# River Kim Dai dam lock

## Objectives

* climate change response:
    * sea level rise, flood tide
    * increased flood and drought
* ensure province's steady economic development, esp agricultural
* enhance management capacity of local governmental agencies
* ensure safety of life, property, asset, crops for affected ppl in area
* improve environmental sanitation
* reduce flood risks, drought-caused diseases
* improve health, living conditions for residents

specifically:
* prevent saltwater intrusion into Vac River and other intrusion activities
* store freshwater for agricultural production, domestic water supply
* improve, regulate water supply for Southern Ninh Binh area, improve living/sanitation conditions of more than 200.000 HHs (~830.000residents)
* reduce flood risks and prevent flood water coming reversely from Day River to Vac River
* improve operational efficiency of existing lock complexes in region (Van Lock, Xanh Lock, Cau Hoi Lock)
* facilitate waterway transportation
* raise awareness of residents to climate change and combined water resource management demands

## Location

Ninh Binh Province

with:
6 districts:
* Gia Viễn
* Hoa Lư
* Kim Sơn
* Nho Quan
* Yên Khánh
* Yên Mô
2 provincial cities:
* Ninh Bình (capital)
* Tam Điệp
(wikipedia)

Demographics
The ethnic groups include the Viet (also called the Kinh, the Vietnamese ethnic majority), as well as other groups such as the Dao, Hoa, Hmong, Mường, Nùng, Tày and Thai. There are 23 ethnic groups, of which the Kinh account for more than 98%.
