Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience
Vietnam is one of the most hazard-prone countries in the East Asia and Pacific region, with droughts, severe storms, and flooding causing substantial economic and human losses. Climate change is projected to increase the impact of disasters, espec...
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okr-10986-288712021-05-25T09:07:32Z Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT SALTWATER NATURAL HAZARDS CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT Vietnam is one of the most hazard-prone countries in the East Asia and Pacific region, with droughts, severe storms, and flooding causing substantial economic and human losses. Climate change is projected to increase the impact of disasters, especially the timing, frequency, severity, and intensity of hydro-meteorological events. Vietnam’s 2015–2016 drought and associated saltwater intrusion (SWI) offer a preview of what could become the new normal, and make clear the need to take action to ensure the country’s economic and societal well-being. SWI developed into a national crisis, with close to two million people affected due to damaged livelihoods and the country seeking international help. This report takes a deeper look at the drought and SWI crisis faced by Vietnam, identifies the gaps across key sectors, and recommends the principal short and longer-term actions needed for integrated disaster risk management. The recommendations are based on global experiences in good governance with intersectoral coordination in disaster forecast and early warning, and in community empowerment in water resource management and agricultural production. 2017-11-15T18:27:10Z 2017-11-15T18:27:10Z 2017-10-13 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/206661510254884285/Recommendations-based-on-the-drought-and-saltwater-intrusion-crisis-and-the-case-for-investing-in-longer-term-resilience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28871 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Vietnam |
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Vietnam is one of the most hazard-prone
countries in the East Asia and Pacific region, with
droughts, severe storms, and flooding causing substantial
economic and human losses. Climate change is projected to
increase the impact of disasters, especially the timing,
frequency, severity, and intensity of hydro-meteorological
events. Vietnam’s 2015–2016 drought and associated saltwater
intrusion (SWI) offer a preview of what could become the new
normal, and make clear the need to take action to ensure the
country’s economic and societal well-being. SWI developed
into a national crisis, with close to two million people
affected due to damaged livelihoods and the country seeking
international help. This report takes a deeper look at the
drought and SWI crisis faced by Vietnam, identifies the gaps
across key sectors, and recommends the principal short and
longer-term actions needed for integrated disaster risk
management. The recommendations are based on global
experiences in good governance with intersectoral
coordination in disaster forecast and early warning, and in
community empowerment in water resource management and
agricultural production. |
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Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery |
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Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience |
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Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience |
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Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience |
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Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience |
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Toward Integrated Disaster Risk Management in Vietnam : Recommendations Based on the Drought and Saltwater Intrusion Crisis and the Case for Investing in Longer-Term Resilience |
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toward integrated disaster risk management in vietnam : recommendations based on the drought and saltwater intrusion crisis and the case for investing in longer-term resilience |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/206661510254884285/Recommendations-based-on-the-drought-and-saltwater-intrusion-crisis-and-the-case-for-investing-in-longer-term-resilience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28871 |
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