Abstract Conventional state policies for intensive agricultural production in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) prescribe the expansion of large-scale water engineering infrastructure. In the upper part of the VMD, compounding environmental challenges presented by climate change, hydropower development upstream, and localised development policies have added greater pressures to rural societies, demanding various governance approaches to deal with change. So far, considerable attention has been devoted to policy narratives of how the bureaucratic approach shapes flood management delta-wide, but little is known about the relevant shift towards adaptive governance at the local level. The analysis presented here is based on qualitative data gathered from fieldworks and desk reviews and argues that the North Vam Nao scheme is an exemplary case for policy transformation in the VMD. A hybrid governance paradigm that is characterised by the participatory and hierarchical approaches allows for the shared learning and interactions of knowledge vertically and horizontally among stakeholders. The study presents nuanced implications of the approach in incorporating both ‘integrative’ and ‘adaptive’ components into a long-term water governance strategy, which would serve as a two-pronged contribution to effectively manage environmental uncertainties facing the VMD. It also advocates for the legitimacy of the approach to be institutionalised and widely adopted across the Mekong floodplains and beyond.

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越南湄公河三角洲的适应性洪水治理：安江省 North Vam Nao 计划的政策创新

摘要 越南湄公河三角洲 (VMD) 集约化农业生产的传统国家政策规定要扩建大型水利工程基础设施。在VMD的上半部分，气候变化、上游水电开发和地方化发展政策带来的复杂环境挑战给农村社会增加了更大的压力，需要各种治理方法来应对变化。到目前为止，人们对官僚方法如何影响整个三角洲洪水管理的政策叙述给予了相当多的关注，但对地方层面向适应性治理的相关转变知之甚少。此处介绍的分析基于从实地工作和案头审查中收集的定性数据，并认为 North Vam Nao 计划是 VMD 政策转型的典型案例。以参与式和分层方法为特征的混合治理范式允许利益相关者之间纵向和横向地共享学习和知识交互。该研究展示了该方法将“综合”和“适应性”成分纳入长期水治理战略的微妙影响，这将作为有效管理 VMD 面临的环境不确定性的双管齐下的贡献。它还倡导在湄公河泛滥平原及其他地区制度化和广泛采用的方法的合法性。以参与式和分层方法为特征的混合治理范式允许利益相关者之间纵向和横向地共享学习和知识交互。该研究展示了该方法将“综合”和“适应性”成分纳入长期水治理战略的微妙影响，这将作为有效管理 VMD 面临的环境不确定性的双管齐下的贡献。它还倡导在湄公河泛滥平原及其他地区制度化和广泛采用的方法的合法性。以参与式和分层方法为特征的混合治理范式允许利益相关者之间纵向和横向地共享学习和知识交互。该研究展示了该方法将“综合”和“适应性”成分纳入长期水治理战略的微妙影响，这将作为有效管理 VMD 面临的环境不确定性的双管齐下的贡献。它还倡导在湄公河泛滥平原及其他地区制度化和广泛采用的方法的合法性。该研究展示了该方法将“综合”和“适应性”成分纳入长期水治理战略的微妙影响，这将作为有效管理 VMD 面临的环境不确定性的双管齐下的贡献。它还倡导在湄公河泛滥平原及其他地区制度化和广泛采用的方法的合法性。该研究展示了该方法将“综合”和“适应性”成分纳入长期水治理战略的微妙影响，这将作为有效管理 VMD 面临的环境不确定性的双管齐下的贡献。它还倡导在湄公河泛滥平原及其他地区制度化和广泛采用的方法的合法性。