Viet Nam

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

The purpose of this workbook is to facilitate the capacity building of local government officials on community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) in PDRSEA target countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. It is

This assessment reviewed forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness systems in the following locations in order to improve their ENSO (El Niño-Southern Oscillation) and

Typhoon Xangsane entered Viet Nam on 27 September 2006, packing stong winds over 137 km/h and rain that cut power and caused widespread devastation, and disruption. An estimated 300,000 people were evacuated from Viet Nam's central coastal provinces to