Short-term certificate On March 23rd 2012, Can Tho University held the workshop on the project of “Rebuilding resilience of coastal populations and aquatic resources: Habitats, biodiversity and sustainable use options” (abbreviated as RESCOPAR).
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A/Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan – Project Chairman in his opening speech of the RESCOPAR workshop |
Participants at CTU’s side were A/Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan – Project Chairman and members of the Project Chairman Board; A/Prof. Dr. Le Quang Tri – Vice Rector of CTU; along with representatives of leaders from College of Agriculture and Applied Biology, College of Environment and Natural Resources, Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, College of Aquaculture and Fisheries and related staffs. Representing Wageningen University (Netherlands), Dr. Roel Bosma took part in the workshop. Also, it was very honorable to welcome representatives of leaders from local authorities, responsible staffs and local farmers from provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang and Tra Vinh to contribute their practical ideas so that the project can address and serve their needs.
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Dr. Roel Bosma introduced the content of the RESCOPAR project and reported the project results in general |
The RESCOPAR Project started from 2008 to 2012, lasted 5 years, implemented in collaboration between CTU and Wageningen University. The project is aimed to find out the solutions that help the coastal residents in culturing aquatic species to reach high quality and quantity, creating sustainable and stable livelihoods. The project is carried out by five PhD students’ research in Viet Nam under the following themes:
- Decision-making and change in coastal fish-based livelihoods in Ca Mau province, Vietnam
- Global and local governance in Coastal zone management in the Mekong Delta, Viet nam
- Trade-offs in coastal fisheries production, mangrove structure and extent and shrimp-culture in Ca Mau province: a spatial modeling approach
- Spatial spread and virulence development of White Spot Syndrome Virus in cultured shrimp
- Disease transmission of White Spot Syndrome Virus in cultured shrimp
Currently, all activities in research have been finished basically. At the workshop, five PhD students presented their research results and received comments from local management staffs, farmers and supervisors.
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A/Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Dean of College of Aquaculture and Fisheries, directed the discussion on the research reports of PhD students |
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