Situation and Orientation for Land Use in Nam Dinh Province in the Context of Climate Change

Nam Dinh province is located at the South of the Red River Delta, with total natural area of 165,146 ha. Nam Dinh owns advantages in marine economy, but climate change and sea-level rise significantly influence the land use of the province. Based on current situation on land use, land potentials, land use models, climate change, sea-level rise scenarios by the year 2020 were conducted. The results are showed that agricultural land area is estimated to remain at 103,479.97ha, non-agricultural land area at 62,109.84ha, and unused land area at 2,552.55ha. To adapt to climate change, the coastal areas should be encouraged to adopt such land use patterns which not only focus on land use for farming but also link land use towards service-goods, such as aquaculture and eco-tourism.