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Saltwater intrusion is becoming increasingly unpredictable, threatening livelihoods along the coastlines of the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta. A new AI-based early forecast initiative aims to help farmers and local authorities respond sooner and reduce losses.
VinFuture Foundation, founded by billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong and his wife, in partnership with Hanoi University of Natural Sciences, has launched an AI-based early forecast project designed to create a “digital shield” for farmers in coastal areas.
The project, titled “Integration of physical models and data-driven models in monitoring and forecasting saltwater intrusion to support sustainable agriculture in certain coastal areas of the Red River Delta,” is intended to strengthen climate resilience and support green agriculture.
The initiative will build a multi-technology monitoring and forecasting system that combines:
All project data will be synchronized on the DataCube platform. When combined with physical models, AI models, remote sensing, IoT, and WebGIS, the platform will produce a digital map to monitor and issue saltwater intrusion alerts in near real time.
According to the project description, the system will provide early warnings of saltwater intrusion up to 1–5 days in advance. The “window” is intended to give farmers time to adjust planting calendars, plan storage, and manage water resources to minimize economic losses from natural hazards.
The project is scheduled to run for two years, with participation from domestic and international partners including Thuy Loi University (Vietnam), the Vietnam Institute for Water Resources Science, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and the University of Edinburgh (Scotland).
Earlier, on March 15, 2024, at a conference on protecting, restoring and developing water resources organized by the National Center for Water Resource Planning and Investigation, the Institute of Water Resources Science (under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, now under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) announced quantified damages for the Mekong Delta.
The institute stated that four sectors—the rice, fisheries, fruit, and vegetable sectors—would suffer damages of over 70 trillion VND per year.
The announcement referenced a study described as the first to quantify damages in monetary terms for the Mekong Delta region for 2020–2023. The research combined saltwater intrusion modeling with high-resolution satellite imagery to determine land cover and the extent of damages to:
Overall, the project and the earlier damage assessment underscore the scale of risk from saltwater intrusion. The AI initiative is positioned as a practical “digital shield” to help coastal farmers secure livelihoods, while also supporting a transition toward sustainable agriculture that can adapt to climate change.
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