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This brief discusses the state of surface water resources in the Tonle Sap and Mekong Delta river basin groups (RBGs) in Cambodia. It outlines climate risks and impacts to consider at the river basin level.

The Tonle Sap and Mekong Delta RBGs are crucial

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This report discusses how Vietnam is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and sea level rise. Of the 84 developing coastal countries assessed under a sea level rise study by the World Bank, Vietnam is among those expected to experience

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This research characterizes risk communication patterns by analyzing public discourse on the novel coronavirus in four Asian countries that suffered outbreaks of varying degrees of severity: South Korea, Iran, Vietnam, and India. 
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The authors simulate the temporally variable flood‐water depth and inundation area under four designed rainfall patterns in the typical tropical rainforest city of Hue, Vietnam. The four rainfall types are R1 (peak at fifth hour), R2 (peak at 20th hour)

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Social inequalities lead to flood resilience inequalities across social groups, a topic that requires improved documentation and understanding.
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The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in Viet Nam under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
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This paper analyses the increased frequency and intensity of flash floods and landslides in the Northern Mountainous Regions of Vietnam, as they represent the most damaging hazards to the production activities and livelihoods of rural households, which

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The report aims to provide a better understanding for policy makers in Asia about what focusing on human rights and gender equality in the context of climate change entails in practice. By synthesising evidence from literature across 10 different sectors

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