Tuan Anh Le

Prof. Tuan Anh Le

College of Environment and Natural Resources, Can Tho University, Cần Thơ, Vietnam

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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 March 2014 in International Journal of Water Governance
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CHChu Thai Hoanh
Chu Thai Hoanh
DSDiana Suhardiman
Diana Suhardiman
TLTuan Anh Le
Tuan Anh Le
Vietnam’s irrigation development policy directions are divided between the objective to continue increasing rice production through agricultural intensification and to improve farmer’s livelihoods through crop diversification and integrated farming. While the first objective requires the construction of new large-scale irrigation system in deeply flooded area of the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta, the latter demands the modification in management of existing irrigation physical infrastructure for non-rice crops, in particular brackish aquaculture in the coastal zones. This article looks at Vietnam’s irrigation policy formulation processes in the last three and half decades in relation to the idea of polycentric governance. It discusses the current shortcomings and potential role of polycentric governance networks to capture stakeholders’ interests at multiple governance levels essential for future policy development. It partially sheds light on the dark side of water governance, bringing to light the fragmented polycentric decision-making processes in Vietnam’s irrigation development policies

2 April 2011
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TLTuan Anh Le
Tuan Anh Le
SCSuppakorn Chinvanno
Suppakorn Chinvanno

14 July 2023 in Climate
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TPToan Van Pham
Toan Van Pham
LKLavane Kim
Lavane Kim
TTThanh Nguyen Truong
Thanh Nguyen Truong
HTHuynh Long Toan
Huynh Long Toan
TLTuan Anh Le
Tuan Anh Le
Pankaj KumarPankaj Kumar
Pankaj Kumar
Charcoal is a fuelwood commonly used for domestic purposes on the household scale in Africa and Southeast Asia. Earnings from charcoal production contribute to the income of local inhabitants in rural areas. Unfortunately, airborne emissions from the traditional charcoal-making process affect both human health and the ambient environment. A series of studies were performed at a charcoal-making village in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) to assess: (i) air pollutant emissions from the traditional charcoal-making process; (ii) the impacts on human well-being and the environment of traditional charcoal production; (iii) the loading of carbon dioxide from a charcoal-making kiln; and (iv) the efficiency in reducing contaminants of an air pollution-controlling method developed at a charcoal-making kiln. Study results revealed that the traditional charcoal-making method causes a substantial loss of carbon from fuelwood materials and emits the products of incomplete combustion. These contaminants negatively impact human well-being and the environment. Carbon dioxide and incomplete combustion substances emitted from the charcoal-making kiln are potential causes of the global warming phenomenon. The installation of an air pollution-controlling system at the charcoal-making kiln is recommended as an urgent solution before alternatives would be found to control the impacts of charcoal production.

24 March 2023 in Qeios Preprints
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KNKien Nguyen
Kien Nguyen
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Tuan Anh Le
The Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) has experienced a series of unprecedented disasters in the last decade, resulting from a combination of drought and saline intrusion in the 2015-2016 and 2019-2020 dry seasons. These events have severely impacted the region's agricultural sustainability and people's livelihoods, prompting an urgent need to explore their root causes and derive lessons for future prevention. Despite a growing body of literature on disaster vulnerability, little has been done to address these questions in the Vietnamese context. This article seeks to bridge this gap by critically examining Vietnam's food politics and agricultural modernisation policies in relation to changes in water resource management, disaster risk management and farming practices. Through a case study of Tan Hung commune in Soc Trang province, the article argues that the current vulnerability to disasters, exemplified by the unsustainable system of triple rice cultivation, is an unintended consequence of Vietnam's agricultural reform and biased water management approach, which relies heavily on large-scale irrigation infrastructure.

23 May 2022 in CTU Journal of Science
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VLVan Le
Van Le
HTHoang Dan Truong
Hoang Dan Truong
TLTuan Anh Le
Tuan Anh Le
TVThanh Vo
Thanh Vo
MTMai Hùng Trần
Mai Hùng Trần
Những năm gần đây, sự thay đổi xâm nhập mặn diễn ra ngày càng khó đoán ở vùng ven biển đồng bằng sông Cửu Long tại Việt Nam. Nghiên cứu này nhằm lập bản đồ và đánh giá tác động của xâm nhập mặn và đề xuất giải pháp thích ứng hiệu quả canh tác lâm – nông nghiệp. Độ mặn được đo ở 136 điểm kết hợp với phỏng vấn, đánh giá nhanh (PRA) 120 hộ dân về hiện trạng canh tác, lịch thời vụ, tác động XNM và rủi ro thiên tai của các mô hình canh tác 2 vụ lúa, tôm - lúa, tràm và keo lai tại Vườn Quốc gia U Minh Hạ, tỉnh Cà Mau trong 3 năm (2018 – 2020). Kết quả nghiên cứu cho thấy XNM và các rủi ro thiên tai xảy ra năm 2020 nghiêm trọng hơn năm 2018 và 2019. Giống lúa ngắn ngày, chịu mặn và chịu phèn; lịch trình gieo sạ vụ hè thu trễ hơn 1 tháng để thích ứng với XMN được áp dụng ở mô hình lúa 2 vụ. Người dân nuôi tôm sú để thích ứng với môi trường có nồng độ mặn cao, tôm thẻ ở độ mặn thấp, bỏ vụ lúa khi XNM xảy ra nghiêm trọng ở mô hình tôm - lúa. Trong khi đó, tràm và keo lai được trồng vào cuối mùa mưa để đảm bảo đất trồng được rửa phèn, mặn và đủ độ ẩm nhằm tăng tỉ lệ sống cây con.