The Bac Lieu Province in the Mekong Delta is part

of the Cà Mau Peninsula and is an important foodgrowing

area in Viet Nam. It has a population of

830,000 with approximately 116,000 farming families

living on small parcels of land producing a range of

commodities for food security and the export market.

These farmers and aquaculturalists1 (together called

producers in this report) are highly dependent on

accessing the right quality water, fresh or saline or

both, at the right time to grow their crops or raise

Perdagangan mebel dunia berkembang sangat pesat dan mencapai hampir 1,4 milyar dolar AS pada tahun 2010. Mebel dari kayu jati dan mahoni paling diminati di dunia karena alasan kekuatan dan estetika, dan Indonesia sebagai salah satu pemasok terbesar dunia, sangat berkepentingan dengan keberlanjutan industri mebel ini karena penyerapan tenaga kerja yang besar, teknologi yang relatif dikuasai, dan bernilai ekonomi tinggi.

The coastal polders of Bangladesh are characterized by extremes in terms of both challenges and opportunities. The polders are home to about 8 million people, where 85% of rural householders live under the national poverty line. The polders are subjected to flooding during the rainy season; drought and salinity during the dry season, and cyclones. In addition, the impacts of climate change, especially sea level rise, will be most severe in this region.