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Because of cultural barriers, women’s participation in flood resilience is very low in Vietnam. Plan International works with women from 18 communities, empowering them to take on leading roles in the decision-making bodies of their communities.

Viet Nam is a country that is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. For this reason, Viet Nam fielded the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.

A World Bank-financed project has significantly strengthened farmers’ ability to cope with climate-related uncertainty. Embankments help a large farming area withstand the floods while capturing the rich floodwater to nourish the crop.

Viet Nam's Voluntary National Report for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF).

Viet Nam's updated nationally determined contributions (NDC) 2022 has been formulated based on NDC 2020 and contains new points showcasing the efforts of the country to fulfill the commitments at COP26.

After heavy rain has caused flooding and disruption across much of the country in recent weeks, the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control issued a dispatch to ensure localities are ready to respond to future downpours.

This feasibility study was conducted for the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF) to assess the setting up of disaster risk transfer solutions for climate-vulnerable cities in Viet Nam.

This study aimed to compare the short-term temperature-dengue associations during different dengue outbreak periods and ascertain if there was an association between heatwaves and dengue outbreaks in Hanoi, Vietnam.