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ViWaT final conference 23. and 25.11.2022 in Hanoi und Ca Mau, Vietnam |
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On 23.11.2022 the final ViWaT conference took place in Hanoi at NAWAPI headquarter and 25.11.2022 in the study area Ca Mau. More information and impressions will follow soon. |
ViWaT - Engineering Meeting at KIT (14.-15.07.2022) |
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ViWaT - Engineering conducted a successful two-day hybrid meeting in Karlsruhe at KIT to discuss the project status, upcoming tasks, and outlook. Each research group presented their latest results and ongoing activities. On the second day, representatives of NAWAPI, the Southern Institute and ViWaT - Planning as well as ViWaT – Operations joined the meeting and presented their work. |
Installation of first surface water monitoring station (July 2022) |
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During a recent field campaign in July 2022 KIT-AGW and the company SEBA successfully installed the first online water monitoring station within the ViWaT-Project with the help of NAWAPI and DONRE Ca Mau. Parameters like temperature, salinity and pH are directly transmitted and can be directly evaluated by Vietnamese partners and our team. |
Groundwater and land subsidence pilot site in Ca Mau (July 2022) |
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From July 07-09 the Hector Fellow Academy’s Symposium took place in Karlsruhe. Felix Dörr, PhD student at AGW and IWG and Hector-Fellow scholarship holder, presented his recent findings and concept for a land subsidence pilot site in Ca Mau peninsula. The pilot site will be developed at the ViWaT-site GW1, where we already had drilled three groundwater observation wells in 2020 which are equipped by multi-sensor systems, that e.g. record the water level and electrical conductivity of the groundwater. In early 2022, a corner reflector for an optimization of satellite-based subsidence evaluation was added to the site already. By the end of this year, the land subsidence observatory is intended to be drilled and installed, which will measure the land subsidence in different depths and will help to understand the processes behind the observed subsidence. Moreover, the installation of several soil water observation sensors is planned for the end of this year at site-GW1, which contribute to a better system-understanding of the land subsidence in Ca Mau peninsula.
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Client II Newsletter – ViWaT-Engineering (28.04.2022) |
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Within the ViWat - Engineering project, a protection concept for the eroding coast of the western Mekong Delta is being developed. In order to plan the breakwaters and ensure their stability on site, various subsurface parameters (shear strength, friction, etc.) must be determined and evaluated in advance. For this purpose, geotechnical exploratory drilling was carried out by scientists from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT-IWG) together with Vietnamese project partners at the beginning of April 2022. The demanding drilling work was carried out on a floating drilling platform (Fig. 1) at a distance of several 100m from the coast. Drill cores were taken for laboratory tests and strength tests were carried out directly in the borehole (Fig. 2). In parallel, the shear strength in the soil of the eroding mangrove belt was also investigated (Fig. 3). The data obtained will be incorporated into the dimensioning of the structure during the further planning process. |
ViWaT-Engineering: Field test of a quality monitoring station for surface water (14.10.2021) |
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In ViWaT-Engineering, the companies SEBA Hydrometrie and bbe Moldaenke are developing innovative monitoring stations to monitor surface water quality in the Mekong Delta. Already in October 2020, a pilot test of the first monitoring station was successfully completed in the hydraulic engineering laboratory of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). However, as the station could not subsequently be installed in the Mekong Delta as planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was tested at the Hullern Dam (NRW) in the period from June to September 2021. It is planned to implement the station at its intended location in Vietnam later this year. |
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Vier Institute des KIT unterstützen Vietnam mit dem ViWaT Mekong Projekt. - Campus-Report am 15. 12. 2020 |
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Interview with Prof. Dr. Stefan Norra, Dr. Nicolas Börsig and M.Sc. Jonas Bauer "The Covid pandemic only gives a small taste of a much bigger crisis that is seemingly unstoppable. In many places the climate crisis is already a cruel reality. The mighty Mekong River in Southeast Asia, for example, has been threatened by droughts for years. It is one of the longest rivers on earth and the lifeline for the people in six neighboring countries. In the very south of Vietnam, where the Mekong flows into the South China Sea, a team of researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is supporting people in their desperate fight against salt penetrating the groundwater" |
Start of groundwater monitoring well drillings (22.08.2020) |
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During the next weeks five groundwater monitoring wells in two locations in Ca Mau Province will be drilled with a maximum depth of
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ZOOM - ZOOM - ZOOM (10.08.2020) |
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Due to the current situation with COVID19, ViWaT - Engineering partners organized several web conferences to discuss the project development and specific research questions. The list here only presents a few larger meetings. Smaller meetings are organized almost on a weekly basis.
