Climate-Resilient Development: Vietnam's Mekong Delta Region
Short Study Abroad Summer Program, June 11 to July 1, 2023
Experience how climate change is impacting communities in a rapidly-growing developing country. Students will travel throughout Vietnam's Mekong Delta region to see how one of the world's most productive agricultural regions is adapting to climate change and aiming to reduce its own environmental footprint. Perspectives will be provided by farmers, fishers, scientists, economists, community leaders, and representatives of government officials, NGOs and international development agencies. The faculty for this course will be Steven Jaffee (UMD, AREC) and several leading specialists at Can Tho University.
Detailed information is available here on the Education Abroad website.
An online information session will be held on Wednesday, February 22 (TODAY) from 4 to 5 pm via Zoom.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umd.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 643 535 9773
Passcode: 1sgS7c
https://umd.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 643 535 9773
Passcode: 1sgS7c
Otherwise, you can contact Dr. Jaffee at sjaffee@umd.edu if you have any questions.
Applications are due by March 1st and are done through the UMD Education Abroad website. Several scholarships are available that you can apply for.
