Vietnamese IRD partners visiting the Dong Cao CZO

Christian Valentin (IRD) describing the critical zone of Dong Cao catchment.

Scientists from the USTH and from the Thuyloi University visited the monitored catchment of Dong Cao, northern Vietnam (M-TROPICS/MSEC). The visit was led by Rinh Pham Dinh (SFRI) and by Jean-Luc Maeght (IRD, iEES-Paris). Visiting scientists discovered the history of the research carried out on this peri-urban watershed (49.7 ha).

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