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Netwoking Meeting BMBF-Projects Vietnam in Bonn 05.03.2020 |
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ViWaT Engineering partners joined the networking meeting BMBF-projects in Bonn on the 05.03.2020 with the title " Sustainable regional- and urban development in Vietnam". Participants:KIT-AGW, KIT-IWG, Aquantec |
ViWaT - Engineering Meeting at KIT January 2020 |
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In the beginning of the new decade the ViWaT Engineering partners met at KIT for a status meeting. Besides presentations and discussions about the current status and future work, our vietnamese PhD students and postdocs gave a short lecture about different topics and available information in the Mekong Delta, which is often not available in english. Participants: KIT-AGW, KIT-IMK, KIT-IPF, KIT-IWG, Aquantec, bbe, Disy, IEEM, IFAG, Ribeka, RUB, Seba, TZW |
Fieldwork and sampling campaign December 2019 |
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The third field trip regarding water quality focused on of land use related surface water quality and to fill gaps in understanding groundwater quality dynamics. Shrimp farms, fish ponds, rivers and canals as well as groundwater was sampled. In addition, questionairs about water habits and the understanding of evironmental impacts were conducted. Furthermore, data for the validating and calibration process for remote sensing techniques were gathered. We were supported by DONRE Ca Mau. Participants: KIT-AGW, KIT-IPF, TZW |
ViWaT - Engineering at the CLIENT II Conference 2019 in Berlin |
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The CLIENT II Conference took place in Berlin on 17th and 18th September 2019. Around 250 participants of all BMBF CLIENT II projects discussed how innovative solutions in the areas of climate, environment and energy are jointly developed and implemented. In several poster presentations and talks, a team from ViWaT-Engineering introduced the ViWaT-Mekong joint project together with representatives from ViWaT-Planning and ViWaT-Operations. |
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ViWaT - Engineering Meeting 18/19.07.2019 at KIT |
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In a two day meeting on the 18th and 19th of July all ViWaT - Engineering partners as well as one representative from ViWaT - Planning and - Operations discussed the current status of the work at the KIT. Participants GER: KIT-AGW, KIT-IMK, KIT-IPF, KIT-IWG, Aquantec, bbe, Disy, IEEM, IFAG, HydroIsotop, Ribeka, RUB, Seba, TZW, |
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| Group photo of all participants | "Current status" meeting of ViWaT - Engineering |
Sampling campaign from 30.06.2019 - 14.07.2019 in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam |
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In this field trip, KIT-AGW, KIT-IWG, KIT-IMK came together with the Southern Institute for 2 weeks in order to investigate the west coast of Ca Mau Province. This included wave meassuraments, water sampling, BIOFISH measurements, sediment core sampling and weather recording. Participants GER: KIT-AGW, KIT-IMK, KIT-IWG Participants VN: Southern Institute |
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| Preparation of the SIGNATURE | BIOFISH measurement | Sediment Core Sampling |
Sampling campaign from 25.03.2019 - 02.04.2019 in Ca Mau Province, Vietnam |
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Our second field trip since the official start of ViWaT - Engineering focused on groundwater sampling only. The aim was to complete the geochemical screening in Ca Mau Province. Besides taking samples for geochemical analysis at KIT, samples for isotope measurements at Hydroisotop GmbH and mincrobiological samples for TZW were taken. In addition, a questionnaire containing 28 questions about water use and social aspects was carried out. Participants GER: KIT-AGW, TZW |
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| Houshold sampling | Water work site in rural Ca Mau | Groundwater sample points in Ca Mau Province from this field trip |
VACI - Vietnam wAter Cooperation Initiative, Vietnam International Water Week 2019 from 22.03. - 25.03.2019 in Hanoi |
| On the VACI 2019 Stefan Norra hosted a session on the topic of "Smarter Water Resource Monitoring", where ViWaT-Engineering partners KIT-AGW, KIT-IPF, KIT-IMK, Aquantec, bbe moldaenke, Ribeka, SEBA and TZW presented their field of work. They were joined by a presentaion from NAWAPI. |
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| Prof. Dr. Stefan Norra (KIT-AGW) | Dr. Andreas Schenk (KIT-IPF) | Dr. Johannes Ho (TZW) |
ViWaT Kickoff Meeting on 21.03.2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Right before the VACI conference 2019 NAWAPI hostet the kickoff meeting for the BMBF ViWaT Mekong joint initiative at their headquarter in Hanoi. Participants from ViWaT - Engineering, Planning and Operations were present and gave talks regarding their project plans. Furthermore, vietnamese partners presented their counterpart projects. |
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| Group picture of the ViWaT consortium after the kickoff meeting | Prof. Dr. Stefan Norra presents ViWaT - Engineering |
Coordination Meetings with NAWAPI from 21.03. -25.03.2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam |
