Truong river islet, Hoang Chau commune, Hoang Hoa district is a floating area located between the estuary of Ma river, south of East Sea and a small river branch, with an area of over 300ha. The local people’s livelihood is based mainly on aquaculture. However, in recent years due to climate change impacts, aquatic resource has been seriously reduced, around 70% of the species and aquaculture production declined, 137 aquaculture households in Truong river islet meet many challenges and ineffective aquaculture.

To help overcome the negative impacts of climate change to aquaculture, during 2010-2012, the GEF SGP Program supported the project entitled “Building a model of fisheries and aquaculture adapting to climate change, working towards sustainable development aquaculture in Hoang Chau commune, Hoang Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province” through testing models adapting to the impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture in Truong river islet, a typical brackish water area of Thanh Hoa province, and working towards the sustainable development fisheries in Hoang Chau Commune.

Truong river islet, Hoang Chau commune, Hoang Hoa district is a floating area located between the estuary of Ma river, south of Sea of Japan and a small river branch, with an area of over 300ha. The local people’s livelihood is based mainly on aquaculture. However, in recent years due to climate change impacts, aquatic resource has been seriously reduced, around 70% of the species and aquaculture production declined, 137 aquaculture households in Truong river islet meet many challenges and ineffective aquaculture.

To help overcome the negative impacts of climate change to aquaculture, during 2010-2012, the GEF SGP Program supported the project entitled “Building a model of fisheries and aquaculture adapting to climate change, working towards sustainable development aquaculture in Hoang Chau commune, Hoang Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province” through testing models adapting to the impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture in Truong river islet, a typical brackish water area of Thanh Hoa province, and working towards the sustainable development fisheries in Hoang Chau Commune.