Viet Nam

Full report of the South East Asia team:

This study embraces an understanding of adaptation that builds on the IPCC definition of actions that people take in response to, or in anticipation of, projected or actual changes in climate to adjust to and cope

This book formed an integral part of the 2003 International Year of Freshwater. It provides a comprehensive view of water projects and initiatives supported by the United Nations which gave all agencies and organisations dedicated to protecting global

Seventy per cent of the world’s extreme poverty is found in agricultural areas where farmers depend on rain for their harvests - and where too much or too little rain spells disaster. ActionAid’s field work confirms that climate-induced declines in crop

This paper provides information on the sub-national areas (regions/districts/provinces) most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Southeast Asia. This assessment was carried out by overlaying climate hazard maps, sensitivity maps, and adaptive capacity

his map illustrates population density within and outside of a 10m Low Elevation Coastal Zone: Viet Nam.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. (2007).

Country-level estimates of urban, rural and total

Viet Nam is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change - despite being one of the least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. This is particularly worrying, as Viet Nam has enjoyed one of the best development records in recent

Tropical coasts magazine, vol. 14 no. 2

The latest issue of the Tropical Coasts features the programs and activities of local governments in addressing disaster risk reduction (DRR), as well as mainstreaming DRR into integrated coastal management (ICM).

This publication aims to build awareness for indigenous knowledge as an effective tool for reducing risk from natural hazard-related disasters. By improving the understanding of indigenous knowledge and providing concrete examples of how it can be