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In two meetings details about project plans, field work and implementation of technologies as well as exchange of data were discussed with representatives from NAWAPI. Participants: NAWAPI, KIT-AGW, KIT-IPF, TZW, Ribeka, Aquantec, BGR |
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| ViWaT - Engineering meeting with Mrs. Dr. Ha at NAWAPI headquarter in Hanoi, 21.03.2019 |
Informational meeting with DONRE on the subject of land subsidence, on the 14th of December 2018 in Ca Mau, Vietnam |
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On the 14th of December, an informational meeting with DONRE in Ca Mau took place. Specifically the project planning of the IPF on the topic of land subsidence was discussed, focusing on the use of available measurement technlogies aswell as the location of planned reflectors, which are important for remote sensing methods. Participants DE: KIT-AGW, KIT-IPF Participants VN: DONRE |
Workshops and coordinational meetings with vietnamese project partners, from the11th till the 13th of December 2018 in Hanoi and Ho-Chi-Minh-City, Vietnam |
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Between the 11th and the 13th of December 2018 numerous workshops in collaboration with the most important vietnamese partners took place. Besides the coordination of the ViWaT-Engineering work packages, the intentions and plans promoted by MOST was introduced and discussed. ParticipantsDE: KIT-AGW, KIT-IWG, KIT-IPF, Aquantec, Seba, TZW ParticipantsVN: NAWAPI, SIWRR, TLU, VAST, VAWR, VIGMR |
Fieldwork and sampling, from the 9th of Deccember till the 17th of December 2018, Ca Mau, Vietnam |
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| Groundwater collecting container of a private household | Measurement of conductivity, pH, temperature, redox and oxygen of the groundwater sample | River section of Sông Cái Tàu northwest of Cà Mau city |
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The first field campaign took place from the 9th of December till the 17th of December 2018. Noumerous rivers and canals were investigated by boat to collect samples of the surface water, which were then analyzed by their physiochemical parameters, elemental composition and sediment load. The last days of the campagne were spent by taking groundwater samples of wells belonging to private households south of Ca Mau City. Participants DE: KIT-AGW, KIT-IPF, KIT-IWG Participants VN: DONRE |
Field trip from the 6th of December till the 8th of December 2018, in Ca Mau, Vietnam |
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| Visiting the coastal protection measures | Group picture at a shrimp farm in the southern region of Ca Mau peninsula | Visiting the college in Tra Vinh and the existing measurement station |
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From the 6th of December till the 8th of December 2018 the fieldtrip of the ViWaT-representatives to the southern mekong Delta in Ca Mau Province took place. The program included a visit to the surface and groundwater monitoring facilities of the Catch Mekong Project in Tra Vinh, coastal protection facilities on the coast to the Gulf of Thailand, groundwater wells by the BGR on a school campus in the northern region, a shrimp farm in the southern part and a subsidence monitoring station. Meetings with vietnamese representatives were also arranged. Participants DE: KIT-AGW, KIT-IWG, Aqantec, Seba, TZW Participants VN: DONRE |
Informational meeting on the topic of surface and groundwater on the 7th of December 2018 in Ca Mau, Vietnam |
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On the 7th of December 2018 a delegation of ViWaT-Engineering and representatives of three authorities met in Ca Mau, Vietnam. The ViWat-project was presented to the vietnamese partners and the basis for a good cooperation and mutual support was set. Participants DE: KIT-AGW, KIT-IWG, Aqantec, Seba, TZW Participants VN: DONRE, DARD, DOST |
Coordination meeting: ViWaT-Engineering and ViWaT-Planning on the 26th of November 2018, at the KIT, Karlsruhe |
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On the 26th of November a coordination meeting took place. The main topic was the project plan of Disy and Ribeka as well as the reconsiliation and cooperation between the different work groups. Herr Harro Stolpe, head of ViWaT-Planning, and Herr Rüdiger Furrer, as a representative of the project supporter Karlsruhe, were invited to this event Participants: KIT-AGW, KIT-IWG, Projektträger Karlsruhe, RUB, Disy, Ribeka, Seba |
Informational meeting on the 18th of October 2018 at the KIT, Karlsruhe |
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On the 18th of October 2018 an informational meeting focussing on the work packages of surface water dynamics (WP3) and groundwater (WP4) took place at the KIT, Karlsruhe. Each partner introduced their project plan and aim. Furthermore, the consequential proceedures as well as general organizational matters were discussed. Participants: KIT-AGW, KIT-IMK, KIT-IPF, KIT-IWG, Aquantec, Disy, IFAG, Ribeka, Seba, TZW |
Participation in the Hanoi Forum 2018 on the 5th of November 2018
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On the 5th of November 2018, the IMK took part in the Hanoi Forum. The meeting with the VNU-HUS dealt with the availability of meteorological data. Participants DE: KIT-IMK Participants VN: VNU-HUS |
Project start on the 1st of August 2018 |
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ViWaT Engineering has officially startet on the 1st of August 2018! |