Adaptation to Climate Change in Agricultural Production of Local People in Coastal Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province

Climate change is one of the phenomena that has a strong impact on the nature and human life in many countries, including Vietnam. The extreme weather phenomenon such as prolonged heat, coldness, floods, droughts, sea level rise...have impacted negatively on agricultural production activities, particularly in coastal areas. Giao Thuy district is one of Nam Dinh province's coastal areas, which has abundant and various resources and good conditions to facilitate development of agricultural production. However, the district at the same time faces withseveralthreats and risks caused by storms, floods, tides, sea level rise..., causing tremendous damage to infrastructure and human lives. To respond to climate change, local governments and citizens in Giao Thuy district have takencertain actions to adapt with the climate change to develop agricultural production. This articleprovidesthe first impact assessment of climate changein Giao Thuy district, with emphasison agricultural production and adaptation measures used in agricultural production in Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province. Some measures to enhance adaptive capacity of communities to prevent and minimize harm, stability and development of agriculture in climate change conditionswere also recommended.