CARE –Asian Centre for Water ResearchA joint initiative of RESCIF to set up a
Flagship Research Centre on the topic of water in SOUTH EAST ASIA
Implementation of a 600m2 building on the campus of Technical University HoChiMinh City to develop research capacities on the Mekong Delta and Saigon River in partnership with Grenoble University, Polytechnics Lausanne, Polytechnics Montreal, IRD
14 French –language universities
Africa: Morocco, Burkina, Senegal, Cameroon, Europe: Switzerland, France, BelgiumMiddle east and Asia: Lebanon, VietnamAmericas: Canada, Haitiwww.rescif.net/en
Main objectives:- Development of tools tailored to environmental monitoring- Assessment of environmental changes and associated risks - Adaptation of international findings to regional specificities- Transfer of information to government, industries and communities
CARE, Research Topics
-Hydrologic risks and vulnerability induced by climate changes
-Sediment transport and contamination of rivers
-Impact of water pollution on health (arsenic, urban water for hospitals)
-Urban hydrology
Related to CC
-Occurrence of Typhoons-Effects of sea level rise on flooding and salt water intrusion in delta
-River banks erosion
-Inundation
CARE Resources
Human
50 persons involved,including 8 full time
Material
High level standard of equipments available at HCM UT
ACTIVITIES-Set up of program: autumn 2011-1st selection of students spring 2012-First set of exchanges of researchers: spring 2012 (4 visits in 2012)-Funds from Rhone-Alpes (F) and VNU (Vn) 2013-Registration of VN students for Master (2) and PhD (1) in Grenoble-2nd selection of students and set of exchange of researchers in 2013-Official inauguration of CARE, November 2013-Set up of first research program (ARSENIC in Groundwater), Jan. 2014-Development of MOOCS and short courses to be applied in 2014
Find the CARE laboratory on www.rescif.net/[email protected] / [email protected]