Paper Title
Innovative Youth-Led Solutions to Localised Climate-Related Issues in the Red River Catchment of Vietnam

Abstract
The provinces in the Red River Catchment (RRC) have witnessed increasingly severe impacts of natural disasters and climate change. The government, policy makers and local people of Vietnam are facing challenges related to disasters and climate change. Indigenous knowledge or 'traditional science' plays an important role in sustainable development, environmental protection and disaster reduction. The role of young people in mitigating the impacts of climate change is increasingly being appreciated. Findings are presented of a research project on Youth-led adaptation for climate change challenges in Vietnam: social action, inter-generational and inter-cultural learning. This paper shows that young people working together in partnership, were supported in seeking to identify imaginative ways to mitigate climate change challenges in the Red River basin. Youth-led work explored how local, traditional and indigenous knowledges could develop understandings and strengthen local and societal resilience through an innovative partnership approach. Participatory action research approach and innovative storytelling methods were employed to enable youth-led solutions to localised climate-related issues in the region. Keywords - Red River Catchment, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Innovative Solution, Youth