1. CARE –Asian Centre for Water Research A joint initiative of RESCIF to set up a Flagship Research Centre on the topic of water in SOUTH EAST ASIA Implementation of a 600m 2 building on the campus of Technical University HoChiMinh City to develop research capacities on the Mekong Delta and Saigon River in partnership with Grenoble University, Polytechnics Lausanne, Polytechnics Montreal, IRD

2. 1 4 French –language universities Africa: Morocco, Burkina, Senegal, Cameroon, Europe: Switzerland, France, Belgium Middle east and Asia: Lebanon, Vietnam Americas: Canada, Haiti www.rescif.net/en

3. Main objectives: - Development of tools tailored to environmental monitoring - Assessment of environmental changes and associated risks - Adaptation of international findings to regional specificities - Transfer of information to government, industries and communities CARE, Research Topics -Hydrologic risks and vulnerability induced by climate changes -Sediment transport and contamination of rivers -Impact of water pollution on health (arsenic, urban water for hospitals) -Urban hydrology Related to CC -Occurrence of Typhoons -Effects of sea level rise on flooding and salt water intrusion in delta -River banks erosion -Inundation

4. CARE Resources Human 50 persons involved, including 8 full time Material High level standard of equipments available at HCM UT ACTIVITIES -Set up of program: autumn 2011 -1st selection of students spring 2012 -First set of exchanges of researchers: spring 2012 (4 visits in 2012) -Funds from Rhone-Alpes (F) and VNU (Vn) 2013 -Registration of VN students for Master (2) and PhD (1) in Grenoble -2nd selection of students and set of exchange of researchers in 2013 -Official inauguration of CARE, November 2013 -Set up of first research program (ARSENIC in Groundwater), Jan. 2014 -Development of MOOCS and short courses to be applied in 2014 Find the CARE laboratory on www.rescif.net/enwww.rescif.net/en Nicolas.gratiot@ird.frNicolas.gratiot@ird.fr / vdthanh@hcmut.edu.vnvdthanh@hcmut.edu.vn