@incollection{fdi:010086220, title = {{C}limate change and adaptation in {V}iet {N}am : contributions from environmental history}, author = {{T}homas, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric and {V}u {D}uc {L}iem and {C}ulas, {C}. and {P}annier, {E}mmanuel}, editor = {{T}homas, {F}r{\'e}d{\'e}ric}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}hrough the knowledge it brings of past climate fluctuations and its description of how societies have adapted to those changes, history has an important contribution to make in refining global warming scenarios, particularly in terms of adaptation and resilience. {T}his is the demonstration that this chapter provides for {V}iet {N}am, by referencing varied sources that range from dendrochronology to the meteorological bulletins of the colonial period and the imperial archives. {T}hanks to this combination of archive material and sources from the natural sciences, we can retrace natural and climatic variations from the {XIII}th century onwards - and well beyond, in the case of some data. {I}t also enables us to grasp the climate knowledge and theories of the past, and to understand that the desire to intervene in the climate is not a new one. {T}his chapter opens up new horizons for research: although not yet highly developed in {V}ietnamese historiography, they deserve particular attention as tools to both foster academic knowledge and support the development of contemporary climate policy.}, keywords = {{VIET} {NAM}}, booktitle = {{C}limate change in {V}iet {N}am : impacts and adaptation : a {COP}26 assessment report of the {GEMMES} {V}iet {N}am project}, numero = {}, pages = {81--114}, address = {{P}aris}, publisher = {{AFD}}, series = {}, year = {2021}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086220}, }