Viet Nam

This document shares experiences and lessons learned from efforts to support middle-income countries (MICs) in building their financial resilience against natural disasters by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the World Bank

This study aims to improve the understanding of the well-being and intangible impacts of flooding in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, and the role of ecosystem-based adaptation in mitigating flood risk. 

The research shows the monetary equivalent of subjective

Climate change will potentially have negative impacts on urban transportation insfrastructure (UTI) in Southeast Asia. Therefore, improved understanding of climate change loss and damage, as well as the linkages between hazards, vulnerabilities, adaptive

This paper estimates the impact on the US export economy of an illustrative infectious disease outbreak scenario in Southeast Asia that has 3 stages starting in 1 country and, if uncontained, spreads to 9 countries. The study used 2014-2016 West Africa

This document provides the legal approval for a community-based disaster risk management (CBDRM) project. The project aims to raise community awareness and effectively organize the model of CBDRM for all levels and line agencies, particularly for the

This strategy outlines Vietnam's approach to sustainable and effective growth, which must come along with social progress and equality, national resources and environment protection, socio-political stability, firm protection of independence-sovereignty

This ordinance sets out provisions for activities conducted for the prevention, control and mitigation of the consequences of floods and storms. The ordinance identifies a comprehensive flood and storm plan that involves developing domestic policies that

This report provides a detailed breakdown of the key affected sectors and the extent of damage sustained in the aftermath of Typhoon Damrey. It identifies the reconstruction and recovery needs, and recommends a clear recovery strategy. In view of the strong commitment by Khanh Hoa to engage in the disaster risk management program, this report is highly relevant in integrating disaster resilience into all development initiatives in order to minimize future climate risks in the province.