On January 19th 2017, in Tien Hai District, Thai Binh Province, District People’s Committee along with Provincial Youth Union, Asian Management and Development Institute (AMDI), Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD) successfully organized a forum named “Sharing youth’s green initiatives in environmental protection and climate change adaptation”. The event received attention of hundreds of local young people.
Event “Sharing youth’s green initiatives in youth in environmental protection and adaptation to climate change ’adaptation”
This is an activity within the framework of the project ‘Red River Adaptation and Youth’ (Ready). Funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ready project is being implemented by three non-governmental organizations including Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development (MCD), AMDI and Centre for Environment and Community Research (CECR). The project was under collaboration with partners in three provinces in Red River Delta, namely Giao Thuy (Nam Dinh), Cat Hai (Thai Binh), in Red River Delta Biosphere Reserve, and Cat Hai (Hai Phong City), belonging to Cat Ba Biosphere Reserve. In project activities, young people play an essential role in implementing local plans and adaptation initiatives to climate change.
The event is aimed to communicate to and increase awareness of local officers, youths, students and communities in environmental protection, disaster prevention and control, biodiversity protection and climate change adaptation. Furthermore, the event carried a message on development of green lifestyles, creating green living environment to contribute to local socio-economic development.
Biological padding initiative in animal husbandry
In the context of the event, many green initiatives have been typically shared such as organic fertilizers from agricultural residues and animal waste, biological padding in husbandry, making compost from water hyacinth, application of wider spacing in rice planting (greater space will increase rice plant’s exposure to sunshine, thus increase growing and yield), planting trees to protect the environment, sorting waste at source, etc. They received community support and experts’ attention. Youth’s initiatives presented their key roles in protecting natural resources, our environment, biodiversity conservation, and adaptation to climate change. Through this program, the project also encouraged individuals and organizations with practical initiatives to continue implementing and replicating models at their localities.
Although Tien Hai, a coastal district of Thai Binh province with 35 communes and towns, owns potentials for socio-economic development, it is inevitable to suffer from abnormal weather conditions caused by climate change. Tien Hai and other project areas in the Red River Delta are gradually adjusting their strategy accordingly to have a broader perspective, anticipating the impacts of climate change on production and people's livelihood, thereby offering certain solutions for sustainable socio-economic development.