable management
of watershed forests and integrated management of upland watershed
and low-lying coastal zone, based on environmental and economic
concepts underpinned by quantitative knowledge of hydrological
systems as connecting chain in the landscape. |
| Specific Objectives |
- Improve knowledge on linkage between forests and seasonal
water flows and floods;
- To model Perfume river run-off under present conditions
of land use and forests, with remotely sensed evapo-transpiration
(ET), at monthly time steps;
- To model and map the spatial extend of the Nov.'99 disastrous
river flood (discharge and flood depth), with optimized
precipitation (P) by remote sensing, at daily time steps,
and asses impact on coastal plain and Hue city;
- To validate spatial extend of flood modeling results by
remote sensing and ground truth;
- To assess risk of flooding in a stepwise approach using
RS/GIS in equation: Rt=H*E*V;
- To train 2 ITC MSC students in hydrologic (flood) modeling
of upland-lowland relations in humid tropical watershed
and coastal zone;
- To build capacity among local researchers in applications
of geo-information and earth observation to hydrologic (flood)
modeling in Perfume river watershed and coastal zone;
- Amend policies in watershed areas.
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| Output: |
- One scientific report is based on a review of existing
relevant research in watershed areas and a field survey
(FSIV).
- Two scientific reports (ITC): (i) the remote sensing approach
and (ii) the (flood) modelling approach to linkages between
forests and seasonal water flows in the Perfume river watershed.
Reviewed scientific articles and a contribution to International
Conference proceedings will be jointly prepared between
FSIV and ITC staff, with potential foci on:
- Amendment of forest planning and management policies in
watershed areas
- The spatio-temporal database of the Perfume river watershed
and the hydrological RS approach;
- Enhanced STREAM watershed model Perfume river for normal
and flood conditions;
- A crude risk and benefit analysis for downstream areas
in relation with upland watershed forests.
   
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| Project Outline |
| In order to reduce
floods and droughts watershed forests have been protected and
established. Up to now studies on links between forests and
water resources as well as watershed function services are limited
and inadequate in term of information and data for clear understanding
of roles of protection forests. Policies for watershed areas
have to ensure livelihood of the local people and protect effectively
watershed forests based on reasonable land use and benefits
sharing.
This pilot study is aiming to study the link between watershed
forests and water resources (droughts and floods) and watershed
protection services (in upland and down stream). The proposed
approach is a combination of: (i) international literature
review; (ii) operational application of RS and GIS tools to
watershed modelling; (iii) dynamic modelling of floods and
droughts in a selected watershed in TTHue province, using
the STREAM model code; and (iv) translation of results from
literature review and modelling to policy development and
planning.
The research results will provide a limited contribution
to improvement and formulation of appropriate policies for
sustainable management of watershed forests. By combining
research and (externally funded) training activities, both
in Vietnam and in the Netherlands, the project will contribute
to local and international capacity building in this field.
It also intends to prepare for a full fletched proposal with
appropriate funding in the follow-up phase.
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| Partners |
Forest Science Institute of Vietnam
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International Institute for Geo-Information Science and
Earth Observation
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Contact: Dr Do Dinh Sam
or Mr Vu
Tan Phuong
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Contact:
Mr. Chris Mannaerts
Phone: +31 (53) 487 4210 